The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Thunderhead \Thun"der*head`\, n. A rounded mass of cloud, with shining white edges; a cumulus, -- often appearing before a thunderstorm. [1913 Webster]WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
thunderhead n 1: a rounded projecting mass of a cumulus cloud with shining edges; often appears before a thunderstorm