Rain, snow and sleet
acid rain
noun
rain containing a high level of acid that can damage the environment. It is caused by pollution in the air.
avalanche
noun
a large amount of snow and ice that suddenly falls down a mountain
band
noun
a narrow area of rain that passes over a place
blizzard
noun
a storm with a lot of snow and strong winds
cloudburst
noun
a short period in which a lot of rain falls
curtain
noun
a large amount of a substance such as smoke or rain that is too thick to see through
deluge
noun
a very heavy fall of rain
dew
noun
small drops of water that form on the ground during the night
dewdrop
noun
a drop of dew
downpour
noun
a large amount of rain that falls quickly
drizzle
noun
very light rain
flooding
noun
a situation in which water from a river or from rain covers large areas of land
flurry
noun
a small amount of snow, rain, or leaves blown around in a twisting movement
hail
noun
rain that freezes in the sky and falls to the ground as small balls of ice
hailstone
noun
a small ball of ice that falls like rain
hailstorm
noun
a storm in which a lot of small balls of ice fall like rain
mist
noun
a mass of small drops of water in the air close to the ground
monsoon
noun
a period of heavy rain in India and Southeast Asia
monsoon
noun
the rain that falls during a monsoon
precipitation
noun
rain, snow, hail, etc.
puddle
noun
a small pool of water, especially on a road after rain
rain
noun
water that falls in drops from clouds in the sky
the rains
noun
the large amounts of rain that fall in tropical regions during a particular season
rain off
if a sports game or other outside event is rained off, it does not happen because of rain
rain out
if a sports game or other outside event is rained out, it does not happen because of rain
rainbow
noun
a curved line of colors that appears in the sky when the sun shines while it is raining
raindrop
noun
a drop of rain
rainfall
noun
the amount of rain that falls in a particular area during a particular period of time
rainstorm
noun
a storm with a lot of rain
rainwater
noun
water that falls to the ground in the form of rain
sheet
noun
a sheet of rain or fire looks like a wide moving wall
shower
noun
a short period when it rains or snows
sleet
noun
a mixture of snow and rain
snow
noun
small soft white pieces of ice that fall from the sky and cover the ground
snows
noun
the snow that falls over a period of time
snowball
noun
a ball of snow that you throw
snowdrift
noun
a deep pile of snow made by the wind
snowfall
noun
the amount of snow that falls during a period
snowfield
noun
an area of land that is always covered with snow
snowflake
noun
a single piece of snow that falls from the sky
snowman
noun
a model of a person that children make using snow
snowstorm
noun
a storm with a lot of snow and strong winds
sprinkle
noun
a light rain
whiteout
noun
a situation in which there is so much snow and low cloud that you cannot see clearly
snowed in
unable to leave a place because a lot of snow has fallen there
