Cloudburst

Acceptable For Game Play - US & UK word lists

This word is acceptable for play in the US & UK dictionaries that are being used in the following games:

The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. A sudden heavy rainstorm; a downpour.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. A sudden heavy rainstorm.
  • Word Usage
    ""Isn't that pretty nearly what people call a cloudburst, uncle Phaeton?" asked Bruno, curiously watching that receding mass of what from their present standpoint looked like vapour."
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    rainfall    rain   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    rainfall    deluge   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    shriveling    sort    deathtrap    kill-joy    eyeblink