Thunderhead (Noun)
Meaning
A rounded projecting mass of a cumulus cloud with shining edges; often appears before a thunderstorm.
Classification
Nouns denoting natural objects (not man-made).
Examples
- The cumulus thunderhead in the distance signaled an impending storm that would bring relief to the parched landscape.
- As we drove down the highway, a large thunderhead began to form on the horizon, its anvil-shaped base stretching across the sky.
- During hot summer days, towering thunderheads often developed in the late afternoon, bringing heavy rain to the city.
- Before the thunderstorm hit, the sky was dominated by a massive, towering thunderhead that blocked the sunlight.
- The forecast had predicted fair skies, but the large, puffy thunderhead in the west told a different story.