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rain
noun as in downpour of water or other substance
Strongest matches
deluge, drizzle, flood, hail, mist, monsoon, precipitation, rainfall, rainstorm, shower, showers, sleet, stream, torrent
Strong matches
cloudburst, condensation, fall, flurry, pour, pouring, raindrops, sheets, spate, spit, sprinkle, sprinkling, volley
Weak matches
cat-and-dog weather, drencher, heavy dew, liquid sunshine, precip, sun shower, wet stuff, window washer
Example Sentences
The best chances for rain will occur Saturday afternoon into the evening.
Then, with two out in the bottom of the eighth inning, chants of “M-V-P” were already raining down on Raleigh as he stepped to the plate, batting left-handed again, against Rockies reliever Angel Chivilli.
The defendant, who represented himself in court, said he "never had a full-face balaclava" but "had my hood up as it was raining".
Wind speeds are expected to gradually weaken as the storm moves westwards over land but rain will be torrential and slow-moving across the region for several more days.
The sound of rush hour in Zhuhai on China's southern coast has been replaced by howling winds and sheets of rain.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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