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Rain

/ɹeɪn/

Rain is a noun and verb with 4 senses listed below, each with examples where available, plus synonyms and a word game to make it stick.

Definition

noun
  1. Condensed water falling from a cloud.
    “The rains came late that year.”
  2. An instance of particles or larger pieces of matter moving or falling through air.
    “A rain of mortar fire fell on our trenches.”
verb
  1. To issue (something) in large quantities.
    “The boxer rained punches on his opponent's head.”
  2. To have rain fall from the sky.
    “It will rain today.”

Definitions from the Free Dictionary API

Origin

From Middle English reyn.

Source: Etymological Wordnet (CC BY-SA 3.0)

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