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  • noun Alternative form of rain shower.

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rain +‎ shower

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Examples

  • Obviously, this is yet another transparent attempt to capitalize on the minimalist trend that is taking the nation by storm or, more accurately, by brief rainshower, which is a minimalist storm.

    Nuggets of Wisdom: The Art of Crap Curation BikeSnobNYC 2010

  • For a bunch of kids at her daughter's school, Pallavi made 'rainshower' cupcakes complete with blue frosting, raindrops and little cocktail umbrellas.

    Daily News & Analysis 2010

  • The bathroom had a full-size bath, a separate stall shower with a rainshower head, and his-and-her medicine cabinets stocked with Bulgari toiletries.

    Dr. Irene S. Levine: Cruising the Mediterranean: A Speed Date on Oceania Marina Dr. Irene S. Levine 2011

  • The bathroom had a full-size bath, a separate stall shower with a rainshower head, and his-and-her medicine cabinets stocked with Bulgari toiletries.

    Dr. Irene S. Levine: Cruising the Mediterranean: A Speed Date on Oceania Marina Dr. Irene S. Levine 2011

  • It sure helped cool the cruel summer sun a bit, but I dread to think of the injuries should my newbie mistakes have been even a few percent more grave in places, or the brief but intense rainshower that came on after I returned it to the hire shop had taken place a day earlier. lightweight riding gear is apparently available.

    Before and after. 2009

  • This rainshower looks like a waterfall or a curtain.

    Experience a Rain Like Experience Shower 2009

  • The voices waft through the air like a rainshower, and I fight not to open my mouth, fight to keep from drinking it in.

    In the Shadow of Freedom Tchicaya Missamou 2010

  • "I'm not going anywhere," said Ms. Whitworth, glancing down at the wisps of oil still swirling despite a strong afternoon rainshower.

    Efforts Doubled to Clean Up Michigan Oil Spill 2010

  • This image was more of an on your belly shot taken this February after a rainshower when the sun came out for one brief shining moment.

    Picture This, August 2009 « Fairegarden 2009

  • With a planet that is millions of years old ... that has gone through multiple ice ages caused by events we can only guess at ... what makes us believe we have a large enough sample group of the Earth's climate map to believe we can predict anything beyond tomorrow's rainshower?

    On Thursday, the Legg report will be published along with... 2008

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