Reign vs Rain - What's the difference?
reign | rain |
The exercise of sovereign power.
* Prior
The period during which a monarch rules.
The territory or sphere over which a kingdom; empire; realm; dominion, etc. is ruled.
To exercise sovereign power, or to rule as a monarch
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.
In intransitive terms the difference between reign and rain
is that reign is to exercise sovereign power, or to rule as a monarch while rain is to fall in large quantities.reign
English
Alternative forms
* (l) (obsolete)Noun
(en noun)- England prospered under Elizabeth I.'s reign .
- Saturn's sons received the threefold reign / Of heaven, of ocean, and deep hell beneath.
- The reign of Victoria was a long one.
- (Spenser)
Verb
(en verb)- He reigned in an autocratic manner.
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.
