Cucumber vs Rain - What's the difference?
cucumber | rain |
A vine in the gourd family, Cucumis sativus .
The edible fruit of this plant, having a green rind and crisp white flesh.
Condensed water falling from a cloud.
(figuratively) Any matter moving or falling, usually through air, and especially if liquid or otherwise figuratively identifiable with raindrops.
(figuratively) An instance of particles or larger pieces of matter moving or falling through air.
(impersonal) To have rain fall from the sky.
To fall as or like rain.
* Shakespeare
To fall in large quantities.
To issue (something) in large quantities.
As nouns the difference between cucumber and rain
is that cucumber is a vine in the gourd family, cucumis sativus while rain is .cucumber
English
(wikipedia cucumber)Noun
(en noun)Synonyms
* cuke (informal)Derived terms
* Armenian cucumber () * cool as a cucumber * exploding cucumber * squirting cucumberSee also
* courgette * gherkin * marrow * pickle * squash * zucchinirain
English
Noun
(en-noun)- We've been having a lot of rain lately .
- The rains came late that year.
- A rain of mortar fire fell on our trenches.
Alternative forms
* (l) (obsolete)Usage notes
* shower, downpour, drop are some of the words used to count rain.Synonyms
* See alsoDerived terms
en verb)- It will rain today.
- The rain it raineth every day.
- Tears rained from her eyes.
- Bombs rained from the sky.
- The boxer rained punches on his opponent's head.
