scud of rain

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• RAIN — (Heb. מָטָר ,גֶּשֶׁם). The large number of quotations referring to rain in the biblical and talmudic sources may be attributed to the fact that rain is the most important climatic element for the agriculture of Israel, particularly in non… …   Encyclopedia of Judaism

• scud — [skud] vi. scudded, scudding [prob. < ON form akin to OE scudan, to hurry: see SHUDDER] 1. to run or move swiftly; glide or skim along easily 2. to be driven or run before the wind n. 1. the act of scudding 2. spray, rain, or snow driven by… …   English World dictionary

• 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

• scud — 1. adjective Naked. 2. verb a) To race along swiftly (especially used of clouds). b) To run before a high wind with no sails set. 3. noun …   Wiktionary

• scud — verb (scuds, scudding, scudded) move fast in a straight line because or as if driven by the wind. noun 1》 chiefly literary clouds or spray driven fast by the wind.     ↘a driving shower of rain.     ↘the action of scudding. 2》 (Scud or Scud… …   English new terms dictionary

• scud — Synonyms and related words: Cloudcuckooland, alto cumulus, alto stratus, anvil cloud, banner cloud, billowy cloud, blast, blow, bolt, brash, breakers, burst, burst of rain, burst of speed, canter, cap cloud, career, cirro cumulus, cirro fillum,… …   Moby Thesaurus

• scud — [[t]skʌ̱d[/t]] scuds, scudding, scudded VERB If clouds scud along, they move quickly and smoothly through the sky. [LITERARY] [V adv/prep] ...heavy, rain laden clouds scudding across from the south west. Syn: sail …   English dictionary

• scud — I. intransitive verb (scudded; scudding) Etymology: perhaps from Middle Dutch schudden to shake Date: 1532 1. to move or run swiftly especially as if driven forward < clouds scudding across the sky > 2. to run before a gale II. noun …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• scud — skÊŒd n. act of moving swiftly; wind driven cloud or mist; rain shower v. move swiftly, pass quickly …   English contemporary dictionary

• Storm scud — Storm Storm, n. [AS. storm; akin to D. storm, G. sturm, Icel. stormr; and perhaps to Gr. ? assault, onset, Skr. s? to flow, to hasten, or perhaps to L. sternere to strew, prostrate (cf. {Stratum}). [root]166.] 1. A violent disturbance of the… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Storm scud — Cloud Cloud (kloud), n. [Prob. fr. AS. cl[=u]d a rock or hillock, the application arising from the frequent resemblance of clouds to rocks or hillocks in the sky or air.] 1. A collection of visible vapor, or watery particles, suspended in the… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English