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(n)
Water (for a house, etc.) sourced from rain which has not joined a spring, stream or river, pond, lake or sea.
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(v)
(intransitive, with on or upon) To strike (literally or figuratively) many times and/or very intensely.
The occurrence of liquid precipitation, the fall of rain.
The act by which somebody or something is pelted.
A light, brief snowfall; a shower of snow.
A brief fall of precipitation (spell of rain, or a similar fall of snow, sleet, or cascade); burst of hefty precipitation.
A heavy rain.
(adj)
Pouring with rain; wet; showery
A storm characterized by substantial, heavy rainfall.
(countable, uncountable) Water or other liquid finely suspended in air. (Compare fog, haze.)
A great flood or rain.
(meteorology, uncountable) Balls or pieces of ice falling as precipitation, often in connection with a thunderstorm.
Light rain.
A barangay of Baco, Oriental Mindoro, Philippines (unconfirmed).
Liquid or moisture.
(obsolete except US, regional) Moistness; also, moisture.
A natural or artificial means for the removal of fluids from a given area by its draining away.
A visible mass of water droplets suspended in the air.
The act of pouring.
A light covering with a sprinkled substance.
The sudden outward flowing of a large amount of something.
An artificial obstruction, such as a dam, in a river designed to increase its depth or to divert its flow.
A negative side effect; an undesirable or unexpected consequence.
Each of the four divisions of a year: spring, summer, autumn (fall) and winter
A violent flow, as of water, lava, etc.; a stream suddenly raised and running rapidly, as down a precipice.
A tropical plant.
Of or relating to acid; having the character of an acid.
(countable) Somewhere one can find protection.
The action of the verb fry.
A forest in a climate with high annual rainfall and no dry season.
A waterproof coat to be worn in the rain.
A product resulting from a process, event, or course of action.
(informal) Second, ¹⁄₆₀ of a minute.
(chemistry) Any compound which yields H+ ions (protons) when dissolved in water; an Arrhenius acid.
A surname from Chinese.
(often in the plural) The ability to persuade, delight or arouse admiration.
Not allowing passage, especially of liquids; waterproof.
The process by which something is dried.
(chiefly US, Canada) A conduit allowing liquid to flow out of an otherwise contained volume; a plughole (UK)
A sudden heavy rainstorm.
Tropical rainy season when the rain lasts for several months with few interruptions.
(often nautical) A sudden storm, as found in a squall line.
A single droplet of rainwater that has just fallen or is falling from the sky.
(of clothing) Suitable for wet weather; waterproof.
Of, pertaining to, or produced by rain.
The act of something being poured down.
A rain shower accompanied by thunder and lightning.
Alternative spelling of rain cloud. [A cloud from which rain is falling or may fall.]
Coming or characterized by torrents; flowing heavily or in large quantities.
The direct rays, light or warmth of the sun.
(countable, uncountable) Real or perceived movement of atmospheric air usually caused by convection or differences in air pressure.
A surname.
(adv)
In a torrential manner, or to a torrential degree
The loud rumbling, cracking, or crashing sound caused by expansion of rapidly heated air around a lightning bolt.
(chiefly UK, Ireland, Northeastern US) Precipitation in the form of a mixture of rain and snow.
The act by which something is drenched; a soaking.
Of weather: stormy, with thunder and lightning.
An amount of liquid that is drizzled.
The amount of snow that falls on one occasion.
Alternative form of hail storm. [A storm characterized by lots of large hail.]
Saturated with rainwater.
A period of unusually low rainfall, longer and more severe than a dry spell.
Without rain.
One who, or that which, is pure.
One or both regions of the Earth where it snows the year round; the Arctic and/or Antarctic.
(N)
the second album by the Canadian singer-songwriter Joni Mitchell, released on May 1, 1969, by Reprise Records.
The characteristic of being muggy.
Covered with clouds; overshadowed; darkened; (meteorology) more than 90% covered by clouds.
The state of being moist.
A flash of light produced by short-duration, high-voltage discharge of electricity within a cloud, between clouds, or between a cloud and the earth.
Clothing worn as protection from rain.
Alternative form of rain gauge. [(meteorology) A device used in meteorology to measure rainfall.]
The time when dew begins to form.
Relating to monsoons.
The amount of water vapour in the air.
An act of flooding; a flood or gush.
Covered with or characterised by clouds.
All the electromagnetic radiation given off by the Sun; especially, that in the visible spectrum and that bathes the Earth.