Meaning

(meteorology) Condensed water falling from a cloud..

Definitions by Sense

1. (meteorology) Condensed water falling from a cloud.
2. (figuratively) Any matter moving or falling, usually through air, and especially if liquid or otherwise figuratively identifiable with raindrops.
3. (figuratively) An instance of particles or larger pieces of matter moving or falling through air.
4. (impersonal, meteorology) To have rain fall from the sky.
5. (intransitive, figuratively) To fall as or like rain.
6. (transitive, figuratively) To issue (something) in large quantities.
7. Obsolete form of reign.

Example Sentences

We've been having a lot of rain lately.

The rains came late that year.

This process involves cloud seeding – when various substances are put into clouds in an attempt to cause rain.

A rain of mortar fire fell on our trenches.

Judging by the black cloud, it will rain later today.

Tears rained from her eyes.

Leaves rained from the tree.

Bombs rained from the sky.

Word Forms

• rains
• rayne
• raygne
• raining
• rained
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• glossary
• rain
• rainest
• rainedst
• raineth
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Synonyms for rain

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Use rain when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.

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