lightning

An abrupt, discontinuous natural electric discharge in the atmosphere.

The visible flash of light accompanying such a discharge.

A sudden, usually improbable stroke of fortune.

To discharge a flash of lightning.

Moving or occurring with remarkable speed or suddenness.

A becoming light or less heavy; an exhilaration of the spirits.

A becoming light or bright; a flashing of light: in this sense usually lightening.

A sudden illumination of the heavens caused by the discharge of atmospheric electricity from one cloud to another or from a cloud to the earth; a flash of light due to electricity in the atmosphere.

Lightening.