| 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 |
Revolutionary Organization November
November | a Marxist-Leninist terrorist organization in Greece that is violently opposed to imperialism and capitalism and NATO and the United States, an active terrorist group during the s |
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 |
| November | anniversary of the discovery of the Gunpowder Plot |
| 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 |
Martinmas
St Martin's Day
November | the feast of Saint Martin, a quarter day in Scotland |
All Saints' Day
Allhallows
November
Hallowmas
Hallowmass | a Christian feast day honoring all the saints, first observed in |
All Souls' Day
November | a day of supplication for all the souls in purgatory |
Veterans Day
Veterans' Day
Armistice Day
November | a legal holiday in the United States, formerly Armistice Day but called Veterans' Day since |
November
Nov | the month following October and preceding December |
| mid-November | the middle part of November |
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! |