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thunderhead
This term evokes a sense of looming atmospheric power and imminent danger. It describes the specific visual profile of a storm cloud that has grown vertically into a towering, anvil-shaped mass, signaling a transition from a simple rain shower to a severe electrical storm.
In meteorological contexts, it is used with high precision to describe the cumulonimbus stage of development. In literary or descriptive writing, it often serves as a harbinger of conflict or a symbol of overwhelming force, emphasizing the scale and density of the cloud formation.
Meanings
Examples
A massive thunderhead began to loom over the horizon.
Look at that thunderhead building up over the mountains.
The sailors watched the dark thunderhead approach with dread.
I should head back inside before that thunderhead reaches us.
The sky was clear except for a single, towering thunderhead in the distance.
A sudden thunderhead appeared, casting a deep shadow over the valley.
We had to cancel the hike because of a developing thunderhead.