a torrent of rain
1torrent — noun 1 large amount of water moving very quickly ADJECTIVE ▪ raging, rushing ▪ After heavy rain, the little stream becomes a raging torrent. PREPOSITION ▪ in torrents …
2rain — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. shower, precipitation, rainstorm, downpour. v. shower, pour, drizzle; bestow, lavish, shower upon. See water. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [Water falling in drops] Syn. drizzle, mist, sprinkle, sprinkling,… …
3torrent — [tôr′ənt, tär′ənt] n. [Fr < L torrens, burning, roaring, rushing, impetuous, prp. of torrere, to parch, dry, roast, consume: see THIRST] 1. a swift, violent stream, esp. of water 2. a flood or rush of words, mail, etc. 3. a very heavy fall of… …
4rain — [n] downpour of water or other substance cat and dog weather*, cloudburst, condensation, deluge, drencher, drizzle, fall, flood, flurry, hail, heavy dew, liquid sunshine*, mist, monsoon, pour, pouring, precip*, precipitation, raindrops, rainfall …
5torrent — tor|rent [ˈtɔrənt US ˈto: , ˈta: ] n [Date: 1500 1600; : French; Origin: Latin torrens burning, going very fast , from torrere; TORRID] 1.) a large amount of water moving very quickly and strongly in a particular direction →↑flood ▪ After five… …
6rain — n 1. precipitation, raindrops; fine or light rain, serein, drizzle, sprinkle, Chiefly Dial. mizzle, mist; rainfall, cloudburst, rainstorm, shower, sun shower, thundershower, thunderstorm, electrical storm, thundersquall, squall, hurricane;… …
7torrent — n. 1) an angry, raging torrent 2) a mountain torrent 3) (misc.) the rain came down in torrents * * * [ tɒrənt] raging torrent (misc.) the rain came down in torrents a mountain torrent an angry …
8Torrent — A torrent generally signifies a strong flow of something, especially fluids and s, and in particular water or rain.Torrent may refer to: * Torrent (TV series), a television series on G4techTV Canada * Torrent (1926 film), a film starring Greta… …
9Torrent (1926 film) — Infobox Film name = Torrent image size = 260px caption = Poster director = Monta Bell (uncredited) producer = Monta Bell writer = Vicente Blasco Ibáñez Dorothy Farnum (adaptation) narrator = starring = Ricardo Cortez Greta Garbo music =… …
10rain — 1. noun 1) the rain had stopped Syn: rainfall, precipitation, raindrops, wet weather; drizzle, shower, rainstorm, cloudburst, torrent, downpour, deluge, storm 2) a rain of hot ash Syn …
