nnoun.phenomenonwater falling in drops from vapor condensed in the atmosphereSynset:rainfall
Derivationally Related Form:rainrainy
Hypernyms:downfall precipitation
Inherited Hypernyms:rainprecipitationweatheratmospheric phenomenonphysical phenomenonnatural phenomenonphenomenonprocessphysical entityentity
Direct Hyponyms:cloudburstdelugedownpourdrizzlemizzlemonsoonpelterrain showerrainstormshowersoakertorrentwaterspout
Part Meronyms:raindrop
Full Hyponyms:downpourdrizzleline stormmonsoonrainstormscatteringshowerthundershower
nnoun.substancedrops of fresh water that fall as precipitation from cloudsSynset:rainwater
Derivationally Related Form:rainrainy
Hypernyms:fresh water freshwater
Inherited Hypernyms:rainfresh waterwaterbinary compoundcompoundchemicalmaterialsubstancematterphysical entityentity
Inherited Hypernyms:rainfresh waterwaterbinary compoundcompoundchemicalmaterialsubstancepartrelationabstractionentity
Inherited Hypernyms:rainfresh waterwaterliquidfluidmatterphysical entityentity
nnoun.attributeanything happening rapidly or in quick successiveSynset:pelting
Examples:- a rain of bullets
- a pelting of insults
Derivationally Related Form:pelt
Hypernyms:chronological sequence chronological succession sequence succession successiveness
Inherited Hypernyms:rainsequencetemporal arrangementtemporal propertypropertyattributeabstractionentity
vverb.weatherprecipitate as rainSynset:rain down
Examples:- If it rains much more, we can expect some flooding
Derivationally Related Form:rain
Hypernyms:come down fall precipitate
Inherited Hypernyms:rainprecipitate
Direct Hyponyms:drizzlemizzlepatterpeltpitter-patterpourrain bucketsrain cats and dogsshowershower downspatterspitsprinklestream
Full Troponyms:drizzlepoursheetshowersluicesprinkle
Sentence Frame:Something ---s something | It is ---ing | It was ---ing all day long (apply to: rain, rain down)