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1 rain
[rein] 1. noun1) (water falling from the clouds in liquid drops: We've had a lot of rain today; walking in the rain; We had flooding because of last week's heavy rains.) βροχή2) (a great number of things falling like rain: a rain of arrows.) βροχή2. verb1) ((only with it as subject) to cause rain to fall: I think it will rain today.) βρέχει2) (to (cause to) fall like rain: Arrows rained down on the soldiers.) πέφτω σαν βροχή•- rainy- raininess
- rainbow
- rain check: take a rain check
- raincoat
- raindrop
- rainfall
- rain forest
- rain-gauge
- keep
- save for a rainy day
- rain cats and dogs
- the rains
- as right as rain
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2 retain
[rə'tein]1) (to continue to have, use, remember etc; to keep in one's possession, memory etc: He finds it difficult to retain information; These dishes don't retain heat very well.) κρατώ, διατηρώ, συγκρατώ2) (to hold (something) back or keep (something) in its place: This wall was built to retain the water from the river in order to prevent flooding.) συγκρατώ
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wash out — verb 1. prevent or interrupt due to rain (Freq. 1) The storm had washed out the game • Syn: ↑rain out • Hypernyms: ↑prevent, ↑keep • Verb Frames … Useful english dictionary
wash away — verb 1. eliminate wash away all the differences • Hypernyms: ↑remove, ↑take away • Verb Frames: Somebody s something Something s something 2. remove by the application of water or other liquid and soap or … Useful english dictionary
drown — verb (drowned; drowning) Etymology: Middle English drounen Date: 14th century intransitive verb to become drowned transitive verb 1. a. to suffocate by submersion especially in water … New Collegiate Dictionary
erode — verb (eroded; eroding) Etymology: Latin erodere to eat away, from e + rodere to gnaw more at rodent Date: 1612 transitive verb 1. to diminish or destroy by degrees: a. to eat into or away by slow destruction of substance (as by acid, infection,… … New Collegiate Dictionary
drown out — verb make imperceptible (Freq. 3) The noise from the ice machine drowned out the music • Hypernyms: ↑make noise, ↑resound, ↑noise • Verb Frames: Something s somebody … Useful english dictionary
flood out — verb charge someone with too many tasks • Syn: ↑overwhelm, ↑deluge • Derivationally related forms: ↑deluge (for: ↑deluge) • Hypernyms: ↑charge, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
rain down — verb precipitate as rain If it rains much more, we can expect some flooding • Syn: ↑rain • Derivationally related forms: ↑rain (for: ↑rain) • Hypernyms: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
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straiten — verb a) To squeeze something together to make it narrow, or to confine it in a smaller space The channel straitened the river through the town, made it flow faster, and caused more flooding upstream. b) To restrict, especially financially. Rising … Wiktionary
sit up — verb a) To assume a sitting position from a position lying down. Despite being sick, Lorin sat up to greet the visitors. b) To sit erect. She was awakened by a shock, so sudden and severe that if Dorothy had not been lying on the soft bed she… … Wiktionary
