reign vs rain vs rein
Definitions
verb
- be larger in number, quantity, power, status or importance
- have sovereign power
noun
- a period during which something or somebody is dominant or powerful
- royal authority; the dominion of a monarch
- the period during which a monarch is sovereign
Examples
Academic excellence was matched with extra-curricular activities of every description - from drama through sport to foreign travel.
There are a few formalities to be gone through before you enter a foreign country.
You can't expect to learn a foreign language in a few months.
Definitions
noun
- anything happening rapidly or in quick successive
- drops of fresh water that fall as precipitation from clouds
- water falling in drops from vapor condensed in the atmosphere
verb
- precipitate as rain
Examples
Assuming that 15 pound breaking strain line is used, an angler using monofilament might have to use a six or eight ounce sinker and use a 20 lb class rod to carry that sinker weight.
The following years were characterized by rifts with Russia, in which the Ukraine jealously guarded its own independence against its overbearing neighbour.
Unless contraindicated, prophylaxis with a gastrointestinal motility stimulant laxative and a stool softener is appropriate in terminally ill patients who are being given opioids.
Definitions
verb
- control and direct with or as if by reins
- keep in check
- stop or check by or as if by a pull at the reins
- stop or slow up one's horse or oneself by or as if by pulling the reins
noun
- one of a pair of long straps (usually connected to the bit or the headpiece) used to control a horse
- any means of control
Examples
He said nothing as he took his horse's reins and mounted up, the pain causing sparks to flash behind his eyes and his vision to fuzz a little around the edges.
I let them down gently, first wriggling out of my board duties (in which I never held a great deal of interest anyway), and then letting go of the technical reins.
The main superstructure frame is formed from reinforced concrete with post-tensioned, ribbed slab floors.
