rains 1 of 2

noun

Definition of rainsnext
plural of rain
1
as in storms
a steady falling of water from the sky in significant quantity the rain continued for most of the day

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2
as in barrages
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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rains

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verb

present tense third-person singular of rain
1
as in pours
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
as in showers
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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Recent Examples of Synonyms for rains
  1. pours
  2. downpours
  3. torrents
Verb
  • The bulk of the home is this cavernous room, where light either pours or peeks in through various sized windows.
    Roxana Popescu, New York Times, 3 Jan. 2025
  • Then investment really pours in.
    Brian Domitrovic, Forbes, 31 Dec. 2024
Definition of pours
Noun
  • While a few severe storms are possible in the South, heavy downpours and wet roads are expected to be the primary travel concerns, The Weather Channel reports.
    Hannah Parry, Newsweek, 23 Dec. 2024
  • Heavy downpours and wet roads will be the primary travel concerns, though an isolated severe storm can't be ruled out.
    Hannah Parry, Newsweek, 23 Dec. 2024
Definition of downpours
Noun
  • Or perhaps flying insects that make split-second changes to their flight patterns enjoy torrents of information flowing through their brains that we mere humans can only imagine.
    Carl Zimmer, New York Times, 26 Dec. 2024
  • The lakes are often held in place by unstable ice dams and gravel bars that can fail with little warning, unleashing deadly torrents.
    ByAthar Parvaiz, science.org, 2 Dec. 2024
Definition of torrents
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