- rain
- {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} nounADJECTIVE▪ driving, hard, lashing (esp. BrE), pelting, pounding (esp. AmE)▪ drenching, heavy, pouring, torrential▪ steady▪ drizzling, fine, gentle, light, soft▪
The fine rain turned to mist in the early evening.
▪The forecast is for wind and light rain.
▪ warm▪ cold, freezing, icy▪ constant, continuous, incessant, persistent▪ intermittent, patchy (BrE)▪ overnight▪Overnight rain had freshened up the grass.
▪ monsoon, tropical▪The monsoon rains started early this year.
▪ spring, summer, etc.▪ acid… OF RAIN▪ drop▪ inch, shower, spot (esp. BrE, informal)▪We had three inches of rain last night.
▪A few spots of rain had fallen.
▪We could do with a spot of rain. (BrE)
VERB + RAIN▪ forecast▪Rain is forecast for tomorrow.
▪ look like, threaten▪It looks like rain (= it looks as though it is going to rain).
▪Black clouds threatened rain.
▪ pour with (esp. BrE)▪It poured with rain all afternoon.
▪ get caught in▪We got caught in the rain on the way home.
RAIN + VERB▪ come down, fall, pour down, trickle▪ beat, drum, lash, pelt, pound (esp. AmE)▪Rain beat against the roof all night.
▪The rain pounded down on her.
▪ drip, patter, splash▪She listened to the rain pattering against the window.
▪ drench sb/sth, soak sb/sth▪Heavy rain drenched us.
▪ come, set in, start▪The rain came just as we set off.
▪The rain had set in steadily by the time we got home.
▪ cease, let up, stop▪The rain didn't let up all day.
▪ continue▪The rain continued for most of the day.
▪ threaten▪With rain threatening, we headed home as fast as we could.
▪ drive sb▪The rain drove the players off the court.
RAIN + NOUN▪ cloud▪ drop (usually raindrop), water (usually rainwater)▪ shower, storm (usually rainstorm)▪ barrel, gutter (both AmE)▪ gear (esp. AmE)▪None of us had proper rain gear.
▪ gaugePREPOSITION▪ in the rain▪We found her sitting in the pouring rain.
▪ out of the rain▪Come in out of the rain.
▪ through the rain▪We drove slowly through the driving rain.
PHRASES▪ come rain or shine, rain or shine (figurative)▪{{Roman}}II.{{/Roman}}We work outside every day, rain or shine.
verbADVERB▪ hard, heavily▪ a little, lightly, slightly▪ non-stop, solidly (esp. BrE), steadily▪It had rained solidly for four days.
▪It's been raining steadily all day.
VERB + RAIN▪ begin to, start to▪ be going to▪I don't think it's going to rain.
PHRASES▪ start raining, stop raining
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