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1. (n.) shower
a brief fall of rain or of hail or snow.
2. shower
Also called shower bath. a bath in which water is sprayed on the body from above.
3. shower
the apparatus or space for providing such a bath.
4. shower
something resembling a shower:
a shower of sparks.
5. shower
a party given to bestow presents of a specific kind upon the honoree.
6. (v.t.) shower
to bestow liberally or lavishly.
7. shower
to give to in abundance:
showered with praise.
8. shower
to bathe (oneself) in a shower.
9. (v.i.) shower
to rain in a shower.
10. shower
to bathe in a shower.
Etymology: (bef. 950; ME shour, OE scūr, c. OS, ON skūr, OHG
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| Definition of 'Shower' |
Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) shower
a plumbing fixture that sprays water over you
"they installed a shower in the bathroom"
2. (noun) shower, shower bath
washing yourself by standing upright under water sprayed from a nozzle
"he took a shower after the game"
3. (noun) shower, rain shower
a brief period of precipitation
"the game was interrupted by a brief shower"
4. (noun) shower, cascade
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"
5. (noun) exhibitor, exhibitioner, shower
someone who organizes an exhibit for others to see
6. (verb) shower
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"
7. (verb) lavish, shower
expend profusely; also used with abstract nouns
"He was showered with praise"
8. (verb) shower
spray or sprinkle with
"The guests showered rice on the couple"
9. (verb) shower
take a shower; wash one's body in the shower
"You should shower after vigorous exercise"
10. (verb) shower, shower down
rain abundantly
"Meteors showered down over half of Australia"
11. (verb) shower
provide abundantly with
"He showered her with presents"
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1. (noun) shower
a bathroom device that sprays water under which you stand to wash yourself
He took a quick shower.
2. shower
take/have a shower
a short period of light rain
Today will be cloudy with a few showers.
3. shower
a lot of small things falling through the air
a shower of confetti
4. (verb) shower
to wash in a shower
I'd like to shower before dinner.
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| Definition of 'Shower' |
Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) Shower
one who shows or exhibits
2. (noun) Shower
that which shows; a mirror
3. (noun) Shower
a fall or rain or hail of short duration; sometimes, but rarely, a like fall of snow
4. (noun) Shower
that which resembles a shower in falling or passing through the air copiously and rapidly
5. (noun) Shower
a copious supply bestowed
6. (verb) Shower
to water with a shower; to //t copiously with rain
7. (verb) Shower
to bestow liberally; to destribute or scatter in /undance; to rain
8. (verb) Shower
to rain in showers; to fall, as in a hower or showers
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Sense: a short fall (of rain)
I got caught in a shower on my way here.
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 Afrikaans: reënbui |
 Arabic: وابِل من المَطَر |
 Bulgarian: преваляване |
 Brazilian: aguaceiro |
 Czech: přeháňka |
 German: der Schauer |
 Danish: byge |
 Greek: μπόρα |
 Spanish: chubasco, chaparrón |
 Estonian: vihmahoog |
 Farsi: رگبار |
 Finnish: kuuro |
 French: averse |
 Hebrew: מקלחת |
 Hindi: वर्षा |
 Croatian: pljusak |
 Hungarian: zápor |
 Indonesian: guyuran (hujan) |
 Icelandic: (regn)skúr |
 Italian: acquazzone |
 Japanese: にわか雨 |
 Korean: 소나기 |
 Lithuanian: liūtis |
 Latvian: lietusgāze |
 Malay: hujan |
 Dutch: regenbui |
 Norwegian: regnskur, byge |
 Polish: przelotna ulewa |
 Persian: رگبار |
 Pashto: شاور: وريا، څپه (لكه دبار |
 Portuguese: aguaceiro |
 Romanian: aversă |
 Russian: дождь |
 Slovak: prehánka |
 Slovenian: ploha |
 Serbian: pljusak |
 Swedish: regnskur |
 Thai: ฝนตกปรอย ๆ |
 Turkish: sağanak |
 Taiwanese: 陣雨 |
 Ukrainian: злива |
 Urdu: مختصر بارش |
 Vietnamese: trận mưa rào |
 Chinese: 阵雨 |
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