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shower
1[shou-er]
noun
a brief fall of rain or, sometimes, of hail or snow.
An afternoon shower is forecast for tomorrow.
This weekend they’re predicting freezing weather with scattered snow showers.
Also called shower bath.
a bath in which water is sprayed on the body, usually from an overhead perforated nozzle showerhead.
I took a quick shower before dinner.
the apparatus for this or the room or stall enclosing it.
The shower is leaking.
We have two bathrooms, but the downstairs one has only a shower and no tub.
an abundant supply or quantity.
I wish you and your family a shower of wealth, joy, health, and other blessings!
Synonyms: , , ,a party at which gifts of a specific kind are given, as for a bride, prospective parent, someone moving house, or any other purpose.
Excited by the prospect of a new campus infirmary, students and alumni held a linen shower to provide new sheets and towels.
When he moved into his own apartment, we held a housewarming shower for him, giving him more kitchenware than one person could ever use.
a fall of many objects, such as tears, sparks, things that are thrown, etc..
The couple walked out of the church under a shower of confetti.
Astronomy.air shower.
showers, a room or area equipped with several overhead perforated nozzles, sometimes in separate stalls, for use by a number of people bathing at the same time.
verb (used with object)
to bestow liberally or lavishly.
We showered good wishes and last-minute bits of advice on the departing hockey team.
to deluge (a person) with gifts, favors, etc..
She was showered with gifts on her birthday.
to bathe (oneself) with water sprayed on the body, usually from an overhead perforated nozzle.
In the past 30 days the patient has been able to exercise, shower himself, toilet himself, and play a board game.
verb (used without object)
to bathe with water sprayed on the body, usually from an overhead perforated nozzle.
Do you prefer to shower in the morning or at bedtime?
to rain briefly.
During the final game on Saturday it showered for a couple of minutes, and then the sun came out again.
shower
2[shoh-er]
noun
a person or thing that shows.
shower
1/ ˈʃʊə /
noun
a brief period of rain, hail, sleet, or snow
a sudden abundant fall or downpour, as of tears, sparks, or light
a rush; outpouring
a shower of praise
a kind of bath in which a person stands upright and is sprayed with water from a nozzle
Full name: shower bath.the room, booth, etc, containing such a bath
slanga derogatory term applied to a person or group, esp to a group considered as being slack, untidy, etc
a party held to honour and present gifts to a person, as to a prospective bride
a large number of particles formed by the collision of a cosmic-ray particle with a particle in the atmosphere
a light fabric cover thrown over a tea table to protect the food from flies, dust, etc
verb
(tr) to sprinkle or spray with or as if with a shower
shower the powder into the milk
to fall or cause to fall in the form of a shower
(tr) to give (gifts, etc) in abundance or present (a person) with (gifts, etc)
they showered gifts on him
(intr) to take a shower
shower
2/ ˈʃəʊə /
noun
a person or thing that shows
Other 51Թ Forms
- showerless adjective
- showerlike adjective
- unshowered adjective
- well-showered adjective
- ˈǷɱ adjective
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of shower1
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of shower1
Idioms and Phrases
hit the showers,
to go and take a shower (originally of a group bathing in a space with multiple overhead nozzles, as in a gym, school, locker room, etc.).
The coach made us run one more lap before we hit the showers.
After eight hours helping them move, I'm ready to hit the showers and go to bed.
Baseball. (of a pitcher) to be replaced in a game, usually because of ineffectiveness.
He was throwing inconsistently and found himself hitting the showers before the fifth inning four times in two months.
to stop giving one’s full effort, as if the game or task were over.
You don't hit the showers if you're up three touchdowns in the first quarter—you finish the game with the same intensity you started with.
send to the showers,
to replace (a pitcher) during a game, usually because they are 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 them; knock out of the box.
Two home runs and a line-drive double sent her to the showers.
Example Sentences
“On Monday I was getting into the shower and heard him loading up the truck.”
If the bass and lasers get too much there are also new wellness facilities such as saunas, hot tubs and hot showers.
She uses Poundland to pick up snacks for her sons' packed lunches, stationery and birthday cards for school, plus shampoo, shower gel and cleaning products.
"I always say it's about good hygiene - pollen sits on your face and arms when you go outside, so have a shower and change your clothes when you come in."
Into Saturday there will be more showers and thunderstorms across western parts of England, Wales and into Scotland where there is a further yellow severe weather warning.
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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