thunˈderous or thunˈdrous adjective

Like, threatening, or suggesting thunder

thunˈderously adverb

thunˈderousness noun

thunˈdery adjective

Indicative of thunder, or accompanied by it

thunˈder-and-lightˈning adjective

In glaring colours

noun

A glaringly coloured woollen cloth

thunˈder-bearer noun (Shakespeare)

Jove

thunˈderbird noun

1. A huge mythical bird thought by some Native American peoples to cause thunder and lightning
2. A representation of such a bird

thunˈderbolt noun

1. A clap of thunder accompanied by a flash of lightning
2. A popularly imagined material body seen as lightning
3. A stone identified with it, such as a belemnite, a stone axe
4. Anything sudden and overwhelming
5. A missile of the thunder god
6. A fulmination
7. A violent and irresistible destroyer or hero

thunˈderbox noun (slang)

1. A chamberpot enclosed in a box or stool
2. Any primitive or portable toilet

thunˈderclap noun

1. A sudden crash of thunder
2. Anything unexpected and alarming

thunˈdercloud noun

1. A cloud charged with electricity
2. A black or livid threatening appearance

thunˈder-dart noun

A thunderbolt

thunˈder-darter or thunˈder-master noun (both Shakespeare)

Jove

thunˈder-drive transitive verb (Spenser)

To drive with thunderbolts

thunˈderegg noun (Aust and US)

An agate-filled cavity within a rock mass, or a fossil, supposed to have been flung to earth by lightning

thunˈderflash noun

A container, such as a blank shell, filled with explosive powder, which makes a flash and a loud explosion when detonated

thunder god noun

A god that wields thunder

thunˈderhead noun

A distinctively rounded mass of cumulus cloud projecting above the general cloud mass, usu the precursor of a storm

thunder peal noun

A resounding noise of thunder

thunˈder-plump noun

A heavy fall of rain in a thunderstorm

thunder sheet noun

A large sheet of tin-plate shaken to produce the sound of thunder or similar noises as a theatrical, etc sound-effect

thunˈdershower noun

A shower accompanied with thunder, or a short heavy shower from a thundercloud

thunˈderstone noun (Shakespeare)

A thunderbolt

thunˈderstorm noun

Continued discharges of electricity from the clouds, producing lightning and thunder, generally with heavy rain

thunˈderstrike transitive verb

To strike with, or as if with, lightning

thunˈder-stroke noun (Shakespeare)

A stroke or blast by lightning

thunˈderstruck adjective

1. (also thunˈderstricken) struck by lightning
2. Struck dumb with astonishment, amazed, shocked

steal someone's thunder see under steal¹