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Synonyms & Antonyms of rain
(Entry 1 of 2)
1
a steady falling of water from the sky in significant quantity
- the rain continued for most of the day
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2
a heavy fall of objects
- the Norman invaders fled when the castle's defenders threw a rain of stones down upon them
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verbSynonyms & Antonyms of rain (Entry 2 of 2)
1
to fall as water in a continuous stream of drops from the clouds
- it started raining early this morning and hasn't let up since
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2
to give readily and in large quantities
- she rained praise upon her graduating students
- the squadron rained bombs on the enemy's fortifications
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