thunderhead
[ thuhn-der-hed ]
/ ˈθʌn dərˌhɛd /
noun Meteorology.
the upper portion of a cumulus cloud characterized by dense, sharply defined, cauliflowerlike upper parts and sometimes by great verticality.
Words nearby thunderhead
thunderbird,
thunderbolt,
thunderbox,
thunderclap,
thundercloud,
thunderhead,
thundering,
thunderous,
thunderpeal,
thundershower,
thundersquall
Example sentences from the Web for thunderhead
I could see a thunderhead boiling up above Flagstaff, Arizona, 350 miles to the west.
She still felt the effects of her adventure with the thunderhead.
Dorothy Dixon and the Mystery Plane |Dorothy WayneIf it wasnt so early in the summer Id say a thunderhead was fixin up to give us a big razoo, he ventured.
Dust of the Desert |Robert Welles RitchieAfter a spell like this they say of every thunderhead that appears, "That looks promising."
In Pastures Green |Peter McArthur
British Dictionary definitions for thunderhead
thunderhead
/ (ˈθʌndəˌhɛd) /
noun
mainly US and Canadian
the anvil-shaped top of a cumulonimbus cloud