rain

rain

noun

Definition of RAIN

1

a steady falling of water from the sky in significant quantity <the rain continued for most of the day>

Synonyms cloudburst, deluge, downfall, downpour, rainfall, rainstorm, storm, wet

Related Words precipitation, shower; thundershower, thunderstorm, weather

Near Antonyms drizzle, mist, mizzle, scud, spit, sprinkle

2

a heavy fall of objects <the Norman invaders fled when the castle's defenders threw a rain of stones down upon them>

Synonyms hail, shower, storm

Related Words barrage, bombardment, broadside, cannonade, fusillade, salvo, volley; flood, gush, rush, spate, torrent; eruption, outbreak, outburst