Etymology : Middle English shour, from Old English scur; akin to Old High German scur shower, storm, Latin caurus northwest wind
Pronunciation : 'shau(-&)r
Function : noun
Date : before 12th century
1. device that produces a spray of water droplets (for bathing); act of bathing under a spray of water droplets; brief rainfall; party at which guests give gifts to a woman who is about to be married or give birth. wash oneself, bathe; pour down, spray down, sprinkle (i.e. rain); give abundantly, lavish, provide a large amount of something. shower\show"er\ , n. [oe. shour, schour, as. se r; akin to d. schoer, g. schauer, ohg. sc r, icel. sk r, sw. skur, goth. sk ra windis a storm of wind; of uncertain origin.].
2. 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.
3. that which resembles a shower in falling or passing through the air copiously and rapidly. with showers of stones he drives them far away.
4. 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\ , n.
5. one who shows or exhibits.
6. that which shows; a mirror. [obs.]shower \show"er\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. showered ; p. pr. & vb. n. showering.].
7. to water with a shower; to t copiously with rain. lest it again dissolve and shower the earth.
8. to bestow liberally; to destribute or scatter in undance; to rain. c sar'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.shower n.
9. a plumbing fixture that sprays water over you; "they installed a shower in the bathroom".
10. washing yourself in a shower; you stand upright under water sprayed from a nozzle; "he took a shower after the game" [syn: shower bath].
11. a brief period of precipitation; "the game was interrupted by a brief shower" [syn: rain shower].
12. a sudden downpour (as of tears or sparks etc) likened to a rain shower; "a little shower of rose petals".
13. someone who organizes an exhibit for others to see:
[syn: exhibitor, exhibitioner].
14. 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" v 1: expend profusely; also used with abstract nouns: "he was showered with praise" [syn: lavish] 2: spray or sprinkle with; "the guests showered rice on the couple" 3: take a shower; wash one's body in the shower; "you should shower after vigorous exercise" 4: rain abundantly; "meteors showered down over half of australia." [syn: shower down] 5: provide abundantly with; "he showered her with presents".
15. One who shows or exhibits.
16. That which shows; a mirror.
17. A fall or rain or hail of short duration; sometimes, but rarely, a like fall of snow.
18. That which resembles a shower in falling or passing through the air copiously and rapidly.
19. A copious supply bestowed.
20. To water with a shower; to &?;&?;t copiously with rain.
21. To bestow liberally; to destribute or scatter in &?;undance; to rain.
22. To rain in showers; to fall, as in a hower or showers. washing yourself in a shower; you stand upright under water sprayed from a nozzle; "he took a shower after the game" a plumbing fixture that sprays water over you; "they installed a shower in the bathroom" a sudden downpour likened to a rain shower; "a little shower of rose petals"; "a sudden cascade of sparks" a party of friends assembled to present gifts to a person; "her friends organized a baby shower for her when she was expecting" a brief period of precipitation; "the game was interrupted by a brief shower" take a shower; wash one's body in the shower; "You should shower after vigorous exercise" provide abundantly with; "He showered her with presents" spray or sprinkle with; "The guests showered rice on the couple" rain abundantly; "Meteors showered down over half of Australia".
23. 1. A shower is a device for washing yourself. It consists of a pipe which ends in a flat cover with a lot of holes in it so that water comes out in a spray. She heard him turn on the shower.
24. A shower is a small enclosed area containing a shower.
25. The showers or the shower in a place such as a sports centre is the area containing showers. The showers are a mess We all stood in the women's shower.
26. If you have a shower, you wash yourself by standing under a spray of water from a shower. I think I'll have a shower before dinner She took two showers a day.
27. If you shower, you wash yourself by standing under a spray of water from a shower. There wasn't time to shower or change clothes.
28. A shower is a short period of rain, especially light rain. There'll be bright or sunny spells and scattered showers this afternoon.
29. You can refer to a lot of things that are falling as a shower of them. Showers of sparks flew in all directions.
30. If you are showered with a lot of small objects or pieces, they are scattered over you. They were showered with rice in the traditional manner.
31. If you shower a person with presents or kisses, you give them a lot of presents or kisses in a very generous and extravagant way. He showered her with emeralds and furs Her parents showered her with kisses.
32. disapproval A shower is a party or celebration at which the guests bring gifts.; If you refer to a group of people as a particular kind of shower, you disapprove of them. a baby shower. a shower of wasters.
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