| Main Entry: | cloudburst |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | rainstorm |
Synonyms: |
deluge, downpour, storm, torrent |
| Main Entry: | downfall |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | disgrace, ruin |
Synonyms: |
atrophy, bane, breakdown, cloudburst, collapse, comedown, comeuppance, debacle, decadence, declension, degeneracy, degeneration, deluge, descent, destruction, deterioration, devolution, discomfiture, down, drop, failure, fall, flood, on the rocks, overthrow, rack and ruin, road to ruin, ruination, storm, the skids, undoing |
Antonyms: |
accomplishment, ascent, rise, success |
| Main Entry: | downpour |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | tremendous pouring of rain |
Synonyms: |
cloudburst, deluge, drencher, flood, inundation, monsoon, rainstorm, storm, torrential rain |
Antonyms: |
sprinkle |
| Main Entry: | precipitation |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | moisture in air or falling from sky |
Synonyms: |
cloudburst, condensation, drizzle, hail, hailstorm, heavy dew, precip, rain, rainfall, rainstorm, sleet, snow, storm, wetness |
Antonyms: |
dryness |
| Main Entry: | rain |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | downpour of water or other substance |
Synonyms: |
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, rainstorm, sheets, shower, showers, sleet, spate, spit, sprinkle, sprinkling, stream, sun shower, torrent, volley, wet stuff, window washer |
| Notes: | rain is drops of fresh water that fall as precipitation from clouds; reign is a period during which somebody is dominant or powerful; rein is one of a pair of long leather straps connected to the bit or bridle and used to control a horse or other animal |
Antonyms: |
aridity, dryness |
| Main Entry: | shower |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | precipitation |
Synonyms: |
cloudburst, deluge, downpour, drizzle, flood, hail, rain, rainstorm, sleet, storm, thunderstorm |
| Main Entry: | storm |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | strong weather |
Synonyms: |
blast, blizzard, blow, cloudburst, cyclone, disturbance, downpour, gale, gust, hurricane, monsoon, precip, precipitation, raining cats and dogs, snowstorm, squall, tempest, tornado, twister, whirlwind, windstorm |
Antonyms: |
calm, clearness |
| Main Entry: | torrent |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | heavy flow |
Synonyms: |
cascade, cataclysm, cataract, cloudburst, deluge, downpour, effusion, flood, flooding, flux, gush, inundation, niagara, outburst, overflow, pour, rush, shower, spate, stream, tide, waterfall |
Antonyms: |
drip |