rain
/ˈɹeɪn/noun, verb1 syllable
Rain means: water falling in drops from vapor condensed in the atmosphere.
Synonyms for rain4
noun, as in water falling in drops from vapor condensed in the atmosphere
rainfall
noun, as in drops of fresh water that fall as precipitation from clouds
rainwater
noun, as in anything happening rapidly or in quick successive
pelting
verb, as in precipitate as rain
rain down
What does rain mean?4
noun
1
water falling in drops from vapor condensed in the atmosphere
2
drops of fresh water that fall as precipitation from clouds
3
anything happening rapidly or in quick successive“a rain of bullets”
verb
1
precipitate as rain“If it rains much more, we can expect some flooding”
Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
What rhymes with rain?60
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Rain in a sentence
- What with the rain and a bad hotel, we didn't enjoy our holiday much.frpzzd
- Judging from the look of the sky, it may rain at any moment.CK
- Judging from the look of the sky, it may rain this afternoon.CK
- Judging from the look of the sky, it is likely to rain.mamat
- Judging from the sky, it will rain soon.CC
- In spite of the rain, we enjoyed our holiday.al_ex_an_der
- In the event of rain, the game will not be held.Eldad
- After the rain, the sun emerged from the clouds.CM
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Forms of rain
as a noun
- plural
- rains
as a verb
- past tense
- rained
- present participle
- raining
- third-person singular
- rains
- past participle
- rained