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rain R0025000 (rān)n.1. a. Water condensed from atmospheric vapor and falling in drops.b. A fall of such water; a rainstorm.c. The descent of such water.d. Rainy weather.e. rains A rainy season.2. A heavy or abundant fall: a rain of fluffy cottonwood seeds; a rain of insults.v. rained, rain·ing, rains v.intr.1. To fall in drops of water from the clouds.2. To fall like rain: Praise rained down on the composer.3. To release rain.v.tr.1. To send or pour down.2. To give abundantly; shower: rain gifts; rain curses upon their heads.Phrasal Verb: rain out To force the cancellation or postponement of (an outdoor event) because of rain. Used in passive constructions: The ball game was rained out.Idiom: rain cats and dogs Informal To rain very heavily.
[Middle English, from Old English regn, rēn.]
rain′less adj.rains (reɪnz) pl n (Physical Geography) the rains the season of heavy rainfall, esp in the tropicsTranslations
EncyclopediaSeerainRAINS
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| RAINS➣Regional Alliances for Infrastructure and Network Security | | RAINS➣Regional Acidification Information and Simulation | | RAINS➣Regional Alliance for Information and Network Security (Oregon) | | RAINS➣Regional Advisory Information and Network Systems (Tamale, Ghana) | | RAINS➣Radar Augmented Inertial Navigation System |
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