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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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2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishRAIN | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   A1. If it rains, water falls from the sky in small drops: I think it's starting to rain. It's raining hard/ heavily (= a large amount of rain is falling). More examples. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Idioms. it never rains but it pours. it's raining cats and dogs!

   • Znaczenie Rain, Definicja W Cambridge English Dictionary

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   • Rain: German Translation

     RAIN translate: der Regen, der Regen, regnen, regnen. Learn...

   • Rain: Japanese Translation

     RAIN translate: 雨, 雨が降る, 雨（あめ）, 降（ふ）る. Learn more in the...

3. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › rainRain Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

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   The meaning of RAIN is water falling in drops condensed from vapor in the atmosphere. How to use rain in a sentence.

4. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishRAIN definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   Rain is water that falls from the clouds in small drops. I hope you didn't get soaked standing out in the rain. A spot of rain fell on her hand. Synonyms: rainfall, fall, showers, deluge More Synonyms of rain. 2. plural noun. In countries where rain only falls in certain seasons, this rain is referred to as the rains.

5. www.dictionary.com › browse › rainRAIN Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

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   Rain definition: water that is condensed from the aqueous vapor in the atmosphere and falls to earth in drops more than 0.02 inch (0.5 millimeters) in diameter.. See examples of RAIN used in a sentence.

6. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › learner-englishRAIN | meaning - Cambridge Learner's Dictionary

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   RAIN definition: 1. water that falls from the sky in small drops: 2. in tropical countries, the time of year when…. Learn more.

7. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishrain noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes...

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   Definition of rain noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

8. www.nationalgeographic.org › encyclopedia › rainRain - National Geographic Society

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   Oct 19, 2023 · Rain is liquid precipitation: water falling from the sky. Raindrops fall to Earth when clouds become saturated, or filled, with water droplets. Millions of water droplets bump into each other as they gather in a cloud. When a small water droplet bumps into a bigger one, it condenses, or combines, with the larger one.