Definition of lightning

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Lightning (n.) The act of making bright, or the state of being made bright; enlightenment; brightening, as of the mental powers..

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Thunderproof :: Thunderproof (a.) Secure against the effects of thunder or lightning.
Leven :: Leven (n.) Lightning.
Storm :: Storm (n.) A violent disturbance of the atmosphere, attended by wind, rain, snow, hail, or thunder and lightning; hence, often, a heavy fall of rain, snow, or hail, whether accompanied with wind or not..
Tornado :: Tornado (n.) A violent whirling wind; specifically (Meteorol.), a tempest distinguished by a rapid whirling and slow progressive motion, usually accompaned with severe thunder, lightning, and torrents of rain, and commonly of short duration and small breadth; a small cyclone..
Paratonnerre :: Paratonnerre (n.) A conductor of lightning; a lightning rod.
Lighten :: Lighten (v. t.) To emit or disclose in, or as in, lightning; to flash out, like lightning..
Splinter :: Splinter (n.) To split or rend into long, thin pieces; to shiver; as, the lightning splinters a tree..
Hurricane :: Hurricane (n.) A violent storm, characterized by extreme fury and sudden changes of the wind, and generally accompanied by rain, thunder, and lightning; -- especially prevalent in the East and West Indies. Also used figuratively..
Shatter :: Shatter (v. t.) To break at once into many pieces; to dash, burst, or part violently into fragments; to rend into splinters; as, an explosion shatters a rock or a bomb; too much steam shatters a boiler; an oak is shattered by lightning..
Foulder :: Foulder (v. i.) To flash, as lightning; to lighten; to gleam; to thunder..
Thunderbolt :: Thunderbolt (n.) 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..
Rend :: Rend (v. t.) To separate into parts with force or sudden violence; to tear asunder; to split; to burst; as, powder rends a rock in blasting; lightning rends an oak..
Lightning :: Lightning (vb. n.) Lightening.
Fulgury :: Fulgury (n.) Lightning.
Thundershower :: Thundershower (n.) A shower accompanied with lightning and thunder.
Thunderstrike :: Thunderstrike (v. t.) To strike, blast, or injure by, or as by, lightning..
Enfouldred :: Enfouldred (a.) Mixed with, or emitting, lightning..
Conductor :: Conductor (n.) A substance or body capable of being a medium for the transmission of certain forces, esp. heat or electricity; specifically, a lightning rod..
Lightning :: Lightning (n.) The act of making bright, or the state of being made bright; enlightenment; brightening, as of the mental powers..
Thunderbolt :: Thunderbolt (n.) Something resembling lightning in suddenness and effectiveness.
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