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rain
noun as in downpour of water or other substance
Strongest matches
deluge, drizzle, flood, hail, mist, monsoon, precipitation, rainfall, rainstorm, shower, showers, sleet, stream, torrent
Strong matches
cloudburst, condensation, fall, flurry, pour, pouring, raindrops, sheets, spate, spit, sprinkle, sprinkling, volley
Weak matches
cat-and-dog weather, drencher, heavy dew, liquid sunshine, precip, sun shower, wet stuff, window washer
Example Sentences
With Malaga at the centre of severe flooding on Wednesday, the British squad were unable to leave their hotel as heavy rain hit the Andalusian city.
Showers will be frequent in Northern Ireland along with coastal areas of England and Wales - these will probably be mixed with some rain, sleet and hail.
Northerly winds will bring frequent showers to northern Scotland, probably falling as sleet and rain near to coastal areas.
We residents of big-city America now walk in the same rain of atomized, influencer-driven information as everyone else.
Floods and torrential rain returned to the Valencia region on Wednesday night, but this time they were ready for it, and the areas hit two weeks ago escaped further disaster.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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