rain dance | a ritual dance intended to bring rain |
rain barrel | a barrel used as a cistern to hold rainwater |
rain gauge rain gage pluviometer udometer | gauge consisting of an instrument to measure the quantity of precipitation |
rain stick | a percussion instrument that is made from a dried cactus branch that is hollowed out and filled with small pebbles and capped at both ends, makes the sound of falling rain when tilted, origin was in Chile where tribesmen used it in ceremonies to bring rain |
rain pelting | anything happening rapidly or in quick successive, a rain of bullets, a pelting of insults |
rain check | a ticket stub entitling the holder to admission to a future event if the scheduled event was cancelled due to rain |
rain check | a promise that an unaccepted offer will be renewed in the future |
rain forest rainforest | a forest with heavy annual rainfall |
temperate rain forest | a rain forest in a temperate area |
tropical rain forest selva | a rain forest in a tropical area |
rain shadow | an area that has little precipitation because some barrier causes the winds to lose their moisture before reaching it |
nimbus nimbus cloud rain cloud | a dark grey cloud bearing rain |
Jupiter Pluvius Rain-giver | an epithet for Jupiter |
Rain-in-the-Face | a chief of the Sioux, he was with Sitting Bull and others at the Battle of Little Bighorn () when General Custer's troops were massacred (-) |
rain rainfall | water falling in drops from vapor condensed in the atmosphere |
shower rain shower | a brief period of precipitation, the game was interrupted by a brief shower |
rain tree saman monkeypod monkey pod zaman zamang Albizia saman | large ornamental tropical American tree with bipinnate leaves and globose clusters of flowers with crimson stamens and seed pods that are eaten by cattle |
common laburnum golden chain golden rain Laburnum anagyroides | an ornamental shrub or tree of the genus Laburnum, often cultivated for Easter decorations |
rain-wash | the washing away of soil or other loose material by rain |
acid rain acid precipitation | rain containing acids that form in the atmosphere when industrial gas emissions (especially sulfur dioxide and nitrogen oxides) combine with water |
rain rainwater | drops of fresh water that fall as precipitation from clouds |
rain date | an alternative date set for some outdoor event in case it rains on the appointed date, the rain date for the picnic will be the following Sunday |
rain out wash out | prevent or interrupt due to rain, The storm had washed out the game |
rain rain down | precipitate as rain, If it rains much more, we can expect some flooding |
pour pelt stream rain cats and dogs rain buckets | rain heavily, Put on your rain coat-- it's pouring outside! |