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THUNDERHEAD

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does thunderhead mean? 

THUNDERHEAD (noun)
  The noun THUNDERHEAD has 1 sense:

1. a rounded projecting mass of a cumulus cloud with shining edges; often appears before a thunderstormplay

  Familiarity information: THUNDERHEAD used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


THUNDERHEAD (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

A rounded projecting mass of a cumulus cloud with shining edges; often appears before a thunderstorm

Classified under:

Nouns denoting natural objects (not man-made)

Hypernyms ("thunderhead" is a kind of...):

cumulus; cumulus cloud (a globular cloud)


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