rain
Definition
- n. water falling in drops from vapor condensed in the atmosphere
- n. drops of fresh water that fall as precipitation from clouds
- n. anything happening rapidly or in quick successive
- v. precipitate as rain
Word forms
- Present participle
- raining
- Third person singular
- rains
- Past tense
- rained
- Past participle
- rained
Example sentences
n.
We stayed indoors because of the heavy rain.
vi.
It started to rain just as we left the house.
vt.
The teacher rained praise on the students for their hard work.