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Rain
Rain Rain, n. & v.
Reign. [Obs.] --Spenser.
RainRain Rain, n. [OF. rein, AS. regen; akin to OFries. rein, D. &
G. regen, OS. & OHG. regan, Icel., Dan., & Sw. regn, Goth.
rign, and prob. to L. rigare to water, to wet; cf. Gr. ? to
wet, to rain.]
Water falling in drops from the clouds; the descent of water
from the clouds in drops.
Rain is water by the heat of the sun divided into very
small parts ascending in the air, till, encountering
the cold, it be condensed into clouds, and descends in
drops. --Ray.
Fair days have oft contracted wind and rain. --Milton.
Note: Rain is distinguished from mist by the size of the
drops, which are distinctly visible. When water falls
in very small drops or particles, it is called mist;
and fog is composed of particles so fine as to be not
only individually indistinguishable, but to float or be
suspended in the air. See Fog, and Mist.
Rain band (Meteorol.), a dark band in the yellow portion of
the solar spectrum near the sodium line, caused by the
presence of watery vapor in the atmosphere, and hence
sometimes used in weather predictions.
Rain bird (Zo["o]l.), the yaffle, or green woodpecker.
[Prov. Eng.] The name is also applied to various other
birds, as to Saurothera vetula of the West Indies.
Rain fowl (Zo["o]l.), the channel-bill cuckoo (Scythrops
Nov[ae]-Hollandi[ae]) of Australia.
Rain gauge, an instrument of various forms measuring the
quantity of rain that falls at any given place in a given
time; a pluviometer; an ombrometer.
Rain goose (Zo["o]l.), the red-throated diver, or loon.
[Prov. Eng.]
Rain prints (Geol.), markings on the surfaces of stratified
rocks, presenting an appearance similar to those made by
rain on mud and sand, and believed to have been so
produced.
Rain quail. (Zo["o]l.) See Quail, n., 1.
Rain water, water that has fallen from the clouds in rain. RainRain Rain, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Rained; p. pr. & vb. n.
Raining.] [AS. regnian, akin to G. regnen, Goth. rignjan.
See Rain, n.]
1. To fall in drops from the clouds, as water; used mostly
with it for a nominative; as, it rains.
The rain it raineth every day. --Shak.
2. To fall or drop like water from the clouds; as, tears
rained from their eyes. Rain
Rain Rain, v. t.
1. To pour or shower down from above, like rain from the
clouds.
Then said the Lord unto Moses, Behold, I will rain
bread from heaven for you. --Ex. xvi. 4.
2. To bestow in a profuse or abundant manner; as, to rain
favors upon a person.
Meaning of Rain from wikipedia
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surface of the earth.
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Rain, or
RAIN may also
refer to:
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Rain,
Rain,
Rain" is a song,
originally released in
English in 1973 by
German singer and
music producer Simon Butterfly (real name:
Bernd Simon). In the...
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Rain Man is a 1988
American road comedy-drama film
directed by
Barry Levinson and
written by
Barry Morrow and
Ronald B****. It
tells the
story of abrasive...
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professionally as
Rain and Bi
Rain (비; IPA: ['piː]), is a
South Korean singer, songwriter, dancer, actor, and
record producer.
Rain's musical career includes...
- In the
Rain may
refer to: In the
Rain (song), a 1972 song by The
Dramatics In the
Rain (album), a 1995
album by Sol
Invictus In the
Rain, a 2007 album...
- "No
Rain" is a song by
American rock band
Blind Melon. It was
released in 1993 as the
second single from the band's
debut album Blind Melon. The song is...
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Rainism is the
fifth Korean-language
studio album by
South Korean recording artist Rain,
released on
October 15, 2008. The
album was
released through...
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Rain,
Rain, Go Away" is a po****r
English language nursery rhyme. It has a Roud Folk Song
Index number of 19096 and many
different variations of it have...
- A
rain shadow is an area of
significantly reduced rainfall behind a
mountainous region, on the side
facing away from
prevailing winds,
known as its leeward...
