damage
harm
hurt
scathe | the act of damaging something or someone |
wrong
legal injury
damage | any harm or injury resulting from a violation of a legal right |
| damage control | an effort to minimize or curtail damage or loss |
| firefly lightning bug | nocturnal beetle common in warm regions having luminescent abdominal organs |
lightning rod
lightning conductor | a metallic conductor that is attached to a high point and leads to the ground, protects the building from destruction by lightning |
surge suppressor
surge protector
spike suppressor
spike arrester
lightning arrester | electrical device inserted in a power line to protect equipment from sudden fluctuations in current |
| damage equipment casualty | loss of military equipment |
battle damage
combat casualty | loss of military equipment in battle |
operational damage
operational casualty | loss of military equipment in field operations |
| collateral damage | (euphemism) inadvertent casualties and destruction inflicted on civilians in the course of military operations |
| lightning | 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 |
| heat lightning | bright flashes of light near the horizon without thunder (especially on hot evenings), usually attributed to distant lightning that is reflected by clouds |
damage
harm impairment | the occurrence of a change for the worse |
Jupiter Fulgur
Jupiter Fulminator
Lightning Hurler | an epithet for Jupiter |
| lightning rod | someone who is a frequent target of negative reactions and serves to distract attention from another |
forked lightning
chain lightning | a form of lightning that moves rapidly in a zigzag path with one end divided (fork-like) |
jet
blue jet
reverse lightning | atmospheric discharges (lastingmsec) bursting from the tops of giant storm clouds in blue cones that widen as they flash upward |
| lightning | abrupt electric discharge from cloud to cloud or from cloud to earth accompanied by the emission of light |
thunderbolt
bolt
bolt of lightning | a discharge of lightning accompanied by thunder |
damages
amends
indemnity
indemnification
restitution
redress | a sum of money paid in compensation for loss or injury |
actual damages
compensatory damages
general damages | (law) compensation for losses that can readily be proven to have occurred and for which the injured party has the right to be compensated |
| nominal damages | (law) a trivial sum (usually $.) awarded as recognition that a legal injury was sustained (as for technical violations of a contract) |
punitive damages
exemplary damages
smart money | (law) compensation in excess of actual damages (a form of punishment awarded in cases of malicious or willful misconduct) |
| double damages | twice the amount that a court would normally find the injured party entitled to |
| treble damages | three times the amount that a court would normally find the injured party entitled to |
price
terms
damage | the amount of money needed to purchase something, the price of gasoline, he got his new car on excellent terms, how much is the damage? |
attention deficit disorder
ADD
attention deficit hyperactivity disorder
ADHD
hyperkinetic syndrome
minimal brain dysfunction
minimal brain damage
MBD | a condition (mostly in boys) characterized by behavioral and learning disorders |
| brain damage | injury to the brain that impairs its functions (especially permanently), can be caused by trauma to the head, infection, hemorrhage, inadequate oxygen, genetic abnormality, etc. |
| damage | inflict damage upon, The snow damaged the roof, She damaged the car when she hit the tree |
| damage | suffer or be susceptible to damage, These fine china cups damage easily |