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rain
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- pronunciation:
- reIn
- parts of speech:
- noun, verb
- phrases:
- rain cats and dogs
- features:
- Homophone Note, Word Builder, Word Explorer
| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
drops of water that form in the clouds and fall from the sky to the earth.
The heavy rain drowned many plants in our garden.
- synonyms:
- precipitation, rainfall
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| definition 2: |
a fast and steady fall of anything.
The soldier tried to protect himself from the rain of arrows.- synonyms:
- shower
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| related words: |
wet |
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| part of speech: |
verb |
| inflections: |
rains, raining, rained |
| definition 1: |
to come down as water from the clouds (used with subject "it").
It was raining hard, and we got all wet walking home.- similar words:
- drizzle, mist, pour, precipitate, sprinkle, storm
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| definition 2: |
to fall in the manner of rain.
The soda machine broke, and coins rained out all over the floor.- similar words:
- descend, fall, hail, pour
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| definition 3: |
to pour forth or send down.
My mother rained affection on us.- similar words:
- pour
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| phrase: |
rain cats and dogs |
| derivation: |
rainless (adj.) |
The words rain, reign, and rein sound alike but have different meanings. To find out why a wild horse prefers rain to reins, look up rein.
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