Rain - English meaning

phrasal verb

To rain heavily

Usage examples:

It's absolutely bucketing down.

noun

A sudden violent rainstorm.

Usage examples:

It has survived thunderstorms and cloudbursts and has taken place every year except during the two …

noun

A heavy fall of rain that begins and ends suddenly

verb

Move or travel towards or into a place thought of as near or familiar to the speaker.

Usage examples:

Jessica came into the kitchen

preposition

When a specified time is reached or event happens.

Usage examples:

I don't think that they'll be far away from honours come the new season

noun

Semen ejaculated by a man at an orgasm.

noun

A severe flood.

Usage examples:

This may be the worst deluge in living memory

verb

Overwhelm with a flood.

Usage examples:

Caravans were deluged by the heavy rains

noun

A very large volume of something, more than can be managed

Usage examples:

The newspaper received a deluge of complaints about the article., the senator’s office was deluged …

noun

A heavy fall of rain.

Usage examples:

A sudden downpour had filled the gutters and drains

noun

A lot of rain falling in a short time

noun

Light rain falling in very fine drops.

Usage examples:

Scotland will be cloudy with patchy drizzle

verb

Rain lightly.

Usage examples:

It's started to drizzle

noun

A slight rain

Usage examples:

We had fog and drizzle earlier, but now it’s sunny., it’s been drizzling on and off all day.

verb

Move from a higher to a lower level, typically rapidly and without control.

Usage examples:

Five inches of snow fell through the night

noun

An act of falling or collapsing.

Usage examples:

His mother had a fall as she alighted from a train

verb

Descend freely under the influence of gravity

phrasal verb

(of rain) fall very heavily.

Usage examples:

When i awoke the rain was lashing down

noun

Light rain; drizzle.

Usage examples:

The stillness that comes with a cornish mizzle

verb

Rain lightly.

Usage examples:

It was mizzling steadily

verb

Go away suddenly; vanish.

Usage examples:

He mizzled into the crowd

noun

The action or process of precipitating a substance from a solution.

Usage examples:

Acidic proteins are known to trigger carbonate precipitation via matrix mediated processes in micro…

noun

Water that falls from the clouds toward the ground, esp. as rain or snow

phrase

Rain very hard.

Usage examples:

‘it'll be raining cats and dogs in a minute ‘she muttered to herself.’

noun

A single drop of rain.

Usage examples:

The first thunderclap brought down raindrops and hailstones as big as marbles.

noun

A single drop of rain

noun

The fall of rain.

Usage examples:

Wildebeest sense distant rainfall

noun

The amount of rain that falls

Usage examples:

Heavy rainfall is expected in the northwest.

noun

A storm with heavy rain.

Usage examples:

El nino will lead to abnormal weather and the increase of tropical cyclones will bring more rainsto…

noun

Water that has fallen as or been obtained from rain.

Usage examples:

It also disrupts the water table by preventing rainwater from seeping down through the soil.

verb

Eject saliva forcibly from one's mouth, sometimes as a gesture of contempt or anger.

Usage examples:

Todd spat in hugh's face

noun

Saliva, typically that which has been ejected from a person's mouth.

Usage examples:

I brought up all this phlegm and spit into my mouth, and at first it was so, so foul i nearly choked.

verb

Put a spit through (meat) in order to roast it over an open fire.

Usage examples:

He spitted the rabbit and cooked it

verb

Cover (an object or surface) with small drops or particles of a substance.

Usage examples:

I sprinkled the floor with water

noun

A small quantity or amount of something scattered over an object or surface.

Usage examples:

A generous sprinkle of pepper

noun

A sudden violent gust of wind or localized storm, especially one bringing rain, snow, or sleet.

Usage examples:

Low clouds and squalls of driving rain

verb

(of a baby or small child) cry noisily and continuously.

Usage examples:

Sarah was squalling in her crib

noun

A sudden, strong wind or brief storm, esp. over water

Usage examples:

Occasional rain squalls blow furiously across the sea.

noun

A storm with thunder and lightning and typically also heavy rain or hail.

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Tornadic thunderstorms can also produce waterspouts and downbursts.

noun

A rain storm with thunder and lightning

noun

A strong and fast-moving stream of water or other liquid.

Usage examples:

Rain poured down in torrents

noun

A large stream of water that moves very fast

Usage examples:

Heavy storms turned the river into a raging torrent., fig. the tv station received torrents of angr…

noun

A large number or amount of something

Usage examples:

A torrent of sth we got a torrent of e-mails complaining about the advertisement., a torrent of cri…