shower

Plural: showers

Noun

• a plumbing fixture that sprays water over you
  • "they installed a shower in the bathroom"
• washing yourself by standing upright under water sprayed from a nozzle
  • "he took a shower after the game"
• a brief period of precipitation
  • "the game was interrupted by a brief shower"
• a sudden downpour (as of tears or sparks etc) likened to a rain shower
  • "a little shower of rose petals"
• someone who organizes an exhibit for others to see
• a party of friends assembled to present gifts (usually of a specified kind) to a person
  • "her friends organized a baby shower for her when she was expecting"
• A brief fall of precipitation (spell of rain, or a similar fall of snow, sleet, or cascade); burst of hefty precipitation.
• A device for bathing by which water is made to fall on the body from a height, either from a tank or by the action of a pump.
• An instance of using of this device in order to bathe oneself.
• A quantity of something that has characteristics of a rain shower.
• A party associated with a significant event in a person's life, at which the person usually receives gifts.
• A party associated with a significant event in a person's life, at which the person usually receives gifts.
• A bridal shower.
• A party associated with a significant event in a person's life, at which the person usually receives gifts.
• A baby shower.
• A pattern where the juggler passes objects horizontally from one hand to the other around chest height, and upward over the juggler's head to return to the first hand.
• A battle, an attack; conflict.
• A shower of shit.
• Used as an intensifying pluralizer or intensifier
• A group of people perceived as incompetent or worthless.
• One who shows.
• An object or activity that is shown in a contest.
• A man whose penis is close to its full (erect) size when flaccid, or the penis itself.

Verb

Verb Forms: showered, showering, showers

• To bathe in a spray of water; to bestow generously.
• expend profusely; also used with abstract nouns
  • "He was showered with praise"
• spray or sprinkle with
  • "The guests showered rice on the couple"
• take a shower; wash one's body in the shower
  • "You should shower after vigorous exercise"
• rain abundantly
  • "Meteors showered down over half of Australia"
• provide abundantly with
  • "He showered her with presents"
• To spray with (a specified liquid).
• To bathe using a shower.
• To bestow liberally, to give or distribute in abundance.
• To rain in a shower; to cascade down.

Examples

• a shower of sparks;  a meteor shower;  a Gatorade shower
• Her church group has planned an adoption shower.
• Her friends are throwing her a shower after her mom leaves.
• I’m going to have a shower.
• I’m going to take a shower.
• She hoped her lucky tile draw would SHOWER her with high-scoring opportunities in Scrabble.
• That calf is going to be a great shower at the fair this year.
• The shower will be held at the home of the bridesmaid.
• Today there will be frequent showers and some sunny spells.
• Would male strippers be appropriate for the divorce shower?

Synonyms

cascade, exhibitioner, exhibitor, lavish, rain shower, shower bath, shower down, have a shower, take a shower

Antonyms

grower

Anagrams of shower