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rainwater

/ˈreɪnˌwɔtər/ /ˈreɪnˌwɑtər/

Meanings
noun
Rainfall.

Examples :

"The plants in the garden needed rainwater because it hadn't rained for a week. "
weather environment nature

Related Words

Illustration watering

watering verb

/ˈwɔtərɪŋ/ /ˈwɑtərɪŋ/

To pour water into the soil surrounding (plants).

"My mom is watering the flowers in the garden. "

Illustration collected

collected verb

/kəˈlɛktɪd/

To gather together; amass.

"Suzanne collected all the papers she had laid out."

Illustration sourced

sourced verb

/sɔːrst/ /sɔːrsɪd/

To obtain or procure: used especially of a business resource.

"Our company sourced the coffee beans directly from a farm in Colombia. "

Illustration because

because adverb

/bɪˈkɒz/ /biˈkɔz/

For the reason (that).

"I went to the park because the weather was nice. "

Illustration rained

rained verb

/ɹeɪnd/

To have rain fall from the sky.

"It will rain today."

Illustration garden

garden noun

/ˈɡɑːdn̩/ /-n̩/

An outdoor area containing one or more types of plants, usually plants grown for food or ornamental purposes.

"a vegetable garden  a flower garden"

Illustration plants

plants noun

/plɑːnts/ /plænts/

An organism that is not an animal, especially an organism capable of photosynthesis. Typically a small or herbaceous organism of this kind, rather than a tree.

"The garden had a couple of trees, and a cluster of colourful plants around the border."

Illustration needed

needed verb

/ˈniːdɪd/

To have an absolute requirement for.

"Living things need water to survive."

Illustration joined

joined verb

/ˈdʒɔɪnd/

To connect or combine into one; to put together.

"The plumber joined the two ends of the broken pipe."

Illustration spring

spring verb

/spɹɪŋ/

To weaken, as a joint, ligament, or muscle, by sudden and excessive exertion, as by wrenching; to overstrain, or stretch injuriously, but without luxation

"Lifting the heavy box sprang his back, causing him a lot of pain. "

Illustration gutters

gutters noun

/ˈɡʌtərz/

A prepared channel in a surface, especially at the side of a road adjacent to a curb, intended for the drainage of water.

"After the heavy rain, the gutters were overflowing with water. "

Illustration rainfall

rainfall noun

/ˈreɪnfɔːl/ /ˈreɪnfɑːl/

The amount of rain that falls on a single occasion

"The rainfall was heavy yesterday, so the school was closed today. "