Monsoon vs Pouring - What's the difference?
monsoon | pouring |
Any of a number of winds associated with regions where most rain falls during a particular season.
Tropical rainy season when the rain lasts for several months with few interruptions.
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Entire meteorological systems with such characteristics.
The act by which something is poured.
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As nouns the difference between monsoon and pouring
is that monsoon is any of a number of winds associated with regions where most rain falls during a particular season while pouring is the act by which something is poured.As a verb pouring is
.monsoon
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(wikipedia monsoon)Noun
(en noun)High and wet, passage=Floods in northern India, mostly in the small state of Uttarakhand, have wrought disaster on an enormous scale. The early, intense onset of the monsoon on June 14th swelled rivers, washing away roads, bridges, hotels and even whole villages. Rock-filled torrents smashed vehicles and homes, burying victims under rubble and sludge.}}
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pouring
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