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show•er¹ n. [countable]

Meteorologya brief fall of rain, hail, or snow.
Also called ˈshow•er ˌbath. a bath in which water is sprayed on the body from above:He took a long, hot shower after work.
the pipes, spraying nozzle, etc., for such a bath, or the space or place where this bath can be taken:to clean up the showers in the gym.
something resembling a shower:a shower of sparks.
a party held to honor and give gifts to a person, as a woman who is getting married:a bridal shower.

to give a great deal of (something) to someone: [~ + object + with + object]to shower his employees with praise.[~ + object + on + object]to shower praise on his employees.
Meteorology to rain in a shower:[no object;it + ~]It showered all day.
to bathe in a shower:[no object]He showered before dinner.

show•er•y, adj.

show•er¹ n.

Meteorologya brief fall of rain or, sometimes, of hail or snow.
Also called show′er bath′. a bath in which water is sprayed on the body, usually from an overhead perforated nozzle (showerhead.)
the apparatus for this or the room or stall enclosing it.
a large supply or quantity:a shower of wealth.
a party given for a bestowal of presents of a specific kind, esp. such a party for a prospective bride or prospective mother:a linen shower; a baby shower.
a fall of many objects, as tears, sparks, or missiles.
AstronomySee air shower.
showers, a room or area equipped with several showerheads or stalls for use by a number of people at the same time.
Sport send to the showers, [Baseball.]
- 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.

v.t.

to bestow liberally or lavishly.
to deluge (a person) with gifts, favors, etc.:She was showered with gifts on her birthday.
to bathe (oneself ) in a shower bath.

v.i.

bef. 950; Middle English shour (noun, nominal), Old English scūr; cognate with German Schauer, Old Norse skūr, Gothic skūra

show′er•less, adj.
show′er•like′, adj.

show•er² n.

Middle English shewere, Old English scēawere, derivative of scēawian to show, see -er¹ bef. 900

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::

shower /ˈʃaʊə/ n

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
- the room, booth, etc, containing such a bathFull name: shower bath
Brit slang a derogatory term applied to a person or group, esp to a group considered as being slack, untidy, etc
US Canadian Austral NZ 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
NZ a light fabric cover thrown over a tea table to protect the food from flies, dust, etc

(transitive) to sprinkle or spray with or as if with a shower
often with it as subject: to fall or cause to fall in the form of a shower
(transitive) to give (gifts, etc) in abundance or present (a person) with (gifts, etc): they showered gifts on him
(intransitive) to take a shower

Etymology: Old English scūr; related to Old Norse skūr, Old High German skūr shower, Latin caurus northwest windˈshowery adj

shower /ˈʃəʊə/ n

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