rain

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rain

It is starting to rain outside.

Definition

  1. Noun:

    • Precipitation: Water that falls in drops from clouds in the atmosphere.
    • A fall or shower of objects: A large, rapid quantity of things falling or occurring in quick succession.

  2. Verb:

    • To fall as water from the clouds: (Used with "it" as the subject) To have water drops fall from the sky as precipitation.
    • To fall or send down abundantly: To cause a large quantity of something to fall or descend rapidly.
Usage and Examples

  • Noun:

    • The rain made the streets slick. (The falling water made the streets slippery.)
    • A sudden rain of confetti fell from the ceiling. (A quick shower of confetti descended.)
    • He faced a rain of criticism. (He faced a large, rapid amount of criticism.)

  • Verb:

    • It will rain all afternoon. (Water will fall from the sky all afternoon.)
    • The tower rained debris onto the street below. (The tower caused debris to fall abundantly onto the street.)
    • Fans rained cheers upon the team. (Fans sent down a great quantity of cheers.)
Advanced Usage
  • "rain or shine": Regardless of the weather or circumstances; whatever happens.
    • The event will proceed, rain or shine. (The event will happen whether it rains or is sunny.)
  • "right as rain": Perfectly fine, healthy, or correct.
    • After a good night's sleep, I felt right as rain. (I felt completely well again.)
  • "to rain on someone's parade": To spoil someone's plans or dampen their enthusiasm.
    • I don't want to rain on your parade, but have you considered the cost? (I don't want to spoil your excitement, but...)
Variants and Related Words
  • Rainy (adj): Characterized by or having a lot of rain.
    • We packed for a rainy day. (We prepared for a day with bad weather.)
  • Rainfall (n): The total amount of rain that falls in a particular area during a specific time.
    • The annual rainfall is measured in inches.
  • Raindrop (n): A single drop of rain.
    • A raindrop landed on her nose.
Synonyms
  • Noun (precipitation): Downpour, shower, drizzle, precipitation.
  • Verb (to fall as rain): Pour, shower, drizzle.
  • Verb (to send down): Shower, hail, pelt.
Related Phrasal Verbs
  • Rain down (on/upon): To fall or be sent down in large quantities.
    • Ash rained down from the erupting volcano. (Ash fell abundantly.)
  • Rain off/out (chiefly passive): To cause an event to be canceled or stopped because of rain.
    • The baseball game was rained out. (The game was canceled due to rain.)
Related Idioms
  • "It's raining cats and dogs": It is raining very heavily.
    • We can't go out now; it's raining cats and dogs!
  • "Save for a rainy day": To save money or resources for a time of future need.
    • It's wise to save a portion of your income for a rainy day.
  • "Come rain or come shine": A variant of "rain or shine," meaning no matter what happens.
    • He jogs every morning, come rain or come shine.
rain

It is starting to rain outside.

Noun
  1. anything happening rapidly or in quick successive
    • a rain of bullets
    • a pelting of insults
  2. drops of fresh water that fall as precipitation from clouds
  3. water falling in drops from vapor condensed in the atmosphere
Verb
  1. precipitate as rain
    • If it rains much more, we can expect some flooding

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