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thunder cloud

thunder cloud is the alternative spelling of thundercloud.

Meaning of thundercloud

Noun

thundercloud (plural thunderclouds)

  1. A large, dark cloud, usually a cumulonimbus, charged with electricity and producing thunder and lightning.
    Synonyms:
    storm cloud
  2. (broadly, figuratively) Something menacing and brooding.
    • the ominous thunderclouds of war

Forms of thunder cloud

pluralthunder clouds

Questions about thunder cloud

What is thunder cloud the alternative spelling of?
Thunder cloud is the alternative spelling of thundercloud.

Words near thunder cloud in the dictionary

  1. thunder beasts
  2. thunder box
  3. thunder boxes
  4. thunder clap
  5. thunder claps
  6. thunder cloud
  7. thunder clouds
  8. thunder cross
  9. thunder crosses
  10. thunder egg
  11. thunder eggs

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