rain's

Belonging to showers

Rain's is the possessive or contracted form of rain.

As a possessive, it indicates something belonging to or associated with rain: the rain's rhythm on the roof, the rain's effect on the crops.

As a contraction of "rain is" or "rain has," it appears in constructions like rain's coming or rain's been falling all day.

weather

downpour

Intense precipitation event

  • drizzleVery light precipitation
  • showerWater spray for bathing
  • stormSevere atmospheric disturbance

precipitation · drops · deluge · cloudiness · thunder · lightning · monsoon · squall · sprinkle · torrent

possession

umbrella

Handheld rain shelter

watershed · catchment · barrel · gauge · drops · splatter · runoff · drainage · collection · reservoir

cultural

monsoon

Seasonal tropical wind pattern

singing · dancing · rainmaker · harvest · fertility · ritual · prayer · celebration · petrichor · romance

metaphorical

blessing

Prayer seeking divine favor

sorrow · melancholy · gloom · cleansing · renewal · baptism · purification · fertility · grief · longing

effect

erosion

Gradual wearing away

soaking · drenching · dampening · washing · cleansing · nourishment · growth · greening · refreshment · renewal

Opposites
weather phenomenon possession

rain'ssun's

Of our star

desert's

precipitation type

rain'ssnow's

Possessive of frozen precipitation

Phrases
Family

rain, rainbow, rains, raining, rainfall, rainstorm, raindrop, rained, raindrops

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