rain vs stream

rain and stream both are nouns.

rain and stream both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
rain	Yes	No	Yes	No
stream	Yes	No	Yes	No

As verbs, stream is a hyponym of rain; that is, stream is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than rain:

rain: precipitate as rain
stream: rain heavily

Other hyponyms of rain include drizzle, mizzle, shower, shower down, patter, pitter-patter, spatter, spit, sprinkle, pelt, pour, rain buckets, rain cats and dogs.

rain (noun)	stream (noun)
anything happening rapidly or in quick successive	the act of flowing or streaming; continuous progression
water falling in drops from vapor condensed in the atmosphere	a steady flow of a fluid (usually from natural causes)
drops of fresh water that fall as precipitation from clouds	dominant course (suggestive of running water) of successive events or ideas
	a natural body of running water flowing on or under the earth
	something that resembles a flowing stream in moving continuously

rain (verb)	stream (verb)
precipitate as rain	exude profusely
	flow freely and abundantly
	to extend, wave or float outward, as if in the wind
	move in large numbers
	rain heavily

Difference between rain and stream

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