n.
- the condensed moisture of the atmosphere falling visibly in separate drops.
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(rains)
falls of rain.
- a large quantity of things falling or descending:
a rain of blows.
v.
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(it rains, it is raining, etc.)
rain falls.
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(be rained off or N. Amer. out)
(of an event) be cancelled or interrupted because of rain.
- fall or cause to fall in large quantities:
bombs rained down.
Phrase
- be as right as rain
be perfectly fit and well. - rain cats and dogs
rain heavily.
Derivative
Etymology
OE regn (n.), regnian (v.), of Gmc origin.