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1 rain forest
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2 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.) ploaie2) (a great number of things falling like rain: a rain of arrows.) ploaie2. verb1) ((only with it as subject) to cause rain to fall: I think it will rain today.) a ploua2) (to (cause to) fall like rain: Arrows rained down on the soldiers.) a cădea ca grindina•- 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
- right as rain
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rain forest — rain ,forest noun count or uncount * a forest in a tropical region of the world where it rains a lot. Rain forests are considered to be important environmental areas and many people want them to be protected by law: the Amazon rain forest areas… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
rain forest — rain .forest rain|for|est [ˈreınfɔrıst US fo: , fa: ] n [U and C] a tropical forest with tall trees that are very close together, growing in an area where it rains a lot ▪ the destruction of the rain forest … Dictionary of contemporary English
rain forest — n. a dense, evergreen forest having abundant rainfall throughout the year: also written rainforest n … English World dictionary
rain forest — (n.) 1899, apparently a loan translation of Ger. Regenwald, coined by A.F.W. Schimper for his 1898 work Pflanzengeographie … Etymology dictionary
rain forest — noun a forest with heavy annual rainfall • Syn: ↑rainforest • Hypernyms: ↑forest, ↑wood, ↑woods • Hyponyms: ↑temperate rain forest, ↑tropical rain forest, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
rain forest — noun Date: 1903 1. a tropical woodland with an annual rainfall of at least 100 inches (254 centimeters) and marked by lofty broad leaved evergreen trees forming a continuous canopy called also tropical rain forest 2. temperate rain forest … New Collegiate Dictionary
rain forest — noun (C) a tropical forest with tall trees that are very close together, growing in an area where it rains a lot: environmental groups campaigning against the destruction of the rain forest … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
Rain Forest Adventure Lodge — (Carrillo,Коста Рика) Категория отеля: Адрес: 5 km después del puente d … Каталог отелей
rain forest — rain′ for est or rain′for est n. ecl a tropical forest, usu. of tall, densely growing, broad leaved evergreen trees in an area of high annual rainfall • Etymology: 1900–05 … From formal English to slang
Rain Forest Shrew — Taxobox name = Rain Forest Shrew status = DD | status system = IUCN3.1 regnum = Animalia phylum = Chordata classis = Mammalia ordo = Soricomorpha familia = Soricidae genus = Sylvisorex species = S. pluvialis binomial = Sylvisorex pluvialis… … Wikipedia
rain forest biome — Biome Bi ome (b[imac] [=o]m), n. [Gr. bi os life.] 1. (Ecology) a specific type of complex ecological community characterized by specific environmental conditions and a distinctive group of plants and animals, maintained in a relatively stable… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English