[{"Bold_text": "noun", "List Items": ["water that is condensed from the aqueous vapor in the atmosphere and falls to earth in drops more than 0.02 inch (0.5 millimeters) in diameter.Compare drizzle(def6) drizzle(def6).", "a rainfall , rainstorm ,or shower:We had a light rain this afternoon.", "rains,the rainy ; seasonal rainfall, as in India.", "weather marked by steady or frequent rainfall:We had rain most of last summer.", "a heavy and continuous descent or inflicting of anything:a rain of blows; a rain of vituperation."]}, {"Bold_text": "verb (used without object)", "List Items": ["(of rain) to fall (usually used impersonally withitas subject):It rained all night.", "to fall like rain:Tears rained from their eyes.", "to send down rain:The lightning flashed and the sky rained on us in torrents."]}, {"Bold_text": "verb (used with object)", "List Items": ["to send down in great quantities, as small pieces or objects:People on rooftops rained confetti on the parade.", "to offer, bestow, or give in great quantity:to rain favors upon a person.Synonyms: pour , shower , lavish", "to deal, hurl, fire, etc., repeatedly:to rain blows on someone's head."]}, {"Bold_text": "verb phrase", "List Items": ["to cause, by raining, the cancellation or postponement of a sports event, performance, or the like:The double-header was rained out yesterday."]}]