A thunderbolt is likely to fall any minute.
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Thunderbolt
/ˈθʌndə(ɹ)ˌboʊlt/
Synonyms for "thunderbolt" (89 found)
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Closest matches (18)
antelopearrowastonishmentball lightningblockbusterblowblue darterblue streakboltbolt of lightningbombbombshellcannonballcatch
Strong matches (27)
chain lightningcourserdark lightningdartdeityeagleearthshakerelectricityexpress traineye openereye-openerfireballfireboltflashflying flameforked lightningfulgurationfulminationgazellegod
Noun(3 words)
divine weaponelectrical dischargegod weapon
Related words (44)
Noun(7 words)
jet planejokerjupiter fulgurkickerlevin boltlightlightningmercuryoak-cleaving thunderboltsperipeteiaquicksilverrevelationrocketscared rabbitsheet lightningshockershotstaggererstartlerstreak
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streak of lightningstriped snakestroke of lightningsurprisalsurprisesurprise endingsurprise packagesurprise partyswallowswitchthorthoughtthunderballthunderclapthunderstroketorrentwind
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5 entriesbolt of lightningelectrical dischargeforked lightninglightning boltsheet lightning
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14 total sentences available.
The thunderbolt split the oak.
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He might have supposed the bull had been arrested in its career by a thunderbolt, had he not observed among the branches of the thicket the figure of a man, with a short gun or musquetoon in his hand.
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How does Iuppiter hurl a thunderbolt?
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