rain

• cloudburst,
• deluge,
• downfall,
• downpour,
• rainfall,
• rainstorm,
• storm,
• wet.

A downpour is a rainstorm, especially a very heavy one. If you get caught unexpectedly in a downpour, you’ll wish you brought an umbrella. A downpour is exactly what it sounds like: torrential, pouring rain.

A downpour is a sudden and unexpected heavy fall of rain. a sudden downpour of rain. Synonyms: rainstorm, flood, deluge, torrential rain More Synonyms of downpour.

Types of Rainfall

• Convectional rainfall.
• Orographic or relief rainfall.
• Cyclonic or frontal rainfall.

In the equatorial regions, convectional rainfall is received almost daily in the afternoon. It generally happens regularly at 4 p.m. throughout the year. For this reason it is called 4’o clock rainfall. In the late afternoon the clouds burst into a heavy downpour often accompanied by thunder and lightning.

Convectional rainfall is widespread in areas where the ground is heated by the hot sun, such as the Tropics. This is why areas, such as the Amazon Rainforest, experience heavy rainfall most afternoons.

Rain, precipitation of liquid water drops with diameters greater than 0.5 mm (0.02 inch). When the drops are smaller, the precipitation is usually called drizzle. See also precipitation.

Rain is liquid water in the form of droplets that have condensed from atmospheric water vapor and then become heavy enough to fall under gravity. Rain is a major component of the water cycle and is responsible for depositing most of the fresh water on the Earth.

rain (v.) “fall in drops through the air,” Middle English reinen, from Old English regnian, usually contracted to rinan; see rain (n.), and compare Old Norse rigna, Swedish regna, Danish regne, Old High German reganon, German regnen, Gothic rignjan. Related: Rained; raining.

All the three words rainfall/rains/rain are actually synonyms. Notice that in British English the rains refers to the season when there are heavy rainfalls. As per definition, rain is water that falls from the sky. Thus, if you see water falling from the sky, you can refer to it as rain.

1, Rain comes after sunshine, and after a dark cloud, a clear sky. 2, Counsel after action is like rain after harvest. 3, It never will rain roses.

Drizzle is a term used for a very light, fine rain. The drops tend to be very small and not very dense. Mist is similar to drizzle, only the number of drops in any given area is greater.

If something is continuous, it happens all the time without stopping, or seems to do so. For example, if you say `There was continual rain’, you mean that it rained often. If you say `There was continuous rain’, you mean that it did not stop raining. Continual can only be used in front of a noun.

a destroyed or decayed building, town, etc. a fallen, wrecked, or decayed condition: The building fell to ruin. the downfall, decay, or destruction of anything. the complete loss of health, means, position, hope, or the like. something that causes a downfall or destruction; blight: Alcohol was his ruin.

1 : the sun’s light or direct rays : the warmth and light given by the sun’s rays. 2 : something that spreads warmth or happiness You are my sunshine.

“Sunshine” This is one of those sweet names to call your boyfriend when you want to tell him how much he means to you. If a guy always puts a smile on your face, calling him “sunshine” is the best way to show it.

If you describe someone as a ray of sunshine, you mean that they are always happy and pleasant. If you describe something as a ray of sunshine, you mean it brings happiness, often during a sad or hopeless time.

noun. the shining of the sun; direct light of the sun. brightness or radiance; cheerfulness or happiness.

Sunny; characterised by sunshine. Sunny; cheerful; optimistic.

How the sun formed. The sun was born about 4.6 billion years ago. Many scientists think the sun and the rest of the solar system formed from a giant, rotating cloud of gas and dust known as the solar nebula. As the nebula collapsed because of its gravity, it spun faster and flattened into a disk.

sunshine (n.) mid-13c., from sun (n.) + shine (n.). Old English had sunnanscima “sunshine;” while sunscin meant “a mirror, speculum.” Meaning “happy person who brightens the lives of others” is from 1942.

As detailed above, ‘sunshine’ can be a noun or an adjective. Noun usage: We were warmed by the bright sunshine. Noun usage: We moved out of the shade and into the sunshine. Noun usage: I enjoyed the sunshine of her smile.

Sunny, full of sunshine. It was a bright, sunshiny day. Bright, as though with sunshine; shining.

noun. an order authorizing specific work, repairs, etc., to be done.

Radiant cheerfulness; geniality.

home′ run′ n. a hit in baseball allowing the batter to circle the bases and score a run.

Down payment (also called a deposit in British English), is an initial up-front partial payment for the purchase of expensive items/services such as a car or a house.

What does thereto mean? Thereto means to the thing that was just mentioned, as in Please complete the form and place it in the envelope attached thereto (translation: Please complete the form and place it in the envelope attached to the form). Thereto is fairly formal and is often used in legal language.