rains

1. 1
   verb

   The form of rain used in the present with he, she, it, or a singular noun such as the dog or water.

   It rains almost every afternoon during the wet season.

   She always grabs an umbrella when it rains.

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2. 2
   noun

   Plural of rain. Use it for separate falls of rain or for heavy downpours.

   The spring rains turned the dry fields green again.

   Heavy rains flooded the village last week.

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3. 3
   nounplural

   The time of year when heavy rain falls almost every day for weeks or months.

   Like a long stretch of wet weather that returns at the same time each year.

   The rains last from June until October in many tropical countries.

   Travelers usually avoid the region during the rains.

   Similarmonsoon

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