bolts

Dashes away fast

Bolts are threaded metal fasteners used with nuts to hold things together, or sliding bars that secure doors and windows.

A bolt of lightning is a sudden discharge of electricity.

A bolt of fabric is a roll.

To bolt is to secure with a bolt, to run suddenly The horse bolted, or to eat quickly He bolted his dinner.

Someone who bolts upright snaps suddenly to attention.

To make a bolt for something is to dash toward it.

fasteners

nuts

Seeds in shells

screwsThreaded metal fasteners
washersFlat discs under nuts
anchorsWeighted devices securing vessels

rivets · threads · hex · carriage · lag · machine · toggle · eye · stud · flange

movement

run

Move swiftly on foot

dashQuick burst or pinch
sprintBrief maximum-speed effort
fleeDepart swiftly from threat

escape · startle · dart · rush · gallop · spook · flight · panic · sudden · door

locks

latch

Door-securing catch

slidingMoving smoothly across surface
barrelHooped cylindrical vessel
shootDischarge or capture

door · gate · secure · lock · unlock · draw · throw · keyhole · privacy · safety

fabric

roll

List of names

clothWoven or knit material
textileMaterial from woven fibers
materialPhysical matter; pertinent

yardage · muslin · silk · cotton · linen · canvas · unroll · measure · cutting · wholesale

crossbow

arrow

Pointed shaft for shooting

quarrelAngry verbal dispute
shaftNarrow vertical passage
projectileLaunched airborne object

crossbow · quiver · broadhead · tip · flight · archer · medieval · hunt · reload · trigger

lightning

thunder

Storm's acoustic aftermath

strikeForceful impact or stoppage
flashBrief burst of light
electricityEnergy from charged particles

storm · Zeus · sky · jagged · bright · sudden · shock · rod · ground · surge

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roll

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