Rain vs. Reign

Rainnoun

Condensed water falling from a cloud.

Rainnoun

(figuratively) Any matter moving or falling, usually through air, and especially if liquid or otherwise figuratively identifiable with raindrops.

Rainnoun

(figuratively) An instance of particles or larger pieces of matter moving or falling through air.

Rainverb

(impersonal) To have rain fall from the sky.

Rainverb

(intransitive) To fall as or like rain.

Rainverb

(transitive) To issue (something) in large quantities.

Rainverb

(obsolete) To reign.

Rainnoun

Reign.

Rainnoun

Water falling in drops from the clouds; the descent of water from the clouds in drops.

Rainverb

To fall in drops from the clouds, as water; - used mostly with it for a nominative; as, it rains.

Rainverb

To fall or drop like water from the clouds; as, tears rained from their eyes.

Rainverb

To pour or shower down from above, like rain from the clouds.

Rainverb

To bestow in a profuse or abundant manner; as, to rain favors upon a person.

Rainnoun

water falling in drops from vapor condensed in the atmosphere

Rainnoun

drops of fresh water that fall as precipitation from clouds

Rainnoun

anything happening rapidly or in quick successive;

Rainverb

precipitate as rain;

Rainnoun

the condensed moisture of the atmosphere falling visibly in separate drops

Rainnoun

falls of rain

Rainnoun

a large or overwhelming quantity of things that fall or descend

Rainverb

rain falls

Rainverb

(of the sky, the clouds, etc.) send down rain

Rainverb

fall or cause to fall in large or overwhelming quantities

Rainverb

used to convey that a specified thing is falling in large quantities

Rain

Rain is liquid water in the form of droplets that have condensed from atmospheric water vapor and then become heavy enough to fall under gravity. Rain is a major component of the water cycle and is responsible for depositing most of the fresh water on the Earth.

Reignnoun

The exercise of sovereign power.

Reignnoun

The period during which a monarch rules.

Reignnoun

The territory or sphere over which a kingdom; empire; realm; dominion, etc. is ruled.

Reignverb

(intransitive) To exercise sovereign power, to rule as a monarch.

Reignverb

To reign over (a country)

Reignverb

To be the winner of the most recent iteration of a competition.

Reignverb

To be a dominant quality of a place or situation; to prevail, predominate, rule.

Reignnoun

Royal authority; supreme power; sovereignty; rule; dominion.

Reignnoun

The territory or sphere which is reigned over; kingdom; empire; realm; dominion.

Reignnoun

The time during which a king, queen, or emperor possesses the supreme authority; as, it happened in the reign of Elizabeth.

Reignverb

To possess or exercise sovereign power or authority; to exercise government, as a king or emperor;; to hold supreme power; to rule.

Reignverb

Hence, to be predominant; to prevail.

Reignverb

To have superior or uncontrolled dominion; to rule.

Reignnoun

a period during which something or somebody is dominant or powerful;

Reignnoun

the period during which a monarch is sovereign;

Reignnoun

royal authority; the dominion of a monarch

Reignverb

have sovereign power;

Reignverb

be larger in number, quantity, power, status or importance;

Reignverb

hold royal office; rule as monarch

Reignverb

be the best or most important in a particular area or domain

Reignverb

(of a quality or condition) be the dominant feature of a situation or place

Reignnoun

the period of rule of a monarch

Reignnoun

the period during which someone or something is predominant or pre-eminent

Reign

A reign is the period of a person's or dynasty's occupation of the office of monarch of a nation (e.g., Saudi Arabia, Belgium, Andorra), of a people (e.g., the Franks, the Zulus) or of a spiritual community (e.g., Catholicism, Tibetan Buddhism, Nizari Ismailism). In most hereditary monarchies and some elective monarchies (e.g., Holy Roman Empire) there have been no limits on the duration of a sovereign's reign or incumbency, nor is there a term of office.