thunderclap

As nouns the difference between thunderclap and lightning

is that thunderclap is a sudden, loud thunder caused by a nearby lightning strike; a shock of thunder, as opposed to reverberating rumble while lightning is a flash of light produced by short-duration, high-voltage discharge of electricity within a cloud, between clouds, or between a cloud and the earth.

As an adjective lightning is

extremely fast or sudden.

As a verb lightning is

(impersonal|childish|or|nonstandard) to produce lightning.

As nouns the difference between thunderclap and rainstorm

is that thunderclap is a sudden, loud thunder caused by a nearby lightning strike; a shock of thunder, as opposed to reverberating rumble while rainstorm is a storm characterized by substantial, heavy rainfall.

As nouns the difference between taxonomy and thunderclap

is that taxonomy is the science or the technique used to make a classification while thunderclap is a sudden, loud thunder caused by a nearby lightning strike; a shock of thunder, as opposed to reverberating rumble.