| rain dance | a ritual dance intended to bring rain |
bomb shelter
airaid shelter
bombproof | a chamber (often underground) reinforced against bombing and provided with food and living facilities, used during air raids |
| fallout shelter | a shelter to protect occupants from the fallout from an atomic bomb |
pup tent
shelter tent | a wedge-shaped tent, usually without a floor or windows |
| 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 |
| shelter | a structure that provides privacy and protection from danger |
| shelter | protective covering that provides protection from the weather |
| shelter | temporary housing for homeless or displaced persons |
tent
collapsible shelter | a portable shelter (usually of canvas stretched over supporting poles and fastened to the ground with ropes and pegs), he pitched his tent near the creek |
weather deck
shelter deck | upper deck having no overhead protection from the weather, but sheltering the deck below |
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 |
tax shelter
shelter | a way of organizing business to reduce the taxes it must pay on current earnings |
| 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 |
protection
shelter | the condition of being protected, they were huddled together for protection, he enjoyed a sense of peace and protection in his new home |
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 |
| shelter | invest (money) so that it is not taxable |
rain out
wash out | prevent or interrupt due to rain, The storm had washed out the game |
| shelter | provide shelter for, After the earthquake, the government could not provide shelter for the thousands of homeless people |
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! |