Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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lightning | Yes | No | No | No |
heat lightning | Yes | No | No | No |
lightning (noun) | heat lightning (noun) |
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the flash of light that accompanies an electric discharge in the atmosphere (or something resembling such a flash); can scintillate for a second or more | bright flashes of light near the horizon without thunder (especially on hot evenings); usually attributed to distant lightning that is reflected by clouds |
abrupt electric discharge from cloud to cloud or from cloud to earth accompanied by the emission of light |