rainyrain‧y /ˈreɪni/ ●●● S3 adjective 
a cold rainy day in October I hate rainy weather. the rainy season2save something for a rainy day to save something, especially money, for a time when you will need itTHESAURUSrainy a rainy period of time is one when it rains a lot: · a cold rainy day in October· The weather continued to be rainy.· The rainy season is in July.wet rainy. Wet and rainymean the same and are used in the same way: · In Cyprus during the winter, you’ll only have the occasional wet day.· The wet weather is expected to continue.· another wet summer· It's been wet all week.damp if the air feels damp, there is a lot of moisture in the air and it may be raining slightly: · It was a cold damp day.· a damp November morningshowery raining for short periods: · the cool, bright, showery weather of early April· The weather will be showery, with some sunny intervals.drizzly raining slightly, with a lot of mist in the air: · The morning was grey and drizzly.grey British English, gray American English if the sky is grey, there are a lot clouds, and it looks like it will rain: · The next morning, the sky was grey.· Then, as if by magic, the sun burst through what had until then been a rather grey day.
EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS
- One rainy night when car windows were sealed against me I came back soaked and with not a single sale to report.
- People in rainy maritime climates call it just water, and complain when it falls from heaven.
- Some 600 Boston University journalism students had braved a rainy Friday night in 1976 to hear a panel discussion on investigative reporting.
- The groundbreaking was June 7, a rainy day in the Delta.
- The morning was damp, though not rainy, the grey day just beginning.
- Who owns the whole rainy, stony earth?
THESAURUS
a rainy period of time is one when it rains a lot: · a cold rainy day in October· The weather continued to be rainy.· The rainy season is in July.
rainy. Wet and rainymean the same and are used in the same way: · In Cyprus during the winter, you’ll only have the occasional wet day.· The wet weather is expected to continue.· another wet summer· It's been wet all week.
if the air feels damp, there is a lot of moisture in the air and it may be raining slightly: · It was a cold damp day.· a damp November morning
raining for short periods: · the cool, bright, showery weather of early April· The weather will be showery, with some sunny intervals.
raining slightly, with a lot of mist in the air: · The morning was grey and drizzly.
British English, gray American English if the sky is grey, there are a lot clouds, and it looks like it will rain: · The next morning, the sky was grey.· Then, as if by magic, the sun burst through what had until then been a rather grey day.
Longman Language Activatorrain water that falls from the sky in small drops: the rain: · The rain was beating against the window.in the rain: · I like walking in the rainheavy/torrential rain (=a lot of rain): · The roads are flooded after a period of exceptionally heavy rain.· The coast has been battered by torrential rain all week.light rain (=a little rain): · Some light rain is likely in the Boston area.rain falls (=comes down from the sky): · Four inches of rain have fallen in four days.acid rain (=rain that contains harmful chemicals from industry): · When acid rain falls, it affects the pH balance of the soil.
if it rains , water falls from the sky in the form of small drops: it rains: · It rained all night, and half the day after.· Take an umbrella in case it rains.
spoken use this to say that rain is falling now: · Look, it's raining again.· Is it still raining?it's raining hard/heavily (=raining a lot): · It had been raining heavily and the ground was very soft.
spoken use this to say that it is raining very hard: · As soon as I got outside it started pouring.it's pouring with rain British: · It was pouring with rain and she had forgotten her umbrella.
spoken use this to say that it is raining a little, with very small drops of rain: · I think I'll walk to work - it's only drizzling.
American spoken use this to say that it is raining a little, usually when it will not last long: · "Is it raining out?" "It's just sprinkling."
if the weather is wet or rainy , it rains a lot: · It's been wet all week.· You should bring a waterproof jacket and strong boots in case of wet weather.· a rainy weekend in November
a short period of rain, especially light rain: · It was just a shower, so we didn't get too wetheavy showers (=when a lot of rain falls for short periods): · Heavy showers are forecast for the weekend.light showers (=when a small amount of rain falls during short periods): · The weather will be cloudy with light showers in places.
spoken wet weather outdoors: · Come on in out of the wet.
a time of the year when it rains a lot in hot countries: · The seeds must be planted in time for the rainy season.· At this time of year, before the Monsoon, the river is at its lowest.monsoon rains: · During the monsoon rains, torrents of water spill down the mountains.
WORD SETSbackwater, nounbank, nounbank, verbbare, adjectivebarrier reef, nounbay, nounbayou, nounbeach, nounbeck, nounbelt, nounbillow, nounbiting, adjectivebitter, adjectiveblack ice, nounblast, nounblazing, adjectivebleach, verbblizzard, nounblow, verbblowy, adjectivebluff, nounbluster, verbblustery, adjectivebog, nounboiling, adjectiveboulder, nounbracing, adjectivebreaker, nounbreeze, nounbreezy, adjectivebrook, nounbrush, nounbrushwood, nounburn, nounbutte, nouncanyon, nouncascade, nouncataract, nouncave, nouncavern, nounchange, verbchasm, nounchoppy, adjectiveclap, nounclear, verbclement, adjectivecliff, nouncloud, nouncloudburst, nouncloudy, adjectivecoast, nouncoastal, adjectivecoastline, nouncone, nouncopse, nouncountry, nouncranny, nouncrater, nouncreation, nouncreep, verbcrisp, adjectivecrosswind, nouncumulus, nouncyclone, noundale, noundell, noundense, adjectivedew, noundewdrop, noundewfall, noundewy, adjectivedisgorge, verbdog days, noundownpour, noundownriver, adverbdownstream, adverbdownwind, adverbdrift, verbdrift, noundriftwood, noundrizzle, noundrop, verbdrop, noundrought, noundry, adjectivedry land, noundull, adjectivedune, nounduster, noundust storm, nouneast, adjectiveeddy, nounelectrical storm, nounequable, adjectiveeye, nounface, nounfail, verbfair, adjectivefall, nounfell, nounfen, nounfield, nounfierce, adjectivefiord, nounfirth, nounfjord, nounflood, verbflood, nounflood tide, nounflotsam, nounflow, nounflow, verbflower, nounflurry, nounfog, nounfogbound, adjectivefoggy, adjectivefoothill, nounfoothold, nounford, nounforeshore, nounforest, nounfoul, adjectivefreak, adjectivefreeze, nounfresh, adjectivefreshen, verbfreshwater, adjectivefrost, nounfury, noungale, noungale force, adjectivegap, noungentle, adjectivegeyser, nounglacial, adjectiveglen, noungnarled, adjectivegrassy, adjectivegreen, adjectivegreenery, nounground, nounground level, noungulley, noungully, noungust, noungust, verbgusty, adjectivehail, nounhailstone, nounhailstorm, nounhaze, nounheadwind, nounheath, nounheather, nounheat wave, nounhigh tide, nounhigh water, nounhill, nounhillock, nounhillside, nounhill station, nounhilly, adjectivehoarfrost, nounhot spring, nounhummock, nounhurricane, nounice, nouniceberg, nounice cap, nouninclement, adjectiveincline, nounIndian summer, nouninland, adjectiveinland, adverbinlet, nouninshore, adverbisland, nounisle, nounislet, nounjetsam, nounjungle, nounknoll, nounlake, nounlakeside, adjectiveledge, nounlightning, nounlip, nounloch, nounlough, nounlow tide, nounlow water, nounmarshland, nounmeadow, nounmere, nounmild, adjectivemillpond, nounmire, nounmist, nounmisty, adjectivemoan, verbmoan, nounmonsoon, nounmoonless, adjectivemoor, nounmoorland, nounMother Nature, nounmound, nounmountain, nounmountainous, adjectivemountainside, nounmountaintop, nounmouth, nounmudflat, nounmull, nounmurmur, verbmurmur, nounnarrows, nounnestle, verbnew moon, nounnook, nounnorth, adjectivenortheast, adjectivenortheaster, nounnortheasterly, adjectivenortherly, adjectivenorthwest, adjectivenorthwester, nounnorthwesterly, adjectivenotch, nounoasis, nounonshore, adjectiveooze, nounoutcrop, nounovercast, adjectiveozone, nounpack ice, nounpalisade, nounpanorama, nounparch, verbparched, adjectivepass, nounpatchy, adjectivepeak, nounpeal, nounpeasouper, nounpebble, nounpelt, verbpenumbra, nounperishing, adjectivepinewood, nounpinnacle, nounpitiless, adjectivepond, nounpour, verbprecipice, nounprospect, nounpuddle, nounquicksand, nounradiate, verbraging, adjectiverain, nounrainbow, nounrain drop, nounrainfall, nounrainstorm, nounrainwater, nounrainy, adjectiverange, nounrapids, nounrarefied, adjectiveravine, nounraw, adjectiverecede, verbreedy, adjectivereef, nounreservoir, nounridge, nounrift, nounrime, nounrise, verbrise, nounrock, nounrocky, adjectiveroll, verbrolling, adjectiverough, adjectiverural, adjectivescenery, nounscud, verbsea breeze, nounsea mist, nounset, verbshore, nounsky, nounslope, nounsludge, nounsnow, nounsnowbound, adjectivesnow-capped, adjectivesnowdrift, nounsnowfall, nounsnowflake, nounsnowstorm, nounsnowy, adjectivesouth, adjectivesoutheast, adjectivesoutheaster, nounsoutheasterly, adjectivesoutherly, adjectivesouthwest, adjectivesouthwesterly, adjectivespinney, nounspring, nounstream, nounsullen, adjectivesultry, adjectivesummer, nounsummit, nounsun, nounsundown, nounsun-drenched, adjectivesunrise, nounsunset, nounsunshine, nounswamp, nounsweep, verbswollen, adjectivetempestuous, adjectivethaw, verbthaw, nounthicket, nounthin, adjectivethunder, verbthunderbolt, nounthunderstorm, nounthundery, adjectivetide, nountreeless, adjectivetree-lined, adjectivetrough, nounturf, nountussock, nountwilight, nounvale, nounvalley, nounverdant, adjectivevisibility, nounvoid, nounwashout, nounwater, nounwatercourse, nounwaterfall, nounwaterside, nounwaterspout, nounwax, verbwest, adjectivewest, adverbwestbound, adjectivewesterly, adjectivewesternmost, adjectivewestward, adverbwet, adjectivewhirlpool, nounwhirlwind, nounwhite horses, nounwhitewater, nounwild, adjectivewill o' the wisp, nounwind, nounwindstorm, nounwindswept, adjectivewindy, adjectivewood, nounwooded, adjectivewoodland, nounwoodsy, adjectivewoody, adjectivezephyr, noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRY a cold rainy day in October I hate rainy weather. the rainy seasonCOLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
a cold rainy day in October I hate rainy weather. the rainy season (=when the weather is rainy, wet, dry etc)· In the rainy season, roads became a quagmire.
· I’m so sick of this wet weather.
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSNOUN· As fro Billy, he never said much about that rainy day, the last of Auntie's life.· But the result is satisfying and soulful, perfect rainy day fare.· We should have been putting money by for a rainy day because that rainy day came.· You know how your daddy tells you to put some of your money away for a rainy day?· The mortgage traders offset the losses with profits they had squirreled away for a rainy day.· It was a rainy day, a bad day in the heart.· The groundbreaking was June 7, a rainy day in the Delta.
· I used them on many rainy days, and never once suffered from wet feet.
· One rainy night when car windows were sealed against me I came back soaked and with not a single sale to report.· About a week later Lilly got a phone call in the middle of a rainy night.· We spent a rainy night back at good old Lima.· Following a rainy night, with only three casualties, one black and two whites, the riot ended.
· During the rainy season, Motabeng was subjected to a type of desert rain.· When to go: To avoid the rainy season, travel mid-December to mid-May.· Once the rainy season began in April, malaria, yellow fever, typhoid and scurvy began to take their toll.· It was shallow, except during the rainy season.· In the rainy season it offers little protection.· The best time to hunt is during the August rainy season, when he fetches several a night.· During the two months of the rainy season, they may do so every day.· I asked if she came here often, and commented on the rainy season.
· The rainy weather had subsided into clear stillness and there was a slight frost lying across the fields.· When the break in the dull, rainy weather came I decided on a day's search of the river foreshore.· He is really surprised that some people left the Lake District disgusted by the rainy weather.
PHRASES FROM THE ENTRY
1a rainy period of time is one when it rains a lot SYN wet: - Put it in a box in your guitar case and save it for a rainy day.
a cold rainy day in October I hate rainy weather. the rainy season2save something for a rainy day to save something, especially money, for a time when you will need itTHESAURUSrainy a rainy period of time is one when it rains a lot: · a cold rainy day in October· The weather continued to be rainy.· The rainy season is in July.wet rainy. Wet and rainymean the same and are used in the same way: · In Cyprus during the winter, you’ll only have the occasional wet day.· The wet weather is expected to continue.· another wet summer· It's been wet all week.damp if the air feels damp, there is a lot of moisture in the air and it may be raining slightly: · It was a cold damp day.· a damp November morningshowery raining for short periods: · the cool, bright, showery weather of early April· The weather will be showery, with some sunny intervals.drizzly raining slightly, with a lot of mist in the air: · The morning was grey and drizzly.grey British English, gray American English if the sky is grey, there are a lot clouds, and it looks like it will rain: · The next morning, the sky was grey.· Then, as if by magic, the sun burst through what had until then been a rather grey day.