thunderhead

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thunderhead

/ˈθʌndɚˌhɛd/ US

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From thunder + head.

noun thunderheads

The top portion of a cumulonimbus cloud, which tends to be flattened or fibery in appearance, and may be indicative of thunderstorm activity. Half the sky was checkered with black thunderheads, but all the west was luminous and clear:

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"thunderhead." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/thunderhead. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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@misc{thunderhead_2026,
  title = {thunderhead},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/thunderhead},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}