26984 words

rain

5 definitions • 11 examples
1
drops of water from clouds:

Examples:

Rain is forecast for tomorrow.
Come inside out of the rain.
We had heavy/light rain all day.
We got caught in pouring/torrential (= a lot of) rain without either raincoats or umbrellas.
There will be showers of rain/rain showers (= short periods of rain) in the east.
It looks like rain (= as if rain is going to fall).
2
the season of the year in tropical countries when there is a lot of rain:

Examples:

Villagers are now waiting for the rains to come so that the rice will grow.
3
If it rains, water falls from the sky in small drops:

Examples:

I think it's starting to rain.
It's raining hard/heavily (= a large amount of rain is falling).
4
drops of water that fall from clouds:

Examples:

It looks like rain (= as if rain is going to fall).
5
Rain can also mean to fall in a large amount:

Examples:

Debris from the explosion rained down.

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