The Clue
Coming down in buckets (7 letter answer)
The Answer
POURING
Tags
Notes
The answer POURING is so rare that it appears less than once every 2500 puzzles.
Related Clues
Raining cats and dogs
Activity of a tea-party hostess
Definition
POUR as a verb:
1. cause to run; "pour water over the floor"
2. (pour, swarm, stream, teem, pullulate) = move in large numbers; "people were pouring out of the theater"; "beggars pullulated in the plaza"
3. (decant, pour, pour out) = pour out; "the sommelier decanted the wines"
4. flow in a spurt; "Water poured all over the floor"
5. supply in large amounts or quantities; "We poured money into the education of our children"
6. (pour, pelt, stream, rain cats and dogs, rain buckets) = rain heavily; "Put on your rain coat-- it's pouring outside!"
POURING as an adjective:
1. (gushing, pouring) = flowing profusely; "a gushing hydrant"; "pouring flood waters"