shower

shower
show|er1 S2 [ˈʃauə US ʃaur] n
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1¦(for washing in)¦
2¦(act of washing)¦
3¦(rain)¦
4¦(lots of things)¦
5¦(party)¦
6¦(people)¦
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[: Old English; Origin: scur]
1.) ¦(FOR WASHING IN)¦
a piece of equipment that you stand under to wash your whole body
▪ Why does the phone always ring when I'm in the shower?
▪ I'd like to use the shower if that's all right.
▪ The bathroom has a separate shower cubicle (=a shower in a separate part of the room) .
2.) ¦(ACT OF WASHING)¦
an act of washing your body while standing under a shower
▪ I need a shower.
take a shower
▪ Nick rolled out of bed and took a shower.
have a shower
especially BrE
▪ Mary loves having a hot shower after she's been swimming.
3.) ¦(RAIN)¦
a short period of rain or snow
▪ More heavy showers are forecast for tonight.
▪ a shower of rain
▪ a snow shower
▪ A few wintry showers are likely on the east coast.
4.) ¦(LOTS OF THINGS)¦
a lot of small, light things falling or going through the air together
shower of
▪ Peter kicked the fire and sent up a shower of sparks .
▪ A shower of leaves fell towards the ground.
5.) ¦(PARTY)¦
AmE a party at which presents are given to a woman who is going to get married or have a baby
▪ We gave a shower for Beth.
▪ a baby shower
6.) ¦(PEOPLE)¦ [usually singular]
BrE informal a group of stupid or lazy people
shower 2
shower2 v
1.) [I]
to wash your whole body while standing under a shower
▪ Mike shaved and showered.
2.) [T]
to give someone a lot of things
shower sb with sth
▪ She showered him with kisses.
▪ Tom showered Amy with presents.
shower sth on/upon sb
▪ She had no children and showered her love on her three nieces.
3.) [I always + adverb/preposition, T]
to scatter a lot of things onto a person or place, or to be scattered in this way
shower down/over/upon
▪ The top shelf broke and books showered down.
shower sth with sth
▪ The ship was showered with hot ash from the volcano.
shower sth on/over sth
▪ Hundreds of leaflets were showered over the town.

Dictionary of contemporary English. 2013.

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