(rains, raining, rained)
Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English.
1.
Rain is water that falls from the clouds in small drops.
I hope you didn't get soaked standing out in the rain...
N-UNCOUNT: also the N
2.
In countries where rain only falls in certain seasons, this rain is referred to as the rains.
...the spring, when the rains came...
N-PLURAL: usu the N
3.
When rain falls, you can say that it is raining.
It was raining hard, and she hadn't an umbrella.
VERB: it V
4.
If someone rains blows, kicks, or bombs on a person or place, the person or place is attacked by many blows, kicks, or bombs. You can also say that blows, kicks, or bombs rain on a person or place.
The police, raining blows on rioters and spectators alike, cleared the park...
Rockets, mortars and artillery rounds rained on buildings.
VERB: V n on n, V on n
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Rain down means the same as
rain.
Fighter aircraft rained down high explosives...
Grenades and mortars rained down on Dubrovnik.
PHRASAL VERB: V P n (not pron), V P on n
5.
If you say that someone does something rain or shine, you mean that they do it regularly, without being affected by the weather or other circumstances.
Frances took her daughter walking every day, rain or shine.
PHRASE