rain vs spatter
spatter vs rainrain and spatter both are nouns.
rain and spatter both are verbs.
| Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rain | Yes | No | Yes | No |
| spatter | Yes | No | Yes | No |
As verbs,
spatter is a hyponym of
rain; that is, spatter is a
word with a more specific, narrower meaning than
rain:
- rain: precipitate as rain
- spatter: rain gently
Other hyponyms of rain include
drizzle, mizzle, shower, shower down, patter, pitter-patter, spit, sprinkle, pelt, pour, rain buckets, rain cats and dogs, stream.
| rain (noun) | spatter (noun) |
|---|---|
| anything happening rapidly or in quick successive | the act of splashing a (liquid) substance on a surface |
| water falling in drops from vapor condensed in the atmosphere | the noise of something spattering or sputtering explosively |
| drops of fresh water that fall as precipitation from clouds |
| rain (verb) | spatter (verb) |
|---|---|
| precipitate as rain | dash a liquid upon or against |
| spot, splash, or soil | |
| rain gently |
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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