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All precipitation synonyms

pre·cip·i·ta·tion
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noun precipitation

  • condensate — a substance formed by condensation, such as a liquid from a vapour
  • condensation — Condensation consists of small drops of water which form when warm water vapour or steam touches a cold surface such as a window.
  • crystallization — Crystallization is the process in which crystals are formed either from something that has been melted or from a solution.
  • dankness — unpleasantly moist or humid; damp and, often, chilly: a dank cellar.
  • drencher — One who, or that which, drenches.
  • briskness — quick and active; lively: brisk trading; a brisk walk.
  • intrusiveness — tending or apt to intrude; coming without invitation or welcome: intrusive memories of a lost love.
  • eureka — A cry of joy or satisfaction when one finds or discovers something.
  • dew — small drops of moisture, such as tears
  • monsoon — the seasonal wind of the Indian Ocean and southern Asia, blowing from the southwest in summer and from the northeast in winter.
  • curveball — a ball pitched in a curving path so as to make it more difficult to hit
  • alluvia — a deposit of sand, mud, etc., formed by flowing water.
  • cascade — If you refer to a cascade of something, you mean that there is a large amount of it.
  • descent — A descent is a movement from a higher to a lower level or position.
  • gook — a contemptuous term used to refer to a native of Southeast Asia or the South Pacific, especially a member of an enemy military force.
  • downtrend — a downward or decreasing tendency, movement, or shift: a downtrend in gasoline consumption; a downtrend in stock prices.
  • blizzard — A blizzard is a very heavy snowstorm with strong winds.
  • incautiousness — The quality of being incautious.
  • alluvium — a fine-grained fertile soil consisting of mud, silt, and sand deposited by flowing water on flood plains, in river beds, and in estuaries
  • drop — a small quantity of liquid that falls or is produced in a more or less spherical mass; a liquid globule.
  • liquefaction — the act or process of liquefying or making liquid.
  • droplets — Plural form of droplet.
  • gunk — any sticky or greasy residue or accumulation: gunk on the oil filter.
  • downrush — (intransitive) To rush down; rush downward.
  • drop-off — a vertical or very steep descent: The trail has a drop-off of several hundred feet.
  • fog — a second growth of grass, as after mowing.
  • fogginess — The characteristic or quality of being foggy.
  • wetness — moistened, covered, or soaked with water or some other liquid: wet hands.
  • cave in — If something such as a roof or a ceiling caves in, it collapses inwards.
  • impetuosity — the quality or condition of being impetuous.
  • astoundment — the state of being astounded
  • deposit — A deposit is a sum of money which is part of the full price of something, and which you pay when you agree to buy it.
  • moisture — condensed or diffused liquid, especially water: moisture in the air.
  • firn — névé.
  • abruptness — sudden or unexpected: an abrupt departure.
  • legerity — physical or mental quickness; nimbleness; agility.
  • cave-in — a collapse, as of anything hollow: the worst cave-in in the history of mining.
  • falloff — a decline in quantity, vigor, etc.
  • delta — A delta is an area of low, flat land shaped like a triangle, where a river splits and spreads out into several branches before entering the sea.
  • grout — a thin, coarse mortar poured into various narrow cavities, as masonry joints or rock fissures, to fill them and consolidate the adjoining objects into a solid mass.
  • whiteout — Meteorology. a condition, found in polar regions, in which uniform illumination from snow on the ground and from a low cloud layer makes features of the landscape indistinguishable. a condition of heavily falling or blowing snow in which visibility is very poor.
  • grouts — a thin, coarse mortar poured into various narrow cavities, as masonry joints or rock fissures, to fill them and consolidate the adjoining objects into a solid mass.
  • hurry — to move, proceed, or act with haste (often followed by up): Hurry, or we'll be late. Hurry up, it's starting to rain.
  • cavein — a hollow in the earth, especially one opening more or less horizontally into a hill, mountain, etc.
  • graupel — snow pellets.
  • deliquescence — the process of deliquescing
  • bombshell — A bombshell is a sudden piece of bad or unexpected news.
  • impulsiveness — actuated or swayed by emotional or involuntary impulses: an impulsive child.
  • crystallisation — (British) alternative spelling of crystallization.
  • grounds — the solid surface of the earth; firm or dry land: to fall to the ground.
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