Keep
Keep verb - To mark with an appropriate practice, rite, or ceremony.
Rain
Rain verb - To give readily and in large quantities.
Usage example: the squadron rained bombs on the enemy's fortifications
How words are described
| good | good keep | good rain |
| normal | normal keep | normal rain |
| short | short keep | short rain |
| regular | regular keep | regular rain |
| Other adjectives: original, small, actual, extreme, great, dark, personal, eponymous. | ||
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
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By the time summer happens, they keep hoping for rain so they'll have an excuse to keep meeting each other.
Source: Umbrella of Togetherness -
Just when it seems like they can keep their campfire going long enough to keep the creatures at bay, a rain dance they performed earlier kicks in, putting the fire out.
Source: Tome of Eldritch Lore -
In the S1 finale, he's convinced he has to make it rain to keep Robin in New York (otherwise she will go on a company trip and might get together with her colleague).
Source: Romantic Rain
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