rain

noun
/ˈɹeɪn/

Condensed water falling from a cloud.

Example

“We've been having a lot of rain lately.”

Other meanings

Any matter moving or falling, usually through air, and especially if liquid or otherwise figuratively identifiable with raindrops.
An instance of particles or larger pieces of matter moving or falling through air.
“A rain of mortar fire fell on our trenches.”

Example sentences

“The rain started to pour down hard.”
Tatoeba · Igider · CC0
“The rain and the mud have made him dirty.”
Tatoeba · AmarMecheri · CC0
“It can't rain all the time.”
Tatoeba · shekitten · CC0

Word history

From Old English "reġn".

Where this comes from

This definition is adapted from “rain” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; example sentences are from Tatoeba, credited to their authors above, published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.