Main Entry: ¹rain

Pronunciation: \ˈrān\

Function: noun

Usage: often attributive

Etymology: Middle English reyn, from Old English regn, rēn; akin to Old High German regan rain

Date: before 12th century

1 a : water falling in drops condensed from vapor in the atmosphere b : the descent of this water c : water that has fallen as rain : rainwater
2 a : a fall of rain : rainstorm b plural : the rainy season
3 : rainy weather
4 : a heavy fall <a rain of arrows>