barrel roll | a roll in which the plane follows a spiral course |
rain dance | a ritual dance intended to bring rain |
a ashcan trash can garbage can wastebin ash bin ash-bin ashbin dustbin trash barrel trash bin | a bin that holds rubbish until it is collected |
barrel cask | a cylindrical container that holds liquids |
barrel gun barrel | a tube through which a bullet travels when a gun is fired |
barrel knot blood knot | a knot used for tying fishing leaders together, the ends of the two leaders are wrapped around each other two or three times |
barrel organ grind organ hand organ hurdy gurdy hurdy-gurdy street organ | a musical instrument that makes music by rotation of a cylinder studded with pegs |
barrel vault | the simplest form of vault, a single continuous arch |
beer barrel beer keg | a barrel that holds beer |
breech rear of barrel rear of tube | opening in the rear of the barrel of a gun where bullets can be loaded |
pickle barrel | a barrel holding vinegar in which cucumbers are pickled |
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 |
wine cask wine barrel | a barrel that holds wine |
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 |
cooper barrel maker | a craftsman who makes or repairs wooden barrels or tubs |
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 |
echinocactus barrel cactus | any cactus of the genus Echinocactus, strongly ribbed and very spiny, southwestern United States to Brazil |
golden barrel cactus Echinocactus grusonii | large cactus of east central Mexico having golden to pale yellow flowers and spines |
barrel cactus | a cactus of the genus Ferocactus: unbranched barrel-shaped cactus having deep ribs with numerous spines and usually large funnel-shaped flowers followed by dry fruits |
common laburnum golden chain golden rain Laburnum anagyroides | an ornamental shrub or tree of the genus Laburnum, often cultivated for Easter decorations |
pork barrel pork | a legislative appropriation designed to ingratiate legislators with their constituents |
rain-wash | the washing away of soil or other loose material by rain |
barrel bbl | any of various units of capacity, a barrel of beer is gallons and a barrel of oil is gallons |
barrel barrelful | the quantity that a barrel (of any size) will hold |
barrels | the amount that many barrels might hold |
barrel drum | a bulging cylindrical shape, hollow with flat ends |
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 |
barrel | put in barrels |
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! |
barrel-shaped | having the general shape of a barrel |
cracker-barrel folksy homespun | characteristic of country life, cracker-barrel philosophy, folksy humor, the air of homespun country boys |