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  • 81wet — [adj] damp, moist aqueous, clammy, dank, dewy, drenched, dripping, drizzling, foggy, humid, misty, moistened, muggy, pouring, raining, rainy, saturate, saturated, showery, slimy, slippery, slushy, snowy, soaked, soaking, sodden, soggy, sopping,… …

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  • 82rain —   Ua.   See sayings that are tributes to rain ( āpa a, ehu4, kāhiko) and other poetic references (lū lehua, po i1, pū uki uki). See Kū lani hākoi, ua, downpour, Hilo, and chant, lolohe1.   In poetry, rain or rains may signify joy, life, growth,… …

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  • 83shower — shower1 [shō′ər] n. a person who shows, exhibits, etc. shower2 [shou′ər] n. [ME schoure < OE scur, akin to Ger schauer, shower, squall < IE base * (s)keu , to cover > SHOE, HIDE1] 1. a brief fall of rain, or sometimes of hail, sleet, or… …

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  • 84rain shower — noun a brief period of precipitation the game was interrupted by a brief shower • Syn: ↑shower • Derivationally related forms: ↑showery (for: ↑shower), ↑shower (fo …

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  • 85shower — n. & v. n. 1 a brief fall of esp. rain, hail, sleet, or snow. 2 a a brisk flurry of arrows, bullets, dust, stones, sparks, etc. b a similar flurry of gifts, letters, honours, praise, etc. 3 (in full shower bath) a a cubicle, bath, etc. in which… …

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  • 86clashy — shi adjective ( er/ est) dialect England : wet, showery …

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  • 87brashy — I. shē adjective ( er/ est) Etymology: brash (III) + y : brash brashy timber II. adjective Etymology …

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  • 88equatorial low — equatorial low, a long, narrow region nearly encircling the earth near the equator, over which low barometric pressure, with warm showery weather and light winds or calms, prevails …

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  • 89show|er|i|ness — «SHOW uhr ee nihs», noun. the state of being showery …

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  • 90show|er|y — «SHOW uhr ee», adjective. 1. raining or falling in showers. 2. having many showers: »a showery summer afternoon (Henry Morley). 3. like a shower …

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