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Definitions for Shower

[1] a brief fall of rain or, sometimes, of hail or snow.
[2] Also called shower bath . a bath in which water is sprayed on the body, usually from an overhead perforated nozzle (showerhead) .
[3] the apparatus for this or the room or stall enclosing it.
[4] a large supply or quantity: a shower of wealth.
[5] a party given for a bestowal of presents of a specific kind, especially such a party for a prospective bride or prospective mother: a linen shower; a baby shower.
[6] a fall of many objects, as tears, sparks, or missiles.
[7] Astronomy . air shower.
[8] showers, a room or area equipped with several showerheads or stalls for use by a number of people at the same time.
[9] to bestow liberally or lavishly.
[10] to deluge (a person) with gifts, favors, etc.: She was showered with gifts on her birthday.
[11] to bathe (oneself) in a shower bath.
[12] to rain in a shower.
[13] to take a shower bath.
[14] send to the showers , Baseball . to replace (a pitcher) during a game, usually because he or she is ineffective: The coach sent him to the showers after he walked three batters in a row. to cause (a pitcher) to be replaced in a game, as by getting many hits off him or her; knock out of the box: Two home runs and a line-drive double sent her to the showers.
[15] a person or thing that shows.
[16] a brief period of rain, hail, sleet, or snow
[17] a sudden abundant fall or downpour, as of tears, sparks, or light
[18] a rush; outpouring a shower of praise
[19] a kind of bath in which a person stands upright and is sprayed with water from a nozzle the room, booth, etc, containing such a bath Full name: shower bath
[20] British slang a derogatory term applied to a person or group, esp to a group considered as being slack, untidy, etc
[21] US , Canadian , Australian and NZ a party held to honour and present gifts to a person, as to a prospective bride
[22] a large number of particles formed by the collision of a cosmic-ray particle with a particle in the atmosphere
[23] NZ a light fabric cover thrown over a tea table to protect the food from flies, dust, etc
[24] (tr) to sprinkle or spray with or as if with a shower shower the powder into the milk
[25] (often with it as subject ) to fall or cause to fall in the form of a shower
[26] (tr) to give (gifts, etc) in abundance or present (a person) with (gifts, etc) they showered gifts on him
[27] (intr) to take a shower
[28] a person or thing that shows

Words related to Shower

deluge, downpour, rain, flood, hail, storm, drizzle, sleet, rainstorm, drench, spray, sprinkle, pour, pamper, cloudburst, thunderstorm, patter, fall, mist, give

Words nearby Shower

showboat, showbread, showcase, showd, showdown, shower, shower stall, shower tea, showerhead, showerproof, showery

Origin of Shower

2before 900; Middle English shewere, Old English scēawere, derivative of scēawian to show, see -er1

Other words from Shower

show·er·less , adjective
show·er·like , adjective
un·show·ered , adjective
un·show·er·ing , adjective
well-show·ered , adjective

Word origin for Shower

Old English scūr; related to Old Norse skūr, Old High German skūr shower, Latin caurus northwest wind

Synonyms for Shower

deluge, downpour, drizzle, flood, hail, rain, rainstorm, sleet, storm, cloudburst, thunderstorm