bolt
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1.7
- noun
- /boʊlt/
- And as it rained, a lightning bolt came across the sky.
- a bolt of lightning
- bolts strike
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Watch on YouTubeAnd as it rained, a lightning bolt came across the sky.
- And as it rained, a lightning bolt came across the sky.
- And when he said that, it was like a lightning bolt went off in my head.
- I see something quite different in this situation with the twin bolts striking the ground.
- And that hit me like a lightning bolt.
- What I learned is that trauma isn't always like a lightning bolt where you know that you've been hit.
- He like shoots lightning bolts out of his eyeballs.
- But he descends off the mountain and delivers these lightning bolts to me.
- She has yes, she has literally like used Zeus's lightning bolts to travel across the sky.
- You have another butterfly, Little lightning bolt, which like I didn't feel at all.
- Image of Cyclops chanting yes as he hammers Thunder into a bolt.
Examples
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Black fire shot from his finger like a lightning bolt, crackling as it flew downhill.
Fiction book (1994) -
A white lightning bolt of a scar marred his face from forehead to chin.
Fiction book (1992) -
This is a lightning bolt that I got.
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And when he said that, it was like a lightning bolt went off in my head.
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And as I was thinking that, the larger bolt hit the umbrella and that was it.
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Seeing you here, is like a lightning bolt from the blue.
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Reed explained: "The Balfour Declaration ... struck these people like a bolt from the blue.
Academic text (1990) -
The "beast" that he has just decried whips down like a bolt of lightning and snatches him away.
Fiction book (1992) -
As the storm approached, a bright bolt of lightning illuminated the night sky.
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People gasped when a massive bolt of lightning struck the tree, splitting it in half.
Synonyms
360
1.0
A sudden bright flash in the sky during a storm caused by electricity
216
1.7
A sudden, brief burst of bright light, for example from a camera
41
3.2
A sudden flash of electricity from the sky that hits something or a sudden strong idea
12
2.1
A sudden bright flash in the sky during a storm that often comes before thunder
9
3.5
A flash of lightning followed by a loud crash of thunder
Idioms
Compounds
15
3.9
A strong tool with long handles and heavy jaws for cutting metal, like locks or chains
12
2.1
A sudden bright flash in the sky during a storm that often comes before thunder
5
2.0
Two metal pieces, a bolt and a matching nut, that hold parts together by screwing
- Specialized
1
6.7
A metal rod with a round head and partial threads used to join wood through a hole
- Specialized
1
6.9
A metal screw with a spring part that opens inside a hollow wall to hold heavy items
- US
1
6.7
A heavy screw with a large head that joins wood pieces when you turn it with a wrench
- Specialized
1
6.8
A small metal piece with a round or flat head that holds metal parts together
- Jargon
1
4.8
An extra product you add to an existing system to give it new features
- Specialized
1
4.1
A metal rod with a square or six-sided head and threads that you turn with a wrench
- Specialized
1
5.3
A metal part that spreads inside a hole to hold heavy things to concrete or brick
- Jargon
An extra feature you add to a product or system to make it work better
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Etymology
A bolt of lightning is like a bright arrow or dart from the sky, which gives a strong picture of a sudden flash. That is why we call a quick, bright flash of lightning a 'bolt'.