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rainstorm
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun rainstorm has 1 sense
- rainstorm(n = noun.phenomenon) Array - a storm with rain; Array is a kind of storm, violent storm, rain, rainfall
has particulars: equinoctial storm, line storm, thundershower
THESAURUS
rainstorm
brash, burst of rain, cloudburst, cyclone, deluge, dirty weather, downfall, downflow, downpour, drencher, flood, foul weather, gushing rain, heavy rain, hurricane, line squall, plash, pour, rainburst, rainspout, rough weather, scud, snowstorm, soaker, soaking rain, spate, spout, squall, storm, stormy weather, tempest, tempestuous rage, thunderstorm, tornado, torrent of rain, typhoon, waterspout, windstorm
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