Rain Definition
rān
rained, raining, rains
noun
rains
Water falling to earth in drops larger than 0.5 mm (0.02 in) that have been condensed from the moisture in the atmosphere.
Webster's New World
The falling of such drops; shower or rainstorm.
Webster's New World
The descent of such water.
American Heritage
Rainy weather.
Webster's New World
Seasonal rainfalls; the rainy season.
Webster's New World
Synonyms:
verb
rained, raining, rains
To fall.
It is raining.
Webster's New World
To cause rain to fall.
Webster's New World
To pour down (rain or something likened to rain)
Webster's New World
To fall like rain.
Bullets rained about him.
Webster's New World
To give in large quantities.
To rain praises on someone.
Webster's New World
idiom
rain cats and dogs
- To rain very heavily.
American Heritage
rain cats and dogs
- to rain heavily
Webster's New World
rain out
- to cause (an event) to be postponed or canceled because of rain
Webster's New World
Idioms, Phrasal Verbs Related to Rain
Origin of Rain
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Middle English reyn, rein, from Old English reÄ¡n, from Proto-Germanic *regnaz (compare West Frisian rein, Dutch regen, German Regen, Danish regn), from pre-Germanic *Hréǵ-no-, from Proto-Indo-European *Hreǵ 'to flow' (compare Latin rigō (“wet, soak"), Lithuanian rõki (“drizzling rain"), Albanian rrjedh (“to flow, drip")).
From Wiktionary
Middle English from Old English regn, rēn
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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