downpour

downpour
Synonyms and related words:
affluence, afflux, affluxion, brash, burst of rain, cascade, cataract, chute, cloudburst, collapse, comedown, concourse, confluence, conflux, course, crash, crosscurrent, current, debacle, declension, declination, defluxion, deluge, descending, descension, descent, down, downbend, downcome, downcurve, downfall, downflow, downgrade, downrush, downtrend, downturn, downward trend, drencher, drift, driftage, drop, dropping, fall, falling, flood, flow, flowing, fluency, flux, gravitation, gush, gushing rain, heavy rain, inclination, inflow, inundation, mill run, millrace, monsoon, onrush, onward course, outflow, plash, plummeting, pounce, pour, race, rainburst, rainspout, rainstorm, rapids, run, rush, scud, set, soaker, soaking rain, spate, spout, stoop, stream, surge, swoop, thunderstorm, tide, torrent, torrent of rain, trend, undercurrent, undertow, water flow, waterfall, waterspout

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  • downpour — 1811, from DOWN (Cf. down) (adv.) + POUR (Cf. pour) …   Etymology dictionary

  • downpour — [n] tremendous pouring of rain cloudburst, deluge, drencher, flood, inundation, monsoon, rainstorm, storm, torrential rain; concept 526 Ant. sprinkle …   New thesaurus

  • downpour — ► NOUN ▪ a heavy fall of rain …   English terms dictionary

  • downpour — [doun′pôr΄] n. a heavy rain …   English World dictionary

  • downpour — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ heavy, torrential ▪ relentless, steady ▪ sudden ▪ tropical PREPOSITION …   Collocations dictionary

  • downpour — n. a brief; steady; sudden; torrential downpour * * * steady sudden torrential downpour a brief …   Combinatory dictionary

  • downpour — [[t]da͟ʊnpɔː(r)[/t]] downpours N COUNT A downpour is a sudden and unexpected heavy fall of rain. ...sheltering from a sudden downpour of rain. Syn: cloudburst …   English dictionary

  • downpour — UK [ˈdaʊnˌpɔː(r)] / US [ˈdaʊnˌpɔr] noun [countable] Word forms downpour : singular downpour plural downpours a large amount of rain that falls quickly …   English dictionary

  • downpour — noun /daʊn.pɔː(ɹ)/ A heavy rain. They got caught in a downpour without an umbrella and came back soaked. Syn: cloudburst, deluge, rain, rainstorm, storm, wet, torrent …   Wiktionary

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