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| bolt1 |
a stroke of lightning. [1/8 definitions] |
| lightning |
natural electricity produced in thunderclouds. Lightning appears as a bright flash or streak of light in the sky. [2 definitions] |
| lightning bug |
A lightning bug is an insect. It is a kind of beetle. The body of a lightning bug flashes with light at night in the summer. Another name for lightning bug is "firefly." |
| ozone |
a form of oxygen that occurs when oxygen is exposed to an electrical charge, like lightning. It is found naturally in Earth's atmosphere. |
| situation |
A situation is what is happening to you or around you at a particular time. A hard situation for many children is being a new kid in school. A dangerous situation for all people is being outside near trees when there is lightning. [1/2 definitions] |
| storm |
a violent disturbance in the atmosphere that brings rain, snow, wind, thunder, or lightning. [1/5 definitions] |
| stormy |
If the weather outside is stormy, it means there is a storm happening now. It might be very windy and rainy and full of lightning and thunder. If summers are stormy, it means that summers get a lot of storms. [1/2 definitions] |
| streak |
A movement of something that is very fast and sudden and goes in a line, like a flash of lightning in the sky. [1/5 definitions] |
| strike |
When lightning strikes, it shoots down from the sky to the earth. When a tornado strikes, it touches down to the earth. [1/13 definitions] |
| thunder |
the loud cracking noise or low distant rumble that follows a flash of lightning. Thunder is caused by the violent movement of air masses. [1/5 definitions] |
| thundercloud |
a large, dark storm cloud that makes lightning and thunder. Thunderclouds are charged with electricity. |
| thunderstorm |
a storm with thunder, lightning, rain, and wind. |
| worse |
Let's say your mom is not very good at singing, but your dad is very, very bad. This means that your dad is worse at singing than your mom. Let's say it was raining hard this morning, but now there is lightning and thunder too. We might say that the weather is worse now than before. [1/2 definitions] |
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