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rain cats and dogs

rain cat and dog
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [reyn kat and dawg, dog]
    • /reɪn kæt ænd dɔg, dɒg/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [reyn kat and dawg, dog]
    • /reɪn kæt ænd dɔg, dɒg/

Definitions of rain cats and dogs words

  • noun rain cats and dogs water that is condensed from the aqueous vapor in the atmosphere and falls to earth in drops more than 1/50 inch (0.5 mm) in diameter. Compare drizzle (def 6). 1
  • noun rain cats and dogs a rainfall, rainstorm, or shower: We had a light rain this afternoon. 1
  • noun rain cats and dogs rains, the rainy season; seasonal rainfall, as in India. 1
  • noun rain cats and dogs weather marked by steady or frequent rainfall: We had rain most of last summer. 1
  • noun rain cats and dogs a heavy and continuous descent or inflicting of anything: a rain of blows; a rain of vituperation. 1
  • verb without object rain cats and dogs (of rain) to fall (usually used impersonally with it as subject): It rained all night. 1
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Origin of rain cats and dogs

First appearance:

before 900
One of the 4% oldest English words
before 900; (noun) Middle English rein; Old English regn, rēn, cognate with Dutch, German regen, Old Norse regn, Gothic rign; (v.) Middle English reinen, Old English regnian

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Parts of speech for Rain cats and dogs

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
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rain cats and dogs popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 100% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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