rainstick

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/ˈreɪnstɪk/

noun

A hollow tube partially filled with pebbles or beans, and with small pins or thorns arranged helically on its inner surface, so that it produces a rain-like sound when upended.

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Meanings

nounrainstick (plural rainsticks)

plural rainsticks · alternative rain stick

  1. A hollow tube partially filled with pebbles or beans, and with small pins or thorns arranged helically on its inner surface, so that it produces a rain-like sound when upended.

Origin

From rain + stick.

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Translations

Bulgarian рейнстик
  • рейнстик (rejnstik)rainstick
Catalan pal de pluja
  • pal de plujarainstick
Chinese Mandarin 雨聲器 /雨声器
  • 雨聲器 /雨声器 (yǔshēngqì)rainstick
Czech dešťová hůl
  • dešťová hůlrainstick
French bâton de pluie
  • bâton de pluierainstick
German Regenmacher
  • Regenmacherrainstick
Greek ξύλο της βροχής
  • ξύλο της βροχής (xýlo tis vrochís)rainstick
Hungarian esőbot
  • esőbotrainstick
Italian bastone della pioggia
  • bastone della pioggiarainstick
Norwegian Bokmål regnstav
  • regnstavrainstick
Portuguese pau de chuva
  • pau de chuvarainstick
Russian рейнстик
  • рейнстик (rejnstik)rainstick
Spanish palo de lluvia
  • palo de lluviarainstick
Swedish regnpinne
  • regnpinnerainstick
Ukrainian дощовиця
  • дощовиця (doščovycja)rainstick

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with rainstick

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Anagrams

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Cite this entry
APA

rainstick. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rainstick

MLA

“rainstick.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rainstick. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “rainstick,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rainstick.

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