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Rain

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Noun

1. rain, rainfall

water falling in drops from vapor condensed in the atmosphere

2. rain, rainwater

drops of fresh water that fall as precipitation from clouds

3. pelting, rain

anything happening rapidly or in quick successive

Example Sentences:
'a rain of bullets'
'a pelting of insults'

Verb

4. rain, rain down

precipitate as rain

Example Sentences:
'If it rains much more, we can expect some flooding'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Rain

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noun
1. 
a. 
precipitation from clouds in the form of drops of water, formed by the condensation of water vapour in the atmosphere
b. 
a fall of rain; shower
c. 
(in combination)
a raindrop
▶ Related adjectives: hyetal, pluvious
2. 
a large quantity of anything falling rapidly or in quick succession
a rain of abuse
3.  rain or shine
4.  right as rain
verb
5. (intr; with it as subject)
to be the case that rain is falling
6. (often with it as subject)
to fall or cause to fall like rain
the lid flew off and popcorn rained on everyone
7. (transitive)
to bestow in large measure
to rain abuse on someone
8.  rain cats and dogs
9.  rained off

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Rain

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noun
1. 
water falling to earth in drops larger than 0.5 mm (0.02 in) that have been condensed from the moisture in the atmosphere
2. 
the falling of such drops; shower or rainstorm
3. 
a. 
rainy weather
b.  [pl.]
seasonal rainfalls; the rainy season
, preceded by the
4. 
a rapid falling or propulsion of many small particles or objects
a rain of ashes
verb intransitive
5. 
to fall
said of rain, and usually in an impersonal construction
it is raining
6. 
to fall like rain
bullets rained about him
7. 
to cause rain to fall
said of the heavens, clouds, etc.
verb transitive
8. 
to pour down (rain or something likened to rain)
9. 
to give in large quantities
to rain praises on someone

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Rain

see synonyms of rain
n.
1.
a. Water condensed from atmospheric vapor and falling in drops.
b. A fall of such water; a rainstorm.
c. The descent of such water.
d. Rainy weather.
e. rains A rainy season.
2. A heavy or abundant fall: a rain of fluffy cottonwood seeds; a rain of insults.
v. rained, rain·ing, rains
v.intr.
1. To fall in drops of water from the clouds.
2. To fall like rain: Praise rained down on the composer.
3. To release rain.
v.tr.
1. To send or pour down.
2. To give abundantly; shower: rain gifts; rain curses upon their heads.

The American Heritage ® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition copyright ©2018 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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