Drop
How words are described
| good | good drop | good rain |
| normal | normal drop | normal rain |
| short | short drop | short rain |
| regular | regular drop | regular rain |
| Other adjectives: original, small, actual, extreme, blue, literal, aforementioned. | ||
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
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In Footfall by Jerry Pournelle and Larry Niven, the alien species the Fithp drop an asteroid the size of a Dino Killer in the Indian Ocean, wiping out India and causing global rain showers
Source: Colony Drop -
A massive thunderstorm rolls overhead as Edith and Turner ditch it out, but they're both inside a museum, so not a drop of rain falls on them.
Source: Battle in the Rain -
A quantum butterfly lands on his hat, and, wary of this exact trope, Rincewind tries to blow it off - so it starts making it rain just over his head, which is enough to drop him.
Source: The Last Straw
Cite this Source
Rain and Drop. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 15, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/drop/rain
Drop & Rain. N.p., 2016. Web. 15 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/drop/rain>.
Rain or Drop. 2016. Accessed August 15, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/drop/rain.
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