rainwater
English
noun
Definitions
- Rainfall.
- Water (for a house etc) sourced from rain which has not joined a spring, stream or river, pond, lake or sea.
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English reinwater inherited from Old English rēnwæter com from English rain + English water.
Origin
English
water
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- Bridgewater English
- Teeswater English
- above-water English
- antiwater English
- backwater English
- bathwater English
- beanwater English
- berain English
- bewater English
- bilgewater English
- blackwater English
- bluewater English
- bongwater English
- bottled water English
- brackishwater English
- breakwater English
- catchwater English
- clearwater English
- coldwater English
- coronal rain English
- creekwater English
- cutwater English
- deepwater English
- dewater English
- dillwater English
- dishwater English
- ditchwater English
- drinkwater English
- dyewater English
- eyewater English
- fairwater English
- feedwater English
- firewater English
- flatwater English
- floodwater English
- forewater English
- freshwater English
- greywater English
- groundwater English
- headwater English
- headwaters English
- heartwater English
- highwater English
- hindwater English
- holy water English
- jerkwater English
- lakewater English
- limewater English
- meltwater English
- midwater English
- mopwater English
- nonwater English
- oceanwater English
- orthowater English
- overwater English
- palaeowater English
- paleowater English
- polywater English
- pondwater English
- poolwater English
- quickwater English
- rain English
- rain gutter English
- rain shower English
- rainband English
- rainbird English
- rainboot English
- rainbow English
- rainburn English
- raincape English
- rainclothes English
- raincloud English
- raincoat English
- raindate English
- raindrift English
- raindrop English
- rainer English
- rainest English
- raineth English
- rainfall English
- rainfast English
- rainfed English
- rainflow English
- rainforest English
- raingear English
- rainhat English
- rainish English
- rainjacket English
- rainless English
- rainlike English
- rainmaker English
- rainmaking English
- rainmeter English
- rainout English
- rainpants English
- rainpour English
- rainprint English
- rainproof English
- rainscald English
- rainscape English
- rainscreen English
- rainshade English
- rainshadow English
- rainshower English
- rainslicker English
- rainsoaked English
- rainsome English
- rainspout English
- rainsquall English
- rainstick English
- rainstorm English
- rainsuit English
- rainswept English
- raintight English
- raintop English
- rainwash English
- rainwashed English
- rainwear English
- rainworm English
- rainy English
- rewater English
- riverwater English
- rosewater English
- saltwater English
- seawater English
- semiwater English
- shearwater English
- sinkwater English
- slickwater English
- softwater English
- springwater English
- spurnwater English
- stickwater English
- stormwater English
- streamwater English
- superwater English
- sweetwater English
- tailwater English
- tidewater English
- topwater English
- underwater English
- unwater English
- unwatering English
- warmwater English
- washwater English
- wastewater English
- water English
- water adder English
- water bicycle English
- water bike English
- water boy English
- water cure English
- water fear English
- water fitness English
- water hen English
- water knot English
- water mole English
- water mouse English
- water nymph English
- water pox English
- water sickness English
- water trough English
- water witching English
- water-fear English
- water-free English
- water-leech English
- water-loving English
- water-salamander English
- waterable English
- waterage English
- waterbag English
- waterbar English
- waterbased English
- waterbed English
- waterbike English
- waterbird English
- waterbirding English
- waterboard English
- waterboat English
- waterbody English
- waterbomb English
- waterborne English
- waterbreak English
- waterbus English
- waterchamber English
- watercleft English
- waterclock English
- watercloset English
- watercock English
- watercolor English
- watercolour English
- watercourse English
- watercraft English
- watercress English
- waterdog English
- waterdrop English
- watered English
- waterer English
- waterest English
- watereth English
- waterfall English
- waterfilled English
- waterfilling English
- waterfit English
- waterflood English
- waterflow English
- waterfowl English
- waterfowler English
- waterfree English
- waterfright English
- waterfront English
- waterful English
- watergang English
- watergate English
- watergrass English
- waterguard English
- waterhead English
- waterhen English
- waterhole English
- waterhorse English
- waterhouse English
- waterish English
- waterjug English
- waterkeeper English
- waterleaf English
- waterless English
- waterlike English
- waterline English
- waterlog English
- waterly English
- watermaker English
- waterman English
- watermanship English
- watermark English
- watermaster English
- watermaze English
- watermedia English
- watermelon English
- watermilfoil English
- watermill English
- watermiller English
- watermilling English
- watermole English
- watermoss English
- waterness English
- waterphone English
- waterpipe English
- waterplane English
- waterplant English
- waterplay English
- waterpoint English
- waterport English
- waterpot English
- waterproof English
- waterquake English
- waterscape English
- watershed English
- watersheep English
- watershoot English
- waterside English
- waterskier English
- waterskin English
- watersoaked English
- watersport English
- waterspout English
- waterstained English
- waterstone English
- waterstop English
- waterstuff English
- waterthrush English
- watertight English
- waterwall English
- waterward English
- waterwards English
- waterway English
- waterweed English
- waterwork English
- waterworks English
- waterworn English
- waterwort English
- watery English
- wellwater English
- wirewater English
- Regen German
- Regenwasser German
- Wasser German
- regen Dutch, Flemish
- regenwater Dutch, Flemish
- water Dutch, Flemish
- ватер Russian
- váter Spanish, Castilian
- ワーラー Japanese
- rēnwæter Old English
- reinwater Middle English
- reyn Middle English
- water Middle English
- वाटर Hindi
- regenwater Middle Dutch
- ren Tok Pisin
- wara Tok Pisin
- alen Sranan Tongo
- watra Sranan Tongo
- wota Bislama
- tumwata Chinook Jargon
- woda Kriol
- wata Krio
- wataa Aukan
- wata Gullah
- worta Pitcairn-Norfolk
- 6@Chin American Sign Language
- rain
- rainy
- water
- berain
- rainer
- watery
- watered
- bewater
- waterly
- rainout
- unwater
- raineth
- waterer
- rainish
- rewater
- dewater
- raintop
- rainhat
- rainbow
- rainfed
- rainest
- rainflow
- raincape
- waterful
- raindrop
- rainbird
- eyewater
- rainpour
- dyewater
- rainsome
- raindate
- mopwater
- raincoat
- rainworm
- waterhen
- seawater
- rainsuit
- waterlog
- rainwear
- waterish
- waterpot
- rainburn
- raingear
- cutwater
- rainless
- rainboot
- rainfast
- waterman
- waterbag
- watereth
- waterfit
- waterbed
- topwater
- waterdog
- waterbus
- waterage
- nonwater
- waterbar
- rainwash
- rainfall
- waterjug
- waterest
- midwater
- rainlike
- waterway
- rainband
- waterbomb
- waterflow
- waterless
- firewater
- waterdrop
- greywater
- waterfree
- semiwater
- beanwater
- dishwater
- rainspout
- waterpipe
- waterbird
- bongwater
- watermoss
- waterworn
- waterness
- rainstorm
- raindrift
- watercock
- waterhole
- waterbike
- poolwater
- pondwater
- waterfowl
- flatwater
- backwater
- forewater
- raincloud
- waterwork
- rainproof
- waterfall
- tidewater
- waterward
- waterboat
- wellwater
- waterlike
- tailwater
- highwater
- hindwater
- watermill
- watershed
- watergate
- waterskin
- waterable
- watergang
- rainscald
- warmwater
- waterline
- waterport
- Teeswater
- headwater
- feedwater
- rainmaker
- watermaze
- water hen
- deepwater
- bluewater
- antiwater
- meltwater
- waterleaf
- bathwater
- watermole
- washwater
- saltwater
- fairwater
- overwater
- waterplay
- rainmeter
- wirewater
- rainstick
- raintight
- rainpants
- waterside
- rainprint
- waterbody
- waterstop
- dillwater
- watermark
- polywater
- waterwall
- waterweed
- waterhead
- rainswept
- coldwater
- rosewater
- water boy
- rainscape
- jerkwater
- waterwort
- softwater
- water pox
- rainshade
- limewater
- lakewater
- sinkwater
- waterhouse
- waterguard
- rainmaking
- unwatering
- waterplane
- watersheep
- breakwater
- watermedia
- rainjacket
- catchwater
- stormwater
- waterspout
- water cure
- quickwater
- drinkwater
- rainshadow
- waterclock
- watercolor
- watermelon
- water bike
- waterbreak
- rainsquall
- waterstuff
- holy water
- watertight
- waterflood
- water mole
- blackwater
- rainforest
- bilgewater
- waterpoint
- rainwashed
- waterborne
- stickwater
- watercraft
- waterphone
- waterboard
- waterskier
- rainsoaked
- waterquake
- superwater
- watermaker
- water fear
- waterwards
- oceanwater
- shearwater
- riverwater
- spurnwater
- waterplant
- water-fear
- rainshower
- waterworks
- watercleft
- wastewater
- clearwater
- watershoot
- paleowater
- waterbased
- underwater
- watercress
- slickwater
- water knot
- ditchwater
- sweetwater
- water-free
- floodwater
- waterscape
- watergrass
- waterfront
- rainscreen
- freshwater
- orthowater
- headwaters
- waterproof
- watersport
- waterhorse
- waterstone
- heartwater
- creekwater
- groundwater
- above-water
- watercloset
- Bridgewater
- waterfowler
- watersoaked
- waterfright
- water nymph
- waterfilled
- water adder
- watermiller
- waterthrush
- waterkeeper
- rain shower
- watercourse
- water mouse
- rainclothes
- watercolour
- watermaster
- streamwater
- water-leech
- rainslicker
- rain gutter
- palaeowater
- springwater
- waterfilling
- water trough
- watermanship
- coronal rain
- watermilfoil
- waterchamber
- waterstained
- waterbirding
- water-loving
- watermilling
- water bicycle
- water fitness
- bottled water
- brackishwater
- water witching
- water sickness
- water-salamander