Nouns denoting natural events
- beat
- the rhythmic contraction and expansion of the arteries with each beat of the heart
- splat
- a single splash
- thunder
- a booming or crashing noise caused by air expanding along the path of a bolt of lightning
- angelus
- the sound of a bell rung in Roman Catholic churches to announce the time when the Angelus should be recited
- wake
- the wave that spreads behind a boat as it moves forward
- regurgitation
- backflow of blood through a defective heart valve
- night terror
- an emotional episode (usually in young children) in which the person awakens in terror with feelings of anxiety and fear but is unable to remember any incident that might have provoked those feelings
- billow
- a large sea wave
- fall
- a movement downward
- flashing
- a short vivid experience
- roll
- a long heavy sea wave as it advances towards the shore
- fragmentation
- the scattering of bomb fragments after the bomb explodes
- predestination
- previous determination as if by destiny or fate
- disk error
- error resulting from malfunction of a magnetic disk
- buzz
- sound of rapid vibration
- withering
- any weakening or degeneration (especially through lack of use)
- blare
- a loud harsh or strident noise
- monstrosity
- something hideous or frightful
- miracle
- any amazing or wonderful occurrence
- mutation
- (genetics) any event that changes genetic structure; any alteration in the inherited nucleic acid sequence of the genotype of an organism
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