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  • 1rain — rain1 W2S2 [reın] n [: Old English; Origin: regn] 1.) [U] water that falls in small drops from clouds in the sky ▪ a night of wind and rain in the rain ▪ I left my bicycle out in the rain. heavy/torrential/pouring rain (=a lot of rain) ▪ There… …

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  • 2rain — 1 /reIn/ noun 1 (U) water that falls in small drops from clouds in the sky: Rain is forecast for tomorrow. | We ve had 5 inches of rain in two days! | We got caught in the rain and I m soaked through. | it looks like rain! spoken (=it is probably …

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  • 3rain — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun ADJECTIVE ▪ driving, hard, lashing (esp. BrE), pelting, pounding (esp. AmE) ▪ drenching, heavy, pouring, torr …

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  • 4Rain Pryor — Infobox actor imagesize = 150px birthdate = July 16 1969 birthplace = Los Angeles, CaliforniaRain Pryor (born July 16 1969) is an American actress and comedienne.BiographyPersonal lifePryor was born in Los Angeles, California, the daughter of… …

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  • 5rain — rain1 [ reın ] noun *** uncount water that falls in drops from clouds in the sky: Drops of rain ran down the window pane. Outside the rain continued to fall steadily. heavy/torrential/pouring rain (=a lot of rain): Heavy rain has been forecast… …

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  • 6rain — I UK [reɪn] / US noun Word forms rain : singular rain plural rains *** a) [uncountable] water that falls in drops from clouds in the sky Drops of rain ran down the window pane. Outside the rain continued to fall steadily. heavy/torrential/pouring …

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  • 7rain dance — (esp. among American Indians) a ritualistic dance performed to bring rain. [1925 30] * * * Ceremonial dance performed to bring rain needed to water crops. Rain dances have been customary in many cultures, from the ancient Egyptians to the… …

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  • 8Pouring — Pour Pour, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Poured}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Pouring}.] [OE. pouren, of uncertain origin; cf. W. bwrw to cast, throw, shed, bwrw gwlaw to rain.] 1. To cause to flow in a stream, as a liquid or anything flowing like a liquid, either… …

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  • 9pouring — adj. Pouring is used with these nouns: ↑cream, ↑rain, ↑water …

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  • 10Rider on the Rain — Infobox Film name = Rider on the Rain image size = caption = DVD cover director = René Clément producer = Serge Silberman writer = narrator = starring = Marlène Jobert Charles Bronson music = Francis Lai cinematography = editing = distributor =… …

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