rain  (r ān)
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n.1. a. Water condensed from atmospheric vapor and falling in drops. b. A fall of such water; a rainstorm. c. The descent of such water. d. Rainy weather. e. rains A rainy season. 2. A heavy or abundant fall: a rain of fluffy cottonwood seeds; a rain of insults. v. rained, rain·ing, rains v.intr.1. To fall in drops of water from the clouds. 2. To fall like rain: Praise rained down on the composer. 3. To release rain. v.tr.1. To send or pour down. 2. To give abundantly; shower: rain gifts; rain curses upon their heads. Phrasal Verb: rain out To force the cancellation or postponement of (an outdoor event) because of rain. Used in passive constructions: The ball game was rained out. Idiom: rain cats and dogs Informal To rain very heavily.
[Middle English, from Old English regn, rēn.]
rainless adj. |