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rainburst

rainburst noun: a sudden shower of rain.

Noun

rainburst (plural rainbursts)

  1. A sudden shower of rain.
    • This was followed by three good sets of tennis at the Club, where though there was a rainburst in the early morning the courts played exceptionally well.1970, Laura Boyle, Diary of a Colonial Officer's Wife, page 159

Forms of rainburst

pluralrainbursts

Origin of rainburst

From rain + burst.

Questions about rainburst

What does rainburst mean?
Rainburst means a sudden shower of rain.
What part of speech is rainburst?
Rainburst is a noun.
What is the plural of rainburst?
The plural of rainburst is rainbursts.

Words near rainburst in the dictionary

  1. rainbows
  2. rainbows and butterflies
  3. rainbows and unicorns
  4. rainbowy
  5. rainburn
  6. rainburst
  7. rainbursts
  8. raincape
  9. raincapes
  10. raincheck
  11. rainchecked

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