thunderbolt

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Synonyms: thunderbox, thunderbolts, thunderball, thunderbowl

Antonyms: thunderbox, thunderbolts, thunderball, thunderbowl

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Noun

1. A flash of [[lightning]] accompanied by a crash of [[thunder]].
2. {{lb|en|figuratively}} An [[event]] that is [[terrible]], [[horrific]] or [[unexpected]].
3. Vehement threatening or censure; especially, ecclesiastical denunciation; fulmination.
4. {{lb|en|soccer}} A very [[powerful]] shot.
5. {{lb|en|paleontology}} A [[belemnite]], or [[thunderstone]].
6. {{lb|en|heraldiccharge}} A [[charge]] in the form of two joined bundles with four rays of lightning emerging from them, resembling the thunderbolt of Jupiter.
7. A [[daring]] or [[irresistible]] [[hero]].

Verb

1. {{lb|en|transitive|rare}} To strike with a thunderbolt.
2. {{lb|en|rare}} To move swiftly and violently.

Proper noun

1. {{lb|en|computer hardware|trademark}} A [[computer]] [[interface]] [[standard]] for [[connect]]ing [[device]]s, [[combining]] [[PCI Express]], {{w|DisplayPort}} and [[DC]] [[power]] in one [[connector]].

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