Word of today: Topic about Weather| Section 06| Vocabulary

Word of today: Topic about Weather| Section 06| Vocabulary
1) rain /ˈreɪn/ noun
: water that falls in drops from clouds in the sky
[noncount]
 The weatherman forecasts rain for this afternoon.
 We could hear the sound of (the) rain on the roof.
 Everyone went inside when the rain began to fall.
[count]
 spring/summer rains
 What the garden needs is a good, soaking rain.
 A light/heavy rain began to fall.
 There has been some flooding due to the recent heavy rains.

2) shower /ˈʃawɚ/ noun
a : a brief fall of rain or snow over a small area
 Light/Heavy showers are expected later today.
b : a large number of small things that fall or happen at the same time — often + of
 a shower of sparks/tears
 He gave the baby a shower of kisses. [=he showered the baby with kisses]

3) smog /ˈsmɑːg/ noun
[noncount]
 : fog mixed with smoke : a cloud of dirty air from cars, factories, etc., that is usually found in cities

4) snow /ˈsnoʊ/ noun
: soft, white pieces of frozen water that fall to the ground from the sky in cold weather
[noncount]
 Snow fell softly on the town.
 The mountains were blanketed/covered with snow.
 She took a walk in the snow.
[count]
 Soon the warm spring sun will melt the winter snows.
 the snows of the Rocky Mountains
 A light/heavy snow was falling.

5) storm /ˈstoɚm/ noun
: an occurrence of bad weather in which there is a lot of rain, snow, etc., and often strong winds
 The sky got dark and it looked like a storm was coming.
 A storm was brewing.
 We made it home before the storm struck/broke. [=before the storm began]
 I went out for a walk and got caught in a storm. [=I was outside when the storm began]