Acorns tumbled from trees like raindrops.

Meaning: Acorns were falling from the trees quickly, similar to the way raindrops fall from the sky.

Choice of Words: Acorns, plural form of acorn, are the nuts of oak trees. Tumbled, past tense of the verb tumble, signifies falling or rolling over and over. Trees, plural form of tree, are tall woody plants. Like, a preposition, denotes similarity or comparison. Raindrops, plural form of raindrop, refers to drops of water falling from the sky during rain.

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