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showerhead

American  
[shou-er-hed] / ˈʃaʊ ərˌhɛd /

noun

  1. shower12


Etymology

Origin of showerhead

First recorded in 1965–70; shower 1 + head

Example Sentences

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The problem is similar to mineral scale building up inside a tea kettle or clogging a shower head over time, except seawater contains far higher concentrations of dissolved salts.

From Science Daily • May 31, 2026

Other costs like hiring a painter to freshen up the kitchen or fixing the shower head would be under your purview.

From MarketWatch • Jan. 20, 2026

Qubein, the newly appointed president, took a tour with his two college-age daughters and saw rust flaking off an old shower head.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 21, 2025

If possible, mount them just inside the entrance to the shower and away from the shower head, so you can warm up the water without getting soaked.

From Seattle Times • May 23, 2024

Rosemary runs the shower head down the pole so I can reach it.

From "Water for Elephants" by Sara Gruen

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