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rain

/ˈɹeɪn/noun, verb1 syllable

Rain means: water falling in drops from vapor condensed in the atmosphere.

Synonyms for rain4

noun, as in water falling in drops from vapor condensed in the atmosphere

rainfall

noun, as in drops of fresh water that fall as precipitation from clouds

rainwater

noun, as in anything happening rapidly or in quick successive

pelting

verb, as in precipitate as rain

rain down

What does rain mean?4

noun

1

water falling in drops from vapor condensed in the atmosphere

2

drops of fresh water that fall as precipitation from clouds

3

anything happening rapidly or in quick successive“a rain of bullets”

verb

1

precipitate as rain“If it rains much more, we can expect some flooding”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with rain?60

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All 60 rhymes for rain, grouped by syllable

Rain in a sentence

  • What with the rain and a bad hotel, we didn't enjoy our holiday much.frpzzd
  • Judging from the look of the sky, it may rain at any moment.CK
  • Judging from the look of the sky, it may rain this afternoon.CK
  • Judging from the look of the sky, it is likely to rain.mamat
  • Judging from the sky, it will rain soon.CC
  • In spite of the rain, we enjoyed our holiday.al_ex_an_der
  • In the event of rain, the game will not be held.Eldad
  • After the rain, the sun emerged from the clouds.CM

Sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR, credited to their authors.

Forms of rain

as a noun

plural
rains

as a verb

past tense
rained
present participle
raining
third-person singular
rains
past participle
rained