earthquake

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)
earthquake
    n 1: shaking and vibration at the surface of the earth resulting
         from underground movement along a fault plane of from
         volcanic activity [syn: {earthquake}, {quake}, {temblor},
         {seism}]
    2: a disturbance that is extremely disruptive; "selling the
       company caused an earthquake among the employees"
from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Earthquake \Earth"quake`\, n.
   A shaking, trembling, or concussion of the earth, due to
   subterranean causes, often accompanied by a rumbling noise.
   The wave of shock sometimes traverses half a hemisphere,
   destroying cities and many thousand lives; -- called also
   {earthdin}, {earthquave}, and {earthshock}.
   [1913 Webster]

   {Earthquake alarm}, a bell signal constructed to operate on
      the theory that a few seconds before the occurrence of an
      earthquake the magnet temporarily loses its power.
      [1913 Webster]
from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Earthquake \Earth"quake`\, a.
   Like, or characteristic of, an earthquake; loud; startling.
   [1913 Webster]

         The earthquake voice of victory.         --Byron.
   [1913 Webster]
from The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (8 July 2008)
earthquake

   (IBM) The ultimate real-world shock test for computer
   hardware.  Hackish sources at {IBM} deny the rumor that the
   San Francisco Bay Area quake of 1989 was initiated by the
   company to test quality-assurance procedures at its California
   plants.

   [{Jargon File}]

   (1995-04-22)
from Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary
Earthquake
mentioned among the extraordinary phenomena of Palestine (Ps.
18:7; comp. Hab. 3:6; Nah. 1:5; Isa. 5:25).

  The first earthquake in Palestine of which we have any record
happened in the reign of Ahab (1 Kings 19:11, 12). Another took
place in the days of Uzziah, King of Judah (Zech. 14:5). The
most memorable earthquake taking place in New Testament times
happened at the crucifixion of our Lord (Matt. 27:54). An
earthquake at Philippi shook the prison in which Paul and Silas
were imprisoned (Act 16:26).

  It is used figuratively as a token of the presence of the Lord
(Judg. 5:4; 2 Sam. 22:8; Ps. 77:18; 97:4; 104:32).
from Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
21 Moby Thesaurus words for "earthquake":
      apoplexy, breakup, cataclysm, climax, convulsion, diastrophism,
      disaster, fit, overthrow, paroxysm, quake, quaker, shake, shock,
      spasm, stroke, temblor, tidal wave, tremor, tsunami, upheaval
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