name
Meaning 1
A female given name.
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name
A female given name.
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noun
Condensed water falling from a cloud.
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Usage: uncountable, usually
Topics: climatology, meteorology, natural-sciences
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noun
Any matter moving or falling, usually through air, and especially if liquid or otherwise figuratively identifiable with raindrops.
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Usage: figuratively, uncountable, usually
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noun
An instance of particles or larger pieces of matter moving or falling through air.
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Usage: figuratively, uncountable, usually
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verb
To have rain fall from the sky.
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Usage: impersonal
Topics: climatology, meteorology, natural-sciences
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verb
To fall as or like rain.
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Usage: figuratively, intransitive
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verb
To issue (something) in large quantities.
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Usage: figuratively, transitive
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verb
Obsolete form of reign.
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Usage: alt-of, obsolete
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noun
anything happening rapidly or in quick successive
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Synonyms: pelting
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: sequence, chronological sequence, succession, successiveness, chronological succession
noun
water falling in drops from vapor condensed in the atmosphere
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: rainfall
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: precipitation, downfall
Narrower terms: monsoon, rainstorm, downpour, cloudburst, deluge, waterspout, torrent, pelter, soaker, drizzle, mizzle, shower, rain shower
noun
drops of fresh water that fall as precipitation from clouds
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: rainwater
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: fresh water, freshwater
verb
precipitate as rain
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Synonyms: rain down
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: precipitate, come down, fall
Narrower terms: drizzle, mizzle, shower, shower down, sprinkle, spit, spatter, patter, pitter-patter, pour, pelt, stream, rain cats and dogs, rain buckets
History
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *Hréǵh-der. Proto-Indo-European *Hréǵhnos? Proto-Germanic *regną Proto-West Germanic *regn Old English reġn Middle English reyn English rain Inherited from Middle English reyn, rein, from Old English reġn, from Proto-West Germanic *regn, from Proto-Germanic *regną, of uncertain origin. Possibly from pre-Germanic *Hréǵ-no-, from Proto-Indo-European *Hreǵ- (“to flow”), although the consonant reflexes don't match. Cognates Cognate with Yola rhyne, ryne (“rain”), North Frisian Riin, rin (“rain”), Saterland Frisian Rien (“rain”), West Frisian rein (“rain”), Dutch regen (“rain”), Limburgish raenger, Rään (“rain”), German Low German Regen, Ręgen, Rägen (“rain”), Luxembourgish Reen (“rain”), German Regen (“rain”), Mòcheno reng (“rain”), Vilamovian raan (“rain”), Alemannic German regu, räge, rägä (“rain”), Bavarian Regn, rein (“rain”), Cimbrian regan, réego, reng (“rain”), Yiddish רעגן (regn, “rain”), Danish, Faroese, Icelandic, Norwegian Bokmål, Norwegian Nynorsk, and Swedish regn (“rain”), Crimean Gothic reghen (“rain”), Gothic 𐍂𐌹𐌲𐌽 (rign, “rain”).
From Middle English reinen, from Old English reġnian, from Proto-West Germanic *regnōn, from Proto-Germanic *regnōną, from *regną (“rain”), as above. Cognates Cognate with Cimbrian règhenan, rengen (“to rain”), Dutch regenen (“to rain”), German regnen (“to rain”), Limburgish raengere, rääne (“to rain”), Low German regen (“to rain”), Luxembourgish reenen (“to rain”), Yiddish רעגענען (regenen, “to rain”), Danish, Norwegian Bokmål regne (“to rain”), Faroese, Swedish regna (“to rain”), Icelandic rigna (“to rain”), Norwegian Nynorsk regna, regne (“to rain”).
Across languages
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