rain - English word #495

Translation

Water that falls from clouds in the sky in small drops.

Word origin

From Old English regn, the common Germanic word for falling water.

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"Rain" is water falling from the clouds.

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Here "rain" is used as one whole thing, so it has no plural.

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"Rain" here means the fall of water that has just stopped.

cloud

A white or grey shape in the sky made of tiny drops of water.

water

The clear liquid that falls as rain and that people and animals drink to live.

snow

Soft white pieces of frozen water that fall from the sky when it is very cold.

weather

The state of the air outside, such as sun, rain, wind, or snow.

wind

Air that moves across the land or sea, sometimes gently and sometimes very strongly.

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