rain


Definition: Meaning of, rain in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / reɪn /

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rain rains
  1. [uncountable] water that falls in small drops from clouds in the sky
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  2. the rains heavy rain that falls during a particular period in the year in tropical countries [=  monsoon]
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  3. rain of something a large number of things falling or moving through the air together
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  4. (come) rain or shine spoken whatever happens or whatever the weather is like
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Prsesent Past Past Participle
rain rained rained
Present Participle Third Person Singular
raining rains
  1. it rains if it rains, drops of water fall from clouds in the sky
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  2. rain (down) blows/blows rain down if you rain blows onto someone, you hit them many times
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  3. it never rains but it pours spoken used to say that as soon as one thing goes wrong, a lot of other things go wrong as well
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rain used in phrases

  • Rain-giver (noun)
    1. an epithet for Jupiter
  • Rain-in-the-Face (noun)
    1. 1835-1905 1876 a chief of the Sioux; he was with Sitting Bull and others at the Battle of Little Bighorn when General Custer's troops were massacred
  • Singin' in the Rain
    1. (1952) a very famous and popular US MUSICAL (= a film that uses singing and dancing to tell a story) in which Gene KELLY and Debbie Reynolds appear. The film contains a famous scene in which Gene KELLY dances in the street while it is raining, and sings "Singin' in the Rain".
  • acid rain (noun)
    1. rain that contains harmful acid which can damage the environment and is caused by chemicals in the air, for example from cars or factories
  • golden rain (noun)
    1. an ornamental shrub or tree of the genus Laburnum; often cultivated for Easter decorations
  • rain barrel (noun)
    1. a barrel used as a cistern to hold rainwater
  • rain buckets (verb)
    1. rain heavily
  • rain cats and dogs (verb)
    1. rain heavily
  • rain check (noun)
    1. take a rain check (on something) informal especially American English used to say that you will do something in the future but not now
    2. American English a ticket for an outdoor event, such as a sports game, that you can use again if it rains and the action stops
  • rain cloud (noun)
    1. a dark grey cloud bearing rain
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rain used in phrasal verbs

  • rain down (phrasal verb)
    1. [intransitive] same as rain2 (sense 2)
    2. [intransitive/transitive] same as rain2 (sense 3)
  • rain off (phrasal verb)
    1. if a sports game or other outside event is rained off, it does not happen because of rain
  • rain out (phrasal verb)
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