rain in Kashmiri कॉशुर
rain in Sindhi سنڌي
rain in Telugu తెలుగు
rain in English
- rain⇄expr. it never rains but it pours, events of a kind, especially misfortunes, come all together.
Ex. As it never rains but it pours, news of another disaster was rife in the city in the evening (Earl Dunmore). - rain⇄expr. rain off, (British.) to rain out.
Ex. An open-air meeting was rained off, but pickets patrolled the dock entrances (London Times). - rain⇄expr. rain out, to cancel because of rain.
Ex. The second game of the scheduled double-header was rained out in the third inning with Cincinnati leading (New York Times). - rain⇄expr. the rains, the rainy season; the seasonal rainfalls.
Ex. The heavy tropical rains are usually confined to definite periods (Thomas Henry Huxley). - rain⇄noun 1. water falling in drops from the clouds. Rain is formed from moisture condensed from water vapor in the atmosphere.
Ex. The rain spattered the window.
2. the fall of such drops; shower or rainstorm.
Ex. a hard rain.
3. (F - rain⇄rain, noun, verb.
- rain⇄v.i. 1. to fall in drops of water.
Ex. It rained all day.
2. (Figurative.) to fall like rain.
Ex. Sparks rained down from the burning roof.
3. to pour down rain. - rain⇄v.t. 1. to send down (rain).
Ex. I will rain upon him ... an overflowing rain, and great hailstones (Ezekiel 38:22).
2. (Figurative:)
Ex. The children rained flowers on the May queen.
(SYN) shower.