RAIN

I. noun Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English reyn, from Old English regn, rēn; akin to Old High German regan ~ Date: before 12th century 1. water falling in drops condensed from vapor in the atmosphere, the descent of this water, water that has fallen as ~ ; ~water , 2. a fall of ~ ; ~storm , the ~y season, ~y weather, a heavy fall , II. verb Date: before 12th century intransitive verb to send down ~, to fall as water in drops from the clouds, to fall like ~ , transitive verb to pour down, to give or administer abundantly