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rainless

Variant of rain

noun

  1. water falling to earth in drops larger than 0.5 mm (0.02 in) that have been condensed from the moisture in the atmosphere
  2. the falling of such drops; shower or rainstorm
    1. rainy weather
    2. seasonal rainfalls; the rainy season: preceded by the
  3. a rapid falling or propulsion of many small particles or objects: a rain of ashes

intransitive verb

  1. to fall: said of rain, and usually in an impersonal construction: it is raining
  2. to fall like rain: bullets rained about him
  3. to cause rain to fall: said of the heavens, clouds, etc.

transitive verb

  1. to pour down (rain or something likened to rain)
  2. to give in large quantities: to rain praises on someone

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Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2010 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio. Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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