shower

[Show·er]

A brief period of precipitation

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One who shows or exhibits.

Noun
washing yourself in a shower; you stand upright under water sprayed from a nozzle; "he took a shower after the game"

Noun
a plumbing fixture that sprays water over you; "they installed a shower in the bathroom"

Noun
a sudden downpour (as of tears or sparks etc) likened to a rain shower; "a little shower of rose petals"; "a sudden cascade of sparks"

Noun
a party of friends assembled to present gifts (usually of a specified kind) to a person; "her friends organized a baby shower for her when she was expecting"

Noun
someone who organizes an exhibit for others to see

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Noun
a brief period of precipitation; "the game was interrupted by a brief shower"

Verb
take a shower; wash one''s body in the shower; "You should shower after vigorous exercise"

Verb
provide abundantly with; "He showered her with presents"

Verb
spray or sprinkle with; "The guests showered rice on the couple"

Verb
expend profusely; also used with abstract nouns; "He was showered with praise"

Verb
rain abundantly; "Meteors showered down over half of Australia"


n.
One who shows or exhibits.

n.
That which shows; a mirror.

n.
A fall or rain or hail of short duration; sometimes, but rarely, a like fall of snow.

n.
That which resembles a shower in falling or passing through the air copiously and rapidly.

n.
A copious supply bestowed.

v. t.
To water with a shower; to //t copiously with rain.

v. t.
To bestow liberally; to destribute or scatter in /undance; to rain.

v. i.
To rain in showers; to fall, as in a hower or showers.


Shower

Show"er , n. 1. One who shows or exhibits. 2. That which shows; a mirror. [Obs.] Wyclif.

Shower

Show"er , n. [OE. shour, schour, AS. ser; akin to D. schoer, G. schauer, OHG. scr, Icel. skr, Sw. skur, Goth. skra windis a storm of wind; of uncertain origin.] 1. A fall or rain or hail of short duration; sometimes, but rarely, a like fall of snow.
In drought or else showers.
Or wet the thirsty earth with falling showers.
2. That which resembles a shower in falling or passing through the air copiously and rapidly.
With showers of stones he drives them far away.
3. A copious supply bestowed. [R.]
He and myself Have travail'd in the great shower of your gifts.
Shower bath, a bath in which water is showered from above, and sometimes from the sides also.

Shower

Show"er, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Showered ; p. pr. & vb. n. Showering.] 1. To water with a shower; to t copiously with rain.
Lest it again dissolve and shower the earth.
2. To bestow liberally; to destribute or scatter in undance; to rain. Shak.
Csar's favor, That showers down greatness on his friends.

Shower

Show"er, v. i. To rain in showers; to fall, as in a hower or showers. Shak.

One who shows or exhibits.

A fall or rain or hail of short duration; sometimes, but rarely, a like fall of snow.

To water with a shower; to t copiously with rain.

To rain in showers; to fall, as in a hower or showers.

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Usage Examples

But I also like to shower my parents with presents. I bought them a beautiful car and a house.

I like to sing around the bonfire, in my car and in the shower.

I prefer to sing in the shower vs. the car. The shower is just steam, you know, its just you, and nature, and no clothing. You know, there's nothing separating you. It's just you, and the voice - you, and the water.

I sing both in my shower and in my car, mostly in my car, because I have this weird thing - whenever I'm singing to the radio - my friends kind of hate it - but I pick out the harmonies in my head, and I'm singing the harmonies to the tracks and I'm jamming it out.

Now I'm way into suits that I can put on whether I took a shower or not, and wear barefoot and paint my toes black or whatever color the suit is. It's very cool to wear suits like that. Roll up the sleeves and just say yee-haw.

Misspelled Form

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Other Usage Examples

Weather means more when you have a garden. There's nothing like listening to a shower and thinking how it is soaking in around your green beans.

Everyone who's ever taken a shower has an idea. It's the person who gets out of the shower, dries off and does something about it who makes a difference.

I'm a mom - I'm lucky if I get to shower in the morning. Luckily, nail polish stays on my toes. I've been so bad on the upkeep, though.

I love the smell of shampoo on a girl's hair. You can walk past someone and be like, 'Wow, you took a shower this morning, didn't you? Because you smell lovely.'

No, what I should really like to do right now, in the full blaze of lights, before this illustrious assembly, is to shower every one of you with gifts, with flowers, with offerings of poetry - to be young once more, to ride on the crest of the wave.

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