💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Rain cloud"
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| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| nimbusnoun | A gray rain cloud. |
| nimbus cloudnoun | a dark gray cloud bearing rain |
| snow cloudnoun | A cloud from which snow is falling or may fall. |
| snowcloudnoun | (uncommon) Alternative form of snow cloud. [A cloud from which snow is falling or may fall.] |
| wall cloudnoun | (meteorology) A localized, persistent, often abrupt lowering from a rain-free base of a thunderstorm. |
| storm cloudnoun | (meteorology) A dark and ominous cloud that appears to indicate a coming storm. |
| scudnoun | Clouds or rain(s) (or snow, etc) driven by the wind. |
| cloudnoun | A visible mass of water droplets suspended in the air. |
| rain showernoun | (weather) A short, mild period of rainfall. |
| rainflownoun | A flow of rainwater. |
| raindriftnoun | A sheet of rain blown by the wind. |
| shelf cloudnoun | (meteorology) A low, horizontal cloud typically forming at the leading edge of thunderstorm outflow. An arcus type cloud often found along squall lines. |
| onfallnoun | A falling on or upon; an attack, onset, or assault. |
| cloudfallnoun | The flow of a cloud over a mountain ridge or cliff. |
| precipitationnoun | (meteorology) Any or all of the forms of water particles, whether liquid or solid, that fall from the upper atmosphere (e.g., rain, hail, snow or sleet). It is a major class of hydrometeor, but it is distinguished from cloud, fog, dew, rime, frost, etc., in that it must fall. It is distinguished from cloud and virga in that it must reach the ground. |
| precipnoun | (meteorology) Clipping of precipitation. [(meteorology) Any or all of the forms of water particles, whether liquid or solid, that fall from the upper atmosphere (e.g., rain, hail, snow or sleet). It is a major class of hydrometeor, but it is distinguished from cloud, fog, dew, rime, frost, etc., in that it must fall. It is distinguished from cloud and virga in that it must reach the ground.] |
| racknoun | A series of one or more shelves, stacked one above the other. |
| cloud bownoun | (meteorology) A fogbow seen in clouds, typically from an aircraft looking downwards. |
| showernoun | A brief fall of precipitation (spell of rain, or a similar fall of snow, sleet, or cascade); burst of hefty precipitation. |
| stormnoun | Any disturbed state of the atmosphere causing destructive or unpleasant weather, especially one affecting the earth's surface involving strong winds (leading to high waves at sea) and usually lightning, thunder, and precipitation. |
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