n. 25B6; noun
the rain had stopped : RAINFALL, precipitation, raindrops, wet weather; drizzle, mizzle, shower, rainstorm, cloudburst, torrent, downpour, deluge, storm.
a rain of hot ash : SHOWER, deluge, flood, torrent, avalanche, flurry; storm, hail.
pluvial.
25B6; verb
it rained heavily : POUR (DOWN), pelt down, tip down, teem down, beat down, lash down, sheet down, rain cats and dogs; fall, drizzle, spit; informal be chucking it down; Brit. informal bucket down.
bombs rained on the city : FALL, hail, drop, shower.