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Noun: rain  reyn
  1. Water falling in drops from vapour condensed in the atmosphere
    "the mean annual rain";
    - rainfall
     
  2. Drops of fresh water that fall as precipitation from clouds
    - rainwater
     
  3. Anything happening rapidly or in quick succession
    "a rain of bullets";
    - pelting
Verb: rain  reyn
  1. Precipitate as rain
    "If it rains much more, we can expect some flooding";
    - rain down
     
  2. Fall or cause to fall in large quantities

Sounds like: raid, rain, reig

Derived forms: raining, rains, rained

Type of: chronological sequence, chronological succession, come down, downfall, fall, fresh water, freshwater, precipitate, precipitation, sequence, succession, successiveness

Encyclopedia: Rain, Steam, and Speed: The Great Western Railway