Sunshine vs Rain - What's the difference?
sunshine | rain |
The direct rays, light or warmth of the sun.Webster's College Dictionary , Random House, 2001
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A location on which the sun's rays fall.
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*:Out again into the sunshine by the wide mouth of the Green River, as the chart named the brook whose level stream scarce moved into the lake. A streak of blue shot up it between the banks, and a shrill pipe came back as the kingfisher hastened away.
Geniality or cheerfulness.
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A source of cheerfulness or joy.
The effect which the sun has when it lights and warms some place.
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(lb) Used to address someone who has just woken up and/or is very sleepy.
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Open to and permitting public access, especially with regard to activities that were previously closed-door or back-room meetings.
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 sunshine and rain
is that sunshine is the direct rays, light or warmth of the sun while rain is condensed water falling from a cloud.As an adjective sunshine
is open to and permitting public access, especially with regard to activities that were previously closed-door or back-room meetings.As a verb rain is
to have rain fall from the sky.sunshine
English
Noun
(-)Synonyms
* (light from the sun ): sunlightDerived terms
* sunshiny * sunshinelessAdjective
(-)Derived terms
(permitting public access) * sunshine agenda * sunshine lawReferences
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.