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   rain

   /reɪn/

   noun

   • 1. the condensed moisture of the atmosphere falling visibly in separate drops: "the rain had not stopped for days" Similar rainfallprecipitationraindropsrainwaterwet weatherthe weta fall of rainsprinkledrizzlemizzleScotch mistshowerrainstormcloudbursttorrentdownpourdelugesquallthunderstorm
   • ▪ falls of rain: "the plants were washed away by unusually heavy rains"
   • ▪ a large or overwhelming quantity of things that fall or descend: "he fell under the rain of blows" Similar showerdelugefloodtorrentspateavalancheoutpouringrushflurryvolleystormhailbarragebroadsidesalvo

   verb

   • 1. rain falls: "it was beginning to rain" Similar pour (down)pelt downtip downteem downbeat downlash downsheet downcome downcome down in torrents/sheetsrain cats and dogsfallshowerdrizzlespitinformal:be chucking it downbucket downcome down in buckets/bucketloadscome down in stair rodstipple downvulgar slang:piss down
   • ▪ (of the sky, the clouds, etc.) send down rain: "the low sky raining over tower'd Camelot"
   • ▪ fall or cause to fall in large or overwhelming quantities: "bombs rained down" Similar fallpour/rain downdropshowershowerpourdropbombard someone withpepper someone withpelt someone with
   • ▪ used to convey that a specified thing is falling in large quantities: "it was just raining glass"

   Word Origin Old Englishregn (noun), regnian (verb), of Germanic origin; related to Dutch regen and German Regen.

   Derivatives

   • 1. rainless adjective

   Scrabble Points: 4

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   • A

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   • I

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   • N

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