April

Month of showers

April is the fourth month of the year, marking mid-spring in the Northern Hemisphere.

April showers bring May flowers captures its reputation for rainy weather.

April Fools' Day falls on the first, a tradition of pranks and hoaxes.

Tax day in the United States is April 15th: I always file in April.

showers

rain

Water dropping from clouds

showers · umbrella · puddles · wet · overcast · cloudy · damp · raincoat · muddy · stormy

month

calendar

Date-tracking system

taxes · Easter · Passover · Earth Day · Ramadan · Arbor Day · Patriots' Day · Aries · Taurus · diamond

spring

vernal

Relating to spring

buds · sprouting · awakening · growth · pastels · tadpoles · nesting · lambs · chicks · bunnies

blossoms

cherry

Red stone fruit

  • tulipBulbous spring flower
  • daffodilYellow trumpet-shaped spring flower
  • azaleaOrnamental shrub, vivid clusters

magnolia · blooming · petals · floral · garden · orchard · hyacinth · forsythia · lilac · crocus

fools

prank

Playful trick on someone

  • jokeHumorous statement seeking laughter
  • hoaxDeliberate deception for effect
  • trickeryDeliberate deception or fraud

gullible · jest · mischief · humor · silly · playful · deception · tricks · gags · fooled

Categories
Opposites
seasonal position in northern hemisphere

AprilOctober

Year's tenth month

November · autumn · fall · September · December

symbolic/poetic associations

AprilNovember

Eleventh month

December · January · February · winter

Phrases
Family

April-fool

Familiarity
Top 5,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G