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shower

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noun (1)

show·​er ˈshau̇(-ə)r How to pronounce shower (audio)
1
a
: a fall of rain of short duration
b
: a similar fall of sleet, hail, or snow
2
: something resembling a rain shower
a shower of statistics
especially : a fall of meteors which belong to a single group and whose trails appear to originate at the same point in space
3
: a party given by friends who bring gifts often of a particular kind
a bridal shower
4
: a bath in which water is showered on the body
also : the apparatus that provides a shower
showerless adjective
showery adjective

shower

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verb

showered; showering; showers

intransitive verb

1
: to rain or fall in or as if in a shower
letters showered on him in praise and protest
2
: to bathe in a shower

transitive verb

1
a
: to wet (as with water) in a spray, fine stream, or drops
b(1)
: to cause to fall in a shower
factory chimneys showered soot on the district
(2)
: to cause a shower to fall on
showered the newlyweds with rice
2
: to give in abundance
showered her with honors
showerer noun

shower

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noun (2)

show·​er ˈshō-ər How to pronounce shower (audio)
: one that shows : exhibitor
Phrases
to the showers
: out of the ball game
a pitcher sent to the showers

Synonyms

Noun (1)

Verb

Example Sentences

Verb Please shower before using the pool. Sparks from the machine showered onto the floor of the garage. Rice showered down on the newlyweds as they left the church.

Word History

Etymology

Noun (1)

Middle English shour, from Old English scūr; akin to Old High German scūr shower, storm, Latin caurus northwest wind

First Known Use

Noun (1)

before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Verb

15th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1

Noun (2)

15th century, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of shower was before the 12th century

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