definitions

shower

1
[ shou-er ]
/ ˈʃaʊ ər /
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noun

verb (used with object)

verb (used without object)

to rain in a shower.
to take a shower bath.

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RELATED WORDS

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

Nearby words

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

Idioms

    send to the showers, Baseball.
    1. 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.
    2. 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.

Origin of shower

1
before 950; Middle English shour (noun), Old English scūr; cognate with German Schauer, Old Norse skūr, Gothic skūra
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Definition for shower (2 of 2)

shower

2
[ shoh-er ]
/ ˈʃoʊ ər /

noun

a person or thing that shows.

Origin of shower

2
before 900; Middle English shewere, Old English scēawere, derivative of scēawian to show, see -er1
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British Dictionary definitions for shower (1 of 2)

shower

1
/ (ˈʃaʊə) /

noun

verb

Derived Formsshowery, adjective

Word Origin for shower

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

British Dictionary definitions for shower (2 of 2)

shower

2
/ (ˈʃəʊə) /

noun

a person or thing that shows
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Idioms and Phrases with shower

shower

see cold shower.

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