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rain
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- pronunciation:
- reIn
- parts of speech:
- noun, intransitive verb, transitive verb
- phrases:
- rain cats and dogs, rain or shine
- features:
- Word Combinations (noun, verb), Homophone Note, Word Builder, Word Explorer
part of speech: |
noun |
definition 1: |
water vapor in the atmosphere that condenses and falls from the sky to earth.
- synonyms:
- precipitation, rainfall
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definition 2: |
a rapid and constant fall of anything.
a rain of arrows- synonyms:
- fall, shower, torrent
- similar words:
- pour
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definition 3: |
weather characterized by rainfall.
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definition 4: |
(pl.) the rainy season.
- synonyms:
- monsoon
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related words: |
precipitate, wet |
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part of speech: |
intransitive verb |
inflections: |
rains, raining, rained |
definition 1: |
to come down as water from the clouds.
- similar words:
- drizzle, mist, pour, precipitate, sprinkle, storm
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definition 2: |
to fall in the manner of rain.
- similar words:
- descend, fall, hail, pour
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part of speech: |
transitive verb |
definition 1: |
to pour forth or send down.
- similar words:
- hail, pour
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definition 2: |
to give generously.
She rained gifts on her children.- synonyms:
- heap, lavish, shower
- similar words:
- pile
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related words: |
beggar |
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phrase: |
rain cats and dogs, rain or shine |
derivation: |
rainless (adj.) |
The words rain, reign, and rein sound alike but have different meanings. To find out why a wild horse prefers rain to reins, look up rein.
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