Rainstorm
noun
A storm with a lot of rain.
We got caught in a heavy rainstorm last night.
Often appears as...
- heavy rainstorm
- sudden rainstorm
noun
A storm with a lot of rain.
We got caught in a heavy rainstorm last night.
Often appears as...
- heavy rainstorm
- sudden rainstorm
Definition 1 of 1
Pro Tip 1/3Intensity Variation
The word 'rainstorm' can imply different levels of rain, from moderate to very heavy.
The forecast predicts a mild rainstorm this afternoon.
Pro Tip 2/3Unexpected Event
'Rainstorm' often signifies an unexpected or sudden event that can disrupt plans.
Our picnic was ruined by a sudden rainstorm.
Pro Tip 3/3Weather Descriptions
Use 'rainstorm' to describe specific weather conditions that include significant rain.
The weather report mentioned a rainstorm moving in by evening.
Pro Tip 1/3Intensity Variation
The word 'rainstorm' can imply different levels of rain, from moderate to very heavy.
The forecast predicts a mild rainstorm this afternoon.
Pro Tip 2/3Unexpected Event
'Rainstorm' often signifies an unexpected or sudden event that can disrupt plans.
Our picnic was ruined by a sudden rainstorm.
Pro Tip 3/3Weather Descriptions
Use 'rainstorm' to describe specific weather conditions that include significant rain.
The weather report mentioned a rainstorm moving in by evening.
Pro Tip 1/3Intensity Variation
The word 'rainstorm' can imply different levels of rain, from moderate to very heavy.
The forecast predicts a mild rainstorm this afternoon.
Pro Tip 2/3Unexpected Event
'Rainstorm' often signifies an unexpected or sudden event that can disrupt plans.
Our picnic was ruined by a sudden rainstorm.
Pro Tip 3/3Weather Descriptions
Use 'rainstorm' to describe specific weather conditions that include significant rain.
The weather report mentioned a rainstorm moving in by evening.
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Jonathan Harris: The...
and it dies out very quickly from there. In weather, the feelings assume the physical characteristics of the weather that they represent, so that the ones collected on a sunny day swirl around as if they're part of the sun. The cloudy ones float along as if they're on a breeze. The rainy ones fall down as if they're in a rainstorm,
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How the world's first...
and then refill the hole over the newly built tunnel. Because this was disruptive and required the demolition of buildings above the tunnels, most of the line went under existing roads. Of course, there were accidents. On one occasion, a heavy rainstorm flooded the nearby sewers
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The Venus Fly Trap’s...
between the brush of a scrambling cricket and the plop of a raindrop with each leaf trap having a limited number of uses before it withers and dies being able to tell the difference between a rainstorm and a tasty meal is a vital energy saving system for the plant
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Solving the Mystery of...
not kidding around he's describing an incredibly dangerous place remember how his aunt had said she'd swum in the river she could only do that because there'd been a heavy rainstorm one day and she jumped in while it was cool enough to
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Can the ocean run out of...
While such resources are typically in short supply, sometimes the surrounding watershed can flood coastal waters with these nutrients. For example, a large rainstorm might wash nutrient-rich sediment from a forest into a lake.
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Elephants' Incredible...
environment they can hear a rainstorm a hundred and fifty miles away picking up on the ultra-low frequencies they've also been seen to self-medicate for example chewing the leaves of medicinal trees to induce labor these
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The fish that walk on...
so it buries itself in the earth and coats its body in a mucus cocoon. It can survive like this for years until being resuscitated by the next big rainstorm.
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Scrap Collector PIPE LA...
will be sorted out six months before the deadline Evo is hit with a painful setback a rare la rainstorm hits during the weekend
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Elephants Being...
Elephants are masters of their environment, they can hear a rainstorm 150 miles away, picking up on the ultra low frequencies.
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Feeding A Hungry Barn...
parent birds know the signs well a rainstorm is on the way
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Jonathan Harris: The...
and it dies out very quickly from there. In weather, the feelings assume the physical characteristics of the weather that they represent, so that the ones collected on a sunny day swirl around as if they're part of the sun. The cloudy ones float along as if they're on a breeze. The rainy ones fall down as if they're in a rainstorm,
Video examples
How the world's first...
and then refill the hole over the newly built tunnel. Because this was disruptive and required the demolition of buildings above the tunnels, most of the line went under existing roads. Of course, there were accidents. On one occasion, a heavy rainstorm flooded the nearby sewers
Video examples
The Venus Fly Trap’s...
between the brush of a scrambling cricket and the plop of a raindrop with each leaf trap having a limited number of uses before it withers and dies being able to tell the difference between a rainstorm and a tasty meal is a vital energy saving system for the plant
Video examples
Solving the Mystery of...
not kidding around he's describing an incredibly dangerous place remember how his aunt had said she'd swum in the river she could only do that because there'd been a heavy rainstorm one day and she jumped in while it was cool enough to
Video examples
Can the ocean run out of...
While such resources are typically in short supply, sometimes the surrounding watershed can flood coastal waters with these nutrients. For example, a large rainstorm might wash nutrient-rich sediment from a forest into a lake.
Video examples
Elephants' Incredible...
environment they can hear a rainstorm a hundred and fifty miles away picking up on the ultra-low frequencies they've also been seen to self-medicate for example chewing the leaves of medicinal trees to induce labor these
Video examples
The fish that walk on...
so it buries itself in the earth and coats its body in a mucus cocoon. It can survive like this for years until being resuscitated by the next big rainstorm.
Video examples
Scrap Collector PIPE LA...
will be sorted out six months before the deadline Evo is hit with a painful setback a rare la rainstorm hits during the weekend
Video examples
Elephants Being...
Elephants are masters of their environment, they can hear a rainstorm 150 miles away, picking up on the ultra low frequencies.
Video examples
Feeding A Hungry Barn...
parent birds know the signs well a rainstorm is on the way
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Joe R. Lansdale
American Writer
My father had the most horrible racist rhetoric you ever heard, but he treated people all the same. I remember this rainstorm. A car broke down with these black people in it, and nobody would stop. My dad was a mechanic. He fixed the car for nothing. I remember looking at him when he got back in. He said, 'Well, they got those kids in the car.
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Dave Haywood
American Musician
I can still picture myself riding in the back of a Bronco to a field party after a rainstorm. My mama will kill me for saying this, but my first beer, I was 15 and I didn't know what to do with it. I thought you were supposed to chug it. So I just downed the whole thing in one gulp. All my friends were like, 'Duuuuuuude!
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Ruth Bader Ginsburg
American Judge
Throwing out preclearance when it has worked and is continuing to work to stop discriminatory changes is like throwing away your umbrella in a rainstorm because you are not getting wet.
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Nina Dobrev
Canadian Actress
Wash your face at the end of the night! There's nothing worse than sleeping in makeup. You wake up looking like a painting that's been left out in a rainstorm.
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Nina Dobrev
Canadian Actress
There's nothing worse than sleeping in makeup. You wake up looking like a painting that's been left out in a rainstorm.
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Joe R. Lansdale
American Writer
My father had the most horrible racist rhetoric you ever heard, but he treated people all the same. I remember this rainstorm. A car broke down with these black people in it, and nobody would stop. My dad was a mechanic. He fixed the car for nothing. I remember looking at him when he got back in. He said, 'Well, they got those kids in the car.
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Dave Haywood
American Musician
I can still picture myself riding in the back of a Bronco to a field party after a rainstorm. My mama will kill me for saying this, but my first beer, I was 15 and I didn't know what to do with it. I thought you were supposed to chug it. So I just downed the whole thing in one gulp. All my friends were like, 'Duuuuuuude!
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Ruth Bader Ginsburg
American Judge
Throwing out preclearance when it has worked and is continuing to work to stop discriminatory changes is like throwing away your umbrella in a rainstorm because you are not getting wet.
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Nina Dobrev
Canadian Actress
Wash your face at the end of the night! There's nothing worse than sleeping in makeup. You wake up looking like a painting that's been left out in a rainstorm.
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Nina Dobrev
Canadian Actress
There's nothing worse than sleeping in makeup. You wake up looking like a painting that's been left out in a rainstorm.
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