a heavy shower (of rain)

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• rain — rain1 W2S2 [reın] n [: Old English; Origin: regn] 1.) [U] water that falls in small drops from clouds in the sky ▪ a night of wind and rain in the rain ▪ I left my bicycle out in the rain. heavy/torrential/pouring rain (=a lot of rain) ▪ There… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• shower — I n. bath using an overhead spray 1) to have (BE), take a shower short period of rain brief downpour 2) a heavy; light shower 3) April; passing; scattered showers 4) a meteor; rain; thunder shower 5) a sun shower (esp. AE) ( rain that falls while …   Combinatory dictionary

• shower — show|er1 S2 [ˈʃauə US ʃaur] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(for washing in)¦ 2¦(act of washing)¦ 3¦(rain)¦ 4¦(lots of things)¦ 5¦(party)¦ 6¦(people)¦ ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ [: Old English; Origin: scur] 1.) ¦(F …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• rain — [[t]reɪn[/t]] n. 1) mer water that is condensed from the aqueous vapor in the atmosphere and falls to earth in drops 2) mer a rainfall, rainstorm, or shower 3) mer rains, the rainy season; seasonal rainfall 4) mer weather marked by steady or… …   From formal English to slang

• Rain Shower — also Shower or Sonagi, is a Korean short story written by Korean writer Hwang Sun won in 1959. Rain Shower is a translation of the Korean title “Sonagi.” Sonagi is a brief but a heavy rain shower that suddenly comes down usually on a hot afterno …   Wikipedia

• rain — [n] downpour of water or other substance cat and dog weather*, cloudburst, condensation, deluge, drencher, drizzle, fall, flood, flurry, hail, heavy dew, liquid sunshine*, mist, monsoon, pour, pouring, precip*, precipitation, raindrops, rainfall …   New thesaurus

• rain — rainless, adj. rainlessness, n. /rayn/, n. 1. water that is condensed from the aqueous vapor in the atmosphere and falls to earth in drops more than 1/50 in. (0.5 mm) in diameter. Cf. drizzle (def. 6). 2. a rainfall, rainstorm, or shower: We had… …   Universalium

• rain — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. shower, precipitation, rainstorm, downpour. v. shower, pour, drizzle; bestow, lavish, shower upon. See water. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [Water falling in drops] Syn. drizzle, mist, sprinkle, sprinkling,… …   English dictionary for students

• rain — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun ADJECTIVE ▪ driving, hard, lashing (esp. BrE), pelting, pounding (esp. AmE) ▪ drenching, heavy, pouring, torr …   Collocations dictionary

• rain — n 1. precipitation, raindrops; fine or light rain, serein, drizzle, sprinkle, Chiefly Dial. mizzle, mist; rainfall, cloudburst, rainstorm, shower, sun shower, thundershower, thunderstorm, electrical storm, thundersquall, squall, hurricane;… …   A Note on the Style of the synonym finder

• shower — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 for washing your body ADJECTIVE ▪ cold, cool ▪ hot, steaming, warm ▪ brief, quick …   Collocations dictionary