shower
1[ shou-er ]
/ ˈʃaʊ ər /
noun
verb (used with object)
verb (used without object)
to rain in a shower.
to take a shower bath.
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Idioms for shower
- 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.
- 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.
send to the showers, Baseball.
Origin of shower
1before 950; Middle English shour (noun), Old English scūr; cognate with German Schauer,Old Norse skūr,Gothic skūra
OTHER WORDS FROM shower
Words nearby shower
show cause order, show copy, showd, show day, showdown, shower, showerhead, showerproof, shower stall, shower tea, showery
Definition for shower (2 of 2)
shower2
[ shoh-er ]
/ ˈʃoʊ ər /
noun
a person or thing that shows.
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British Dictionary definitions for shower (1 of 2)
shower1
/ (ˈʃaʊə) /
noun
verb
Derived forms of shower
showery, adjectiveWord 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)
shower2
/ (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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