The rain poured like a waterfall.

Meaning: The rain was falling very heavily, like water falling from a waterfall.

Choice of Words: Poured is a verb that means to flow or fall heavily. Waterfall is a natural feature where water falls from a high place. The sentence compares the way the rain was falling to the way water falls from a waterfall.

Alternative Expressions

Related Expressions

• The rain poured down like a waterfall.
• Rain poured from the clouds like a waterfall.
• Rain poured like a waterfall.
• The rain fell from the sky like a waterfall.
• Rain pours down like a waterfall.
• Her hair was like a waterfall cascading down.
• Notes cascade like a waterfall.
• The words flowed from her fingertips like a waterfall.
• Rain poured from the sky like teardrops.
• Rain poured from the dark sky like tiny waterfalls.