reign vs rain vs rein

Definitions

verb

1. be larger in number, quantity, power, status or importance
2. have sovereign power

noun

1. a period during which something or somebody is dominant or powerful
2. royal authority; the dominion of a monarch
3. the period during which a monarch is sovereign

Examples

You can't expect to learn a foreign language in a few months.

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.

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noun

1. anything happening rapidly or in quick successive
2. drops of fresh water that fall as precipitation from clouds
3. water falling in drops from vapor condensed in the atmosphere

verb

1. precipitate as rain

Examples

Some of my remarks here are directed toward conventional scientists, who generally refrain from commenting critically on the wild ideas of a few of their colleagues because it is bad manners.

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.

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verb

1. control and direct with or as if by reins
2. keep in check
3. stop or check by or as if by a pull at the reins
4. stop or slow up one's horse or oneself by or as if by pulling the reins

noun

1. one of a pair of long straps (usually connected to the bit or the headpiece) used to control a horse
2. 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.

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