Phrase Hound found 70 phrases and 90 compound words that contain thunder. The most common are listed below. Open thunder in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 70
- Thunder BayA large bay of Thunder Bay district, Northwestern Ontario, Northern Ontario, Ontario, Canada, on Lake Superior, Great Lakes, North America.
- thunder godA god associated with thunder.
- steal someone's thunderTo appropriate someone's ideas or information, typically in order to look better at that person's expense.
- thunder runSynonym of thunderbox (“device for creating a thunder sound effect”).
- thunder and lightningA thunderstorm.
- blood and thunderViolent action and language, especially of a melodramatic kind, or the representation of this, or an aggressive or bad-tempered physical confrontation, typically in a sporting context.
- thunder thighsFat thighs or thighs of great cellulite or stretch marks.
- thunder-drumA large drum giving a deep booming sound when struck, used to imitate the sound of thunder.
- thunder-boxAlternative form of thunderbox: A chamber pot enclosed in a box; a portable commode.
- Thunder Bay DistrictA district of Ontario, Canada.
- thunder lizardThe apatosaurus or brontosaurus.
- face like thunderA face showing great anger or sullenness.
- thunder clapAlternative form of thunderclap: A sudden, loud thunder caused by a nearby lightning strike; a shock of thunder, as opposed to a reverberating rumble.
- castle thunderA stock sound effect of a loud thunderclap during a rainstorm, used in numerous films.
- thunder beastA legendary creature associated with lightning and thunder, as well as the god Raijin, depicted as various animals.
- thunder cloudAlternative spelling of thundercloud: A large, dark cloud, usually a cumulonimbus, charged with electricity and producing thunder and lightning.
- thunder crossThe swastika, especially in Latvian contexts.
- thunder eggAlternative form of thunderegg: A roughly spherical, nodule-like geological structure, similar to a geode, that is formed within a rhyolitic lava flow.
- thunder godsplural of thunder god: A god associated with thunder.
- thunder moonA full moon in July.
- thunder potA chamber pot.
- thunder sheetA thin sheet of metal that is shaken or struck to produce sound effects in music or drama.
- thunder snakeAny of various North American snakes.
- thunder-stickAlternative spelling of thunderstick (referring to a firearm).
- thunder-sticksplural of thunder-stick: Alternative spelling of thunderstick (referring to a firearm).
Compound words 90
- thunderbirdA mythological bird, often associated with stormy weather, especially in various indigenous North American mythologies.
- thunderstormA storm consisting of thunder and lightning produced by a cumulonimbus, usually accompanied with heavy rain, wind, and sometimes hail; and in rarer cases sleet, freezing rain, or snow.
- thunderboltA flash of lightning accompanied by a crash of thunder.
- thunderstruckAstonished, amazed or so suddenly surprised as to be unable to speak.
- thunderclapA sudden, loud thunder caused by a nearby lightning strike; a shock of thunder, as opposed to a reverberating rumble.
- thundercloudA large, dark cloud, usually a cumulonimbus, charged with electricity and producing thunder and lightning.
- thunderstoneA thunderbolt.
- thunderheadThe top portion of a cumulonimbus cloud, which tends to be flattened or fibery in appearance, and may be indicative of thunderstorm activity.
- ThunderdomeA domed arena for steel-cage jousting in the Australian post-apocalyptic film Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome (1985), now used to describe an enclosed arena where fighting events take place and have no rules.
- thunderstrikeTo strike, blast, or injure by, or as if by, lightning.