downpour
Plural: downpours
Noun
- A heavy, intense fall of rain.
- a heavy rain
- A heavy rain.
Verb
- To pour down; rain heavily.
Examples
- The letters fell onto the board like a DOWNPOUR, but none formed a coherent word.
- They got caught in a downpour without an umbrella and came back soaked.
Origin / Etymology
From down- + pour.
Synonyms
cloudburst, deluge, pelter, soaker, torrent, waterspout, pourdown, rainstorm
Scrabble Score: 14
downpour: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Worddownpour: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
downpour: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary
Words With Friends Score: 17
downpour: valid Words With Friends Word