Brained vs Rained - What's the difference?
brained | rained |
Having a particular kind or brain, as described by the word with which this term is combined, usually figuratively.
* 2010 , ,
(brain)
(rain)
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 verbs the difference between brained and rained
is that brained is (brain) while rained is (rain).As an adjective brained
is having a particular kind or brain, as described by the word with which this term is combined, usually figuratively.brained
English
Adjective
(en adjective)AMERICA: Y UR PEEPS B SO DUM?:
- That's a tall order for a squirrel brained woman who recently asked a black president to "refutiate" the NAACP (though I kinda like refutiate, myself).
Derived terms
* hare-brained * feather-brainedVerb
(head)Anagrams
*rained
English
Verb
(head)Anagrams
*rain
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.