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Look up: Rain

  1. Rain
    Drops of liquid water falling from clouds.
    Found on http://www.bbc.co.uk/weather/weatherwise

  2. rain
    [n] - drops of fresh water that fall as precipitation from clouds 2. [n] - water falling in drops from vapor condensed in the atmosphere 3. [n] - anything happening rapidly or in quick successive 4. [v] - precipitate as rain
    Found on http://www.webdictionary.co.uk/definitio

  3. Rain
    A precipitation from clouds taking the form of drops of water.
    Found on http://www.aeroplanemonthly.com/glossary

  4. rain
    liquid precipitation in the form of drops of appreciable size(by convention with diameter greater than about 0.5 mm) Category: The cosmos
    Found on http://www.mijnwoordenboek.nl/definition

  5. Rain
    Rain (rān) noun & v. Reign. [ Obsolete] Spenser.
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/R/6

  6. Rain
    Rain (rān) noun [ Middle English rein , Anglo-Saxon regen ; akin to OFries. rein , D. & German regen , Old Saxon & Old High German regan , Icelandic , Dan., & Swedish regn , Goth. rign , and prob...
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/R/6

  7. Rain
    Rain intransitive verb [ imperfect & past participle Rained (rānd); present participle & verbal noun Raining .] [ Anglo-Saxon regnian , akin to German regnen , Goth. <...
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/R/6

  8. Rain
    Rain (rān) transitive verb 1. To pour or shower down from above, like rain from the clouds. « Then said the Lord unto Moses, Behold, I will rain bread from heaven for you.» Ex. xvi. 4. 2. To bestow in ...
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/R/6

  9. rain
    Water falling in drops from the clouds; the descent of water from the clouds in drops. 'Rain is water by the heat of the sun divided into very small parts ascending in the air, till, encountering the cold, it be condensed into clouds, and descends in drops.' (Ray) 'Fair days have oft contracted wind...
    Found on http://www.mondofacto.com/facts/dictiona

  10. rain
    pelting noun anything happening rapidly or in quick successive; `a rain of bullets`; `a pelting of insults`
    Found on http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/web

  11. rain
    rainwater noun drops of fresh water that fall as precipitation from clouds
    Found on http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/web

  12. rain
    rainfall noun water falling in drops from vapor condensed in the atmosphere
    Found on http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/web

  13. Rain
    • (n.) Water falling in drops from the clouds; the descent of water from the clouds in drops. • (v. t.) To pour or shower down from above, like rain from the clouds. • (n.) To fall in drops from the clouds, as water; -- used mostly with it for a nominative; as, it rains. • (v. t....
    Found on http://thinkexist.com/dictionary/meaning

  14. 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 ... [12 related articles]
    Found on http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/r/6

  15. Rain
    Ra In is a Lat In girl name. The meaning of the name is `ruler ` Where is it used? The name Ra In is mainly used In English. The name Ra In doesn`t appear In the US top 1000 most common names over de last 128 years. The name Ra In seems to be unique!
    Found on http://i-am-pregnant.com/names/girls/Rai

  16. rain
    Type: Term Definitions: 1. ombrophobia.
    Found on http://www.medilexicon.com/medicaldictio

  17. Rain
    A form of precipitation. It is any liquid deposit that falls from clouds in the atmosphere to the ground surface. Rain normally has a diameter between than 0.5 and 5.0 millimeters.
    Found on http://www.physicalgeography.net/physgeo

  18. RAIN
    Precipitation in the form of liquid water droplets greater than 0.5 mm. If widely scattered, the drop size may be smaller. It is reported as 'R' in an observation and on the METAR. The intensity of rain is based on rate of fall. 'Very light' (R--) means that the scattered drops do not completely wet...
    Found on http://www.weather.com/glossary/r.html

  19. rain
    rain, precipitation in liquid form. It consists of drops of water falling from clouds; if the drops are very small, they are collectively termed drizzle. Rain plays a key role in the hydrologic, or water, cycle in which moisture from the oceans evaporates, condenses into clouds, precipitates back to...
    Found on http://www.infoplease.com/ce6/weather/A0

  20. Rain
    Rain is condensed moisture from the atmosphere which falls to the ground in visible separate drops.
    Found on http://www.probertencyclopaedia.com/brow

  21. rain
    Form of precipitation in which separate drops of water fall to the Earth's surface from clouds. The drops are formed by the accumulation of fine droplets that condense from water vapour in the air. The condensation is usually brought about by rising and subsequent cooling of air. Rain can form in...
    Found on http://www.talktalk.co.uk/reference/ency

  22. Rain
    (The Beatles song) "`Rain`" is a song by the English rock band The Beatles, credited to Lennon/McCartney. It was first released in June 1966 as the B-side of the "Paperback Writer" single. Both songs were recorded during the sessions for Revolver but neither appears...
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rain

  23. Rain
    (disambiguation) `Rain` is a type of precipitation. `Rain` may also refer to: Fictional characters: Film and television: Music: Performers: Albums: Songs: Literature: Places: Other uses: See also:
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rain

  24. Rain
    (Madonna song) "`Rain`" is a single by American singer-songwriter Madonna and was released on July 17, 1993 by Maverick Records. It was the fifth single release (fourth in US) from her fifth studio album Erotica. The US maxi-single included a previously unreleased track, &quo...
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rain

  25. Rain
    (Erasure song) `"Rain"` is a song by British synth pop duo Erasure. It appears on their eighth studio album Cowboy. The song was released in the UK by Mute Records as the album`s third single, although with multiple remixes, bonus material and an extended playing time, the &q...
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rain



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12 February 2012

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/calendar/ On February 12, 1809, Charles Robert Darwin was born at The Mount in Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England. Darwin was one of the last of the eclectic scientists who preceded the age of professional specialization. His genius lay in his ability to select, from the facts which he so diligently collected, every relevant point and fit it into his bold and far-reaching theories. He was not the first to advance a theory of evolution; but his massive weight of evidence carried conviction where earlier theorists had failed. He was shy and modest and shrank from controversy, an unfortunate trait in the author of the most controversial book of the century. read more

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