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Quick definitions from WordNet (shower)
▸ 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")
▸ 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: a brief period of precipitation ("The game was interrupted by a brief shower")
▸ noun: someone who organizes an exhibit for others to see
▸ verb: rain abundantly ("Meteors showered down over half of Australia")
▸ 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")
▸ Also see showery
▸ Word origin
▸ Words similar to shower
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▸ Idioms related to shower (New!)
▸ Popular adjectives describing shower
▸ Words that often appear near shower
▸ Rhymes of shower
▸ Invented words related to shower
▸ 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")
▸ 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: a brief period of precipitation ("The game was interrupted by a brief shower")
▸ noun: someone who organizes an exhibit for others to see
▸ verb: rain abundantly ("Meteors showered down over half of Australia")
▸ 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")
▸ Also see showery
▸ Word origin
▸ Words similar to shower
▸ Usage examples for shower
▸ Idioms related to shower (New!)
▸ Popular adjectives describing shower
▸ Words that often appear near shower
▸ Rhymes of shower
▸ Invented words related to shower