rain
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- noun
- /reɪn/
- So cheers to our day, to the rain slowly starting to fall.
- heavy rain
- rain-fed
- acid rain
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- We will not stop for rain, sleet or snow.
- You get out the car, walk in the rain to get gas.
- Everything seemed great, but then the rain came, the storm came.
- Unfortunately is pouring down rain and freezing cold.
- Be excited by storms and rain and sun and snow.
- That gets rain and dust and dirt all year.
Examples
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Look at this view now the rain is coming down like sideways.
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I just got caught in the rain while walking home from work.
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You get out the car, walk in the rain to get gas.
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During a break in the rain, Wood takes me out to have a look.
Academic text (2008) -
I just got caught in the rain.
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It's been pouring down rain all day, so not ideal.
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Although precipitation has not declined, more of it is falling as rain because temperatures are rising.
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Suzie moved the bed from under the rain dripping through the hole in the ceiling.
Fiction book (1990) -
The forecast predicts heavy rain this weekend.
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We need to bring an umbrella because there's a chance of rain later today.
Synonyms
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A short period of rain or a sudden fall of things like confetti
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The amount of rain that falls in a place over time
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Water like rain, snow, or hail that falls from the sky
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A short time when a lot of rain falls, often with strong wind
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A heavy and sudden fall of rain
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Light rain that falls in very small drops
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A short period of rain that starts suddenly
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A short light rain that falls in small drops
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A sudden very heavy rain that falls for a short time
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A sudden very heavy fall of rain that soaks everything
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A short time of very heavy rain
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Very light rain that barely makes things wet
Heavy rain that falls suddenly for a short time
Idioms
- Informal
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Make someone less happy or excited by pointing out problems
Compounds
- Specialized
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Rain made acidic by pollution from factories that harms plants and water
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A large area of tall trees near the equator that gets heavy rain and has many plants and animals
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A small tree with hanging clusters of yellow flowers often used in gardens and for Easter decorations
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A large tropical tree with many small leaves, round pink flowers, and seed pods cattle eat
- Literature
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A name in ancient stories for the god Jupiter that shows his power to bring rain
- Specialized
A device with a float that rests on collected rain to measure how much falls
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A tool that measures rain using a float on the top of the collected water
How Heavy
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Surface Forms
Etymology
The word rain comes from an old German word that meant the same thing and appears today in German Regen and Dutch regen, so rain has long meant 'water falling from the sky'.