bombshell, thunderbolt, thunderclap
(noun) a shocking surprise; “news of the attack came like a bombshell”
thunderbolt, bolt, bolt of lightning
(noun) a discharge of lightning accompanied by thunder
Source: WordNet® 3.1
thunderbolt (plural thunderbolts)
A flash of lightning accompanied by a crash of thunder.
(figuratively) An event that is terrible, horrific or unexpected.
Vehement threatening or censure; especially, ecclesiastical denunciation; fulmination.
(soccer) A very powerful shot.
(paleontology) A belemnite, or thunderstone.
(heraldiccharge) A charge in the form of two joined bundles with four rays of lightning emerging from them, resembling the thunderbolt of Jupiter.
A daring or irresistible hero.
Source: Wiktionary
Thun"der*bolt`, n.
1. A shaft of lightning; a brilliant stream of electricity passing from one part of the heavens to another, or from the clouds to the earth.
2. Something resembling lightning in suddenness and effectiveness. The Scipios' worth, those thunderbolts of war. Dryden.
3. Vehement threatening or censure; especially, ecclesiastical denunciation; fulmination. He severely threatens such with the thunderbolt of excommunication. Hakewill.
4. (Paleon.)
Definition: A belemnite, or thunderstone. Thunderbolt beetle (Zoöl.), a long-horned beetle (Arhopalus fulminans) whose larva bores in the trunk of oak and chestnut trees. It is brownish and bluish-black, with W-shaped whitish or silvery markings on the elytra.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
16 May 2024
(noun) a system of economic regulation: wages and interest are tied to the cost-of-living index in order to reduce the effects of inflation
Contrary to popular belief, coffee beans are not technically beans. They are referred to as such because of their resemblance to legumes. A coffee bean is a seed of the Coffea plant and the source for coffee. It is the pit inside the red or purple fruit, often referred to as a cherry. Just like ordinary cherries, the coffee fruit is also a so-called stone fruit.
