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- [1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
thunder \thun"der\, n. oe. thornunder, thornonder,
thornoner, as. thornunor; akin to thornunian to
stretch, to thunder, d. donder thunder, g. donner, ohg.
donar, icel. thorn=orr thor, l. tonare to thunder,
tonitrus thunder, gr. to`nos a stretching, straining, skr.
tan to stretch. root52. see thin, and cf. astonish,
detonate, intone, thursday, tone.
1. the sound which follows a flash of lightning; the report
of a discharge of atmospheric electricity.
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2. the discharge of electricity; a thunderbolt. obs.
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the revenging gods
'gainst parricides did all their thunders bend.
--shak.
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3. any loud noise; as, the thunder of cannon.
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4. an alarming or statrling threat or denunciation.
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the thunders of the vatican could no longer strike
into the heart of princes. --prescott.
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thunder pumper. zool.
a the croaker haploidontus grunniens.
b the american bittern or stake-driver.
thunder rod, a lightning rod. r.
thunder snake. zool.
a the chicken, or milk, snake.
b a small reddish ground snake carphophis amoena syn.
celuta amoena native to the eastern united states;
-- called also worm snake.
thunder tube, a fulgurite. see fulgurite.
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see also:
thin astonish detonate intone thursday tone
thunder pumper haploidontus grunniens thunder rod thunder snake carphophis amoena
celuta amoena worm snake thunder tube fulgurite
- [2] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
worm \worm\ w^urm, n. oe. worm, wurm, as. wyrm; akin to d.
worm, os. g. wurm, icel. ormr, sw. dan. orm, goth.
wa'urms, l. vermis, gr. ? a wood worm. cf. vermicelli,
vermilion, vermin.
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1. a creeping or a crawling animal of any kind or size, as a
serpent, caterpillar, snail, or the like. archaic
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there came a viper out of the heat, and leapt on his
hand. when the men of the country saw the worm hang
on his hand, they said, this man must needs be a
murderer. --tyndale
acts xxviii.
3, 4.
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't is slander,
whose edge is sharper than the sword, whose tongue
outvenoms all the worms of nile. --shak.
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when cerberus perceived us, the great worm,
his mouth he opened and displayed his tusks.
--longfellow.
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2. any small creeping animal or reptile, either entirely
without feet, or with very short ones, including a great
variety of animals; as, an earthworm; the blindworm.
specifically: zool.
a any helminth; an entozoon.
b any annelid.
c an insect larva.
d pl. same as vermes.
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3. an internal tormentor; something that gnaws or afflicts
one's mind with remorse.
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the worm of conscience still begnaw thy soul
--shak.
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4. a being debased and despised.
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i am a worm, and no man. --ps. xxii. 6.
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5. anything spiral, vermiculated, or resembling a worm; as:
a the thread of a screw.
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the threads of screws, when bigger than can be
made in screw plates, are called worms. --moxon.
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b a spiral instrument or screw, often like a double
corkscrew, used for drawing balls from firearms.
c anat. a certain muscular band in the tongue of some
animals, as the dog; the lytta. see lytta.
d the condensing tube of a still, often curved and wound
to economize space. see illust. of still.
e mach. a short revolving screw, the threads of which
drive, or are driven by, a worm wheel by gearing into
its teeth or cogs. see illust. of worm gearing,
below.
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worm abscess med., an abscess produced by the irritation
resulting from the lodgment of a worm in some part of the
body.
worm fence. see under fence.
worm gear. mach.
a a worm wheel.
b worm gearing.
worm gearing, gearing consisting of a worm and worm wheel
working together.
worm grass. bot.
a see pinkroot, 2
a .
b the white stonecrop sedum album reputed to have
qualities as a vermifuge. --dr. prior.
worm oil med., an anthelmintic consisting of oil obtained
from the seeds of chenopodium anthelminticum.
worm powder med., an anthelmintic powder.
worm snake. zool. see thunder snake
b, under thunder.
worm tea med., an anthelmintic tea or tisane.
worm tincture med., a tincture prepared from dried
earthworms, oil of tartar, spirit of wine, etc. obs.
worm wheel, a cogwheel having teeth formed to fit into the
spiral spaces of a screw called a worm, so that the wheel
may be turned by, or may turn, the worm; -- called also
worm gear, and sometimes tangent wheel. see illust. of
worm gearing, above.
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see also:
vermicelli vermilion vermin vermes lytta still
worm gearing worm abscess worm fence fence worm gear
worm grass pinkroot sedum album worm oil chenopodium anthelminticum
worm powder worm snake thunder snake thunder worm tea
worm tincture worm wheel worm gear tangent wheel
- [3] : WordNet (r) 2.0
worm snake
n 1: wormlike burrowing snake of warm regions having vestigial
eyes syn: blind snake
2: small reddish wormlike snake of eastern united states syn:
thunder snake, carphophis amoenus
see also:
blind snake thunder snake carphophis amoenus
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