13
downpour(noun, rush, storm, flow, burst)
9
deluge(noun, rush, storm, flow, burst)
8
cloudburst(noun, rush, storm, flow, burst)
8
storm(noun, burst, flood, shower, deluge)
8
thunderstorm(noun, storm, burst, shower, deluge)
7
squall(noun, shower, deluge, hurricane, downpour)
5
hurricane(noun, squall, tempest)
5
rain(noun, storm, burst, shower, snow)
5
tempest(noun, storm, squall, hurricane, downpour)
5
heavy rain
5
shower(noun, rush, flow, burst, gush)
5
tornado(noun, squall, hurricane, tempest)
4
cyclone(noun, squall, hurricane, tempest)
4
typhoon(noun, squall, hurricane, tempest)
3
downfall
3
gale(noun, squall, hurricane, tempest)
3
inundation(noun, rush, flow, flood, gush)
3
monsoon(noun, flood, stream, shower, hail)
3
precipitation(noun, sky, storm, burst, flood)
2
burst of rain(expression, idiom)
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