noun / verb
rain
RAYN/reɪn/
Water descending from clouds in drops.
Rain falls into the puddle and sends ripples across the surface.
Etymology
Old English regn already meant water descending in drops through the air, so the modern sense preserves that meaning. Connections beyond the Germanic languages remain uncertain.
In context
we have flooding right now in south belt line with the heavy rain
More examples
- It often rains here in April.
- We wait inside until the rain stops.
- Heavy rains flooded the fields last week.
Forms
rain · rains · rained · raining
rainy adjective — Having much or frequent rain.
rainfall noun — The amount of rain that falls.
Similar words
- drizzle
- Very light rain made up of tiny drops.
- downpour
- A heavy fall of rain, often beginning suddenly.