Pronunciations (4)
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/ɹeɪn/
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- Canada
- General-American
- Received-Pronunciation
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/ɹæɪn/
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- Australia
- New-Zealand
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/ɾen/
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- Scotland
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/ɾei̯n/
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- Wales
Noun
Condensed water falling from a cloud.
Usage- Uncountable
- usually
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It is raining.
We've been having a lot of rain lately.
The rains came late that year.
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This process involves cloud seeding – when various substances are put into clouds in an attempt to cause rain.
Any matter moving or falling, usually through air, and especially if liquid or otherwise figuratively identifiable with raindrops.
Usage- Figurative
- Uncountable
- usually
An instance of particles or larger pieces of matter moving or falling through air.
Usage- Figurative
- Uncountable
- usually
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A rain of mortar fire fell on our trenches.
Verb
To have rain fall from the sky.
Usage- impersonal
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Judging by the black cloud, it will rain later today.
To fall as or like rain.
Usage- Figurative
- Intransitive
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Tears rained from her eyes.
Leaves rained from the tree.
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Bombs rained from the sky.
The rain it raineth every day.
To issue (something) in large quantities.
Usage- Figurative
- Transitive
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The boxer rained punches on his opponent's head.
Generous to a fault, they positively rained gifts on all their friends.
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Reporters rained questions on the beleaguered police chief.
Noun
water falling in drops from vapor condensed in the atmosphere
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drops of fresh water that fall as precipitation from clouds
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anything happening rapidly or in quick successive
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a rain of bullets
a pelting of insults
Verb
precipitate as rain
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If it rains much more, we can expect some flooding