rain dance | a ritual dance intended to bring rain |
local | public transport consisting of a bus or train that stops at all stations or stops, the local seemed to take forever to get to New York |
local anesthetic local anaesthetic local topical anesthetic topical anaesthetic | anesthetic that numbs a particular area of the body |
local area network LAN | a local computer network for communication between computers, especially a network connecting computers and word processors and other electronic office equipment to create a communication system between offices |
local oscillator heterodyne oscillator | an oscillator whose output heterodynes with the incoming radio signal to produce sum and difference tones |
local road local street | a street that is primarily used to gain access to the property bordering it |
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 |
wireless local area network WLAN wireless fidelity WiFi | a local area network that uses high frequency radio signals to transmit and receive data over distances of a few hundred feet, uses ethernet protocol |
rain pelting | anything happening rapidly or in quick successive, a rain of bullets, a pelting of insults |
local call | a telephone call made within a local calling area |
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 |
local government | the government of a local area |
local department department of local government | a permanent department created to perform the work of a local government |
post office local post office | a local branch where postal services are available |
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 |
local authority | an administrative unit of local government |
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 |
local option | freedom of a local government to determine by popular vote the applicability of a controversial law in their jurisdiction |
local anesthesia local anaesthesia | loss of sensation in a small area of the body (as when a local anesthetic is injected for a tooth extraction) |
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 |
civil time standard time local time | the official time in a local region (adjusted for location around the Earth), established by law or custom |
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! |
local | relating to or applicable to or concerned with the administration of a city or town or district rather than a larger area, local taxes, local authorities |
local | affecting only a restricted part or area of the body, local anesthesia |
local | of or belonging to or characteristic of a particular locality or neighborhood, local customs, local schools, the local citizens, a local point of view, local outbreaks of flu, a local bus line |