<p><strong>Noun</strong></p><ul><li>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</li><li>a rainfall, rainstorm, or shower</li><li>rains, the rainy season; seasonal rainfall, as in India</li><li>weather marked by steady or frequent rainfall</li><li>a heavy and continuous descent or inflicting of anything</li></ul><p><strong>Verb (used without object)</strong></p><ul><li>(of rain) to fall (usually used impersonally with it as subject)</li><li>to fall like rain</li><li>to send down rain</li></ul><p><strong>Verb (used with object)</strong></p><ul><li>to send down in great quantities, as small pieces or objects</li><li>to offer, bestow, or give in great quantity</li><li>to deal, hurl, fire, etc., repeatedly</li></ul><p><strong>Verb phrase</strong></p><ul><li>to cause, by raining, the cancellation or postponement of a sports event, performance, or the like</li></ul>