rain
water falling in drops from vapor condensed in the atmosphere
How often you will meet it
Rank 1,117 of 71,295 words measured. It occurs 16,481 times across 155,139 chapters — 0.008% of every word in the library.
What it means
noun
- water falling in drops from vapor condensed in the atmosphere also: rainfall
- drops of fresh water that fall as precipitation from clouds also: rainwater
- anything happening rapidly or in quick successive also: pelting a rain of bulletsa pelting of insults
verb
- precipitate as rain also: rain down If it rains much more, we can expect some flooding
rain in real books
Each sentence below was written by a published author and is taken from a different book in our library. Open one to read the passage it came from, with narration.
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The iron heavens seemed to melt and rain down sweetness.
Ethan Frome · Edith Wharton · Chapter 1
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Rain in abundance, which, however, much cooled the air; with thunder and lightening, caused in me a terrible surprise.
The Life and Most Surprising Adventures · Daniel Defoe · Chapter 1
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As it had rain when there was rain nowhere else, so it had sun when there was sun nowhere else.
Famous Stories Every Child Should Know · Hamilton Wright [Editor] Mabie · Chapter 1
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Black clouds were driven furiously across the sky, torrents of rain and spray beat every now and then upon the window.
The Betrayal · E. Phillips (Edward Phillips) Oppenheim · Chapter 1
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Those waves of forests primeval were his, and the green spray of them was tossed into cloudland to catch the blessed rain.
The Heart of the Hills · John, Jr. Fox · Chapter 1