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Rainingcatsanddogs vs Downpour - What's the difference?

rainingcatsanddogs | downpour |

As a noun downpour is

a heavy rain.

As a verb downpour is

to pour down; rain heavily.

rainingcatsanddogs

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Rainingcatsanddogs has no English definition. It may be misspelled.

downpour

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • a heavy rain
    • They got caught in a downpour without an umbrella and came back soaked.

    Synonyms

    * cloudburst * deluge * rain * rainstorm * storm * wet * torrent * monsoon * inundation

    Related terms

    * rain cats and dogs

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To pour down; rain heavily.
  • * 2002 , Patricia Koretchuk, Chasing the comet: a Scottish-Canadian life - Page 211 :
    • It started to downpour , so Billy and I made our way back to our house, with Scotty following—or so I thought.

    Derived terms

    * (l)