rain·storm

[reyn-stawrm]
noun
a storm with heavy rain.

Origin:
1810–20; rain + storm

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rainstorm (ˈreɪnˌstɔːm) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
n
a storm with heavy rain

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Rainstorm is always a great word to know.
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the offspring of a zebra and a donkey.
a fool or simpleton; ninny.
Example sentences
During the rainstorm water soaked into the ground in the hill above the
  driveway.
In late summer, a rainstorm can appear seemingly out of nowhere.
Or an intense, deadly rainstorm never shows up in a monthly average rainfall
  tally.
However, the animals are easy to find in a rainstorm, since their upturned
  noses catch water and cause them to sneeze.
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