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American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition

  1. n. The swollen upper portion of a thundercloud, usually associated with the development of a thunderstorm.

Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia

  1. n. One of the round compact swelling cumulus clouds which frequently develop into thunder-clouds. The thunder-head is seen at first, perhaps, on the horizon, of a brilliant whiteness; then, slowly rising, and darkening until only a silver edge is left of its brightness, it becomes a towering mass of black thunder-cloud.

Wiktionary

  1. n. The top portion of a cumulonimbus cloud, which tend to be flattened or fibery in appearance, and which may be indicative of thunderstorm activity.

GNU Webster's 1913

  1. n. A rounded mass of cloud, with shining white edges; a cumulus, -- often appearing before a thunderstorm.

WordNet 3.0

  1. n. a rounded projecting mass of a cumulus cloud with shining edges; often appears before a thunderstorm

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  • bilby Yes, we have thunderheads. Sep 30, 2008

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