| rain | | |
| n. (phenomenon) | 1. rain, rainfall | water falling in drops from vapor condensed in the atmosphere. |
| ~ monsoon | any wind that changes direction with the seasons. |
| ~ downfall, precipitation | the falling to earth of any form of water (rain or snow or hail or sleet or mist). |
| ~ raindrop | a drop of rain. |
| ~ rainstorm | a storm with rain. |
| ~ cloudburst, downpour, pelter, soaker, torrent, deluge, waterspout | a heavy rain. |
| ~ drizzle, mizzle | very light rain; stronger than mist but less than a shower. |
| ~ rain shower, shower | a brief period of precipitation.; "the game was interrupted by a brief shower" |
| n. (substance) | 2. rain, rainwater | drops of fresh water that fall as precipitation from clouds. |
| ~ fresh water, freshwater | water that is not salty. |
| n. (attribute) | 3. pelting, rain | anything happening rapidly or in quick successive.; "a rain of bullets"; "a pelting of insults" |
| ~ chronological sequence, chronological succession, succession, successiveness, sequence | a following of one thing after another in time.; "the doctor saw a sequence of patients" |
| v. (weather) | 4. rain, rain down | precipitate as rain.; "If it rains much more, we can expect some flooding" |
| ~ come down, precipitate, fall | fall from clouds.; "rain, snow and sleet were falling"; "Vesuvius precipitated its fiery, destructive rage on Herculaneum" |
| ~ drizzle, mizzle | rain lightly.; "When it drizzles in summer, hiking can be pleasant" |
| ~ shower down, shower | rain abundantly.; "Meteors showered down over half of Australia" |
| ~ patter, pitter-patter, spatter, spit, sprinkle | rain gently.; "It has only sprinkled, but the roads are slick" |
| ~ rain buckets, rain cats and dogs, pelt, stream, pour | rain heavily.; "Put on your rain coat-- it's pouring outside!" |
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