/reɪn/
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.
- Origin
- Old English
- Root
- regn
Examples
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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.
, .
"Rain" here means the fall of water that has just stopped.
Where this fits
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Stories
(10)A Rainy Afternoon
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One Sheep Short
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The Broken Window
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The Passenger
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The Box in the Wood
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The Night Route
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The Photograph
5 min read · Core 5000
The Register
5 min read · Core 5000
The Whale on the Beach
5 min read · Core 5000
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