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a steady falling of water from the sky in significant quantity<Mom yelled at us to come in out of the rain before we caught cold>Synonymscloudburst, deluge, downpour, rainfall, rainstorm, storm, wetRelated Wordsprecipitation, shower; thunderstormNear Antonymsdrizzle, mist, sprinkle
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a heavy fall of objects<the Norman invaders fled when the castleʼs defenders threw a rain of stones down upon them>Synonymshail, shower, stormRelated Wordsbarrage, broadside, cannonade, fusillade, salvo, volley; flood, gush, rush, spate, torrent; eruption, outbreak, outburst
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