rain vs downfall
downfall vs rainrain and downfall both are nouns.
rain is a verb but downfall is not a verb.
| Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rain | Yes | No | Yes | No |
| downfall | Yes | No | No | No |
As nouns,
downfall is a hypernym of
rain; that is, downfall is a
word with a broader meaning than rain:
- rain: water falling in drops from vapor condensed in the atmosphere
- downfall: the falling to earth of any form of water (rain or snow or hail or sleet or mist)
Other hypernyms of rain include
precipitation.
| rain (noun) | downfall (noun) |
|---|---|
| anything happening rapidly or in quick successive | a sudden decline in strength or number or importance |
| water falling in drops from vapor condensed in the atmosphere | failure that results in a loss of position or reputation |
| drops of fresh water that fall as precipitation from clouds | the falling to earth of any form of water (rain or snow or hail or sleet or mist) |
| rain (verb) | downfall (verb) |
|---|---|
| precipitate as rain |
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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