downpour vs rain
rain vs downpourdownpour and rain both are nouns.
downpour is not a verb while rain is a verb.
| Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| downpour | Yes | No | No | No |
| rain | Yes | No | Yes | No |
As nouns,
rain is a hypernym of
downpour; that is, rain is a
word with a broader meaning than downpour:
- downpour: a heavy rain
- rain: water falling in drops from vapor condensed in the atmosphere
Other hypernyms of downpour include
rainfall.
| downpour (noun) | rain (noun) |
|---|---|
| a heavy rain | anything happening rapidly or in quick successive |
| water falling in drops from vapor condensed in the atmosphere | |
| drops of fresh water that fall as precipitation from clouds |
| downpour (verb) | rain (verb) |
|---|---|
| precipitate as rain |
Words related to "downpour"
Words related to "rain"
- chronological sequence
- chronological succession
- cloudburst
- come down
- deluge
- downfall
- downpour
- drizzle
- fall
- fresh water
- freshwater
- mizzle
- monsoon
- patter
- pelt
- pelter
- pelting
- pitter-patter
- pour
- precipitate
- precipitation
- rain buckets
- rain cats and dogs
- rain down
- rain shower
- raindrop
- rainfall
- rainstorm
- rainwater
- rainy
- sequence
- shower
- shower down
- soaker
- spatter
- spit
- sprinkle
- storm
- stream
- succession
- successiveness
- torrent
- waterspout
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