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[edit] English

Person showering.

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[edit] Etymology 1

From Old English scūr

[edit] Pronunciation

(UK) enPR: shou'ər, IPA: /ˈʃaʊ.ə(ɹ)/, SAMPA: /"SaU.@(r)/
(US) enPR: shou'ər, IPA: /ˈʃaʊ.ɚ/, SAMPA: /"SaU.@`/
Rhymes: -aʊər

[edit] Noun

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Singular
shower

Plural
showers

shower (plural showers)

A brief fall of precipitation.

Today there will be frequent showers and some sunny spells.
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.

I'm going to have a shower. (British, Australian)

I'm going to take a shower. (especially US)
A bridal shower; a fund-raiser held in honor of a bride attended by female friends of the bride.

The shower will be held at the home of the bridesmaid.
A baby shower.
(Irish, pejorative) A contemptible group of people or things or a contemptible individual; a shower of shit;

a shower of edgits

You complete shower!

[edit] Synonyms

(device for bathing): shower bath
(instance of use): shower bath

[edit] Translations

fall of light rain

Arabic: شتوة ar(ar) (shátwa) f., مطرة ar(ar) (máTra) f.
Bosnian: pljusak bs(bs) m.
Chinese:

Mandarin: 陣雨 cmn(cmn), 阵雨 cmn(cmn) (zhènyǔ), 小雨 cmn(cmn) (xiǎoyǔ)
Dutch: regenbui nl(nl) m. and f., bui nl(nl) m. and f.
Finnish: sadekuuro fi(fi), kuuro fi(fi)
French: averse fr(fr) f., ondée fr(fr) f.
German: Schauer de(de) m.
Greek: βροχούλα (vrokhúla) f., ψιλόβροχο (psilóvrokho) n., ψιχάλισμα (psikhálisma) n., ψιλοβρόχι (psilovrókhji) n.
Italian: acquazzone m., scroscio di pioggia m., rovescio di pioggia m.
Japanese: にわか雨 ja(ja) (niwaka-ame), にわか雨 ja(ja) (niwaka-ame)
Lithuanian: dulksna lt(lt)

Malay: hujan ms(ms)
Norwegian: dusj no(no) m.
Polish: deszcz pl(pl) m., kapuśniak pl(pl) m.
Romanian: aversă f.
Russian: небольшой дождь ru(ru) (nebol'šój dožd') m.
Scottish Gaelic: fras m., dòrtadh m., meall-uisge m., sgaoch m., sil m., sileadh m., sgaoman-uisge m.
Serbian:

Cyrillic: пљусак m.

Roman: pljusak m.
Slovene: ploha f.
Spanish: llovizna es(es) f.
Swedish: skur c.

device for bathing

Afrikaans: stort af(af), stortbad af(af)
Arabic: دش ar(ar) (dush) m., دوش ar(ar) (duush)
Belarusian: душ be(be) (duš) m.
Bosnian: tuš bs(bs) m.
Bulgarian: душ bg(bg) (duš) m.
Chinese:

Mandarin: 淋浴 cmn(cmn) (línyù), 淋浴器 cmn(cmn) (línyùqì)
Czech: sprcha cs(cs) f.
Dutch: douche m., stortbad n.
Finnish: suihku fi(fi)
French: douche fr(fr) f.
German: Dusche de(de) f., Brause de(de) f.
Greek: ντους (dus) n., ντουζ (duz) n., ντουζιέρα (duzjéra) f., καταιονητήρας (kateonitíras) m.
Italian: doccia it(it) f.
Japanese: シャワー ja(ja) (shawā)
Korean: 샤워 ko(ko) (syawo)

Lithuanian: dušas lt(lt) m.
Macedonian: туш mk(mk) (tuš) m.
Malay: pancuran
Persian: دوش fa(fa) (dush)
Polish: prysznic pl(pl) m.
Romanian: duş ro(ro) n.
Russian: душ ru(ru) (duš) m.
Scottish Gaelic: frasair m., fras-ionnlaid m.
Serbian:

Cyrillic: туш m.

Roman: tuš m.
Slovak: sprcha sk(sk) f.
Slovene: prha sl(sl) f., tuš sl(sl) f.
Spanish: ducha es(es) f., regadera es(es) f.
Swedish: dusch sv(sv) c.
Ukrainian: душ uk(uk) (duš) m.
Vietnamese: vòi sen vi(vi)

instance of using of this device

Afrikaans: stort af(af)
Albanian: dush sq(sq)
Chinese:

Mandarin: 淋浴 cmn(cmn) (línyù)
Dutch: douche m., stortbad n.
Finnish: suihku fi(fi)
French: douche fr(fr) f.
Galician: ducha gl(gl)
German: Dusche f. (eine Dusche nehmen), Brause f.
Greek: ντους (dus) n., ντουζ (duz) n., καταιονισμός (kateonismós) m.
Hungarian: zuhany hu(hu)

Italian: doccia it(it) f.
Japanese: シャワー ja(ja) (shawā)
Korean: 소나기 ko(ko) (sonagi)
Polish: prysznic pl(pl) m.
Portuguese: chuveiro pt(pt)
Romanian: duş ro(ro) n.
Russian: душ ru(ru) (duš)
Spanish: ducha es(es) f.
Swedish: dusch sv(sv) c.
Vietnamese: mưa rào vi(vi)

[edit] Verb

Infinitive
to shower

Third person singular
showers

Simple past
showered

Past participle
showered

Present participle
showering

to shower (third-person singular simple present showers, present participle showering, simple past and past participle showered)

(followed by with) To spray with (a specified liquid).
To bathe using a shower.

[edit] Translations

to spray with

Dutch: besproeien nl(nl)
Finnish: suihkuta (intransitive), suihkuttaa (transitive)
German: besprühen
Italian: spruzzare it(it)
Lithuanian: purkšti lt(lt)

to bathe using a shower

Arabic: استحم ar(ar) (istáHamma), أخذ دوشاً ar(ar) ('ákhadha dúshan)

Egyptian Arabic: آخد دش ('aakhod doshsh)
Bosnian: tuširati bs(bs)
Chinese:

Mandarin: 洗澡 cmn(cmn) (xǐzǎo), 洗淋浴 cmn(cmn) (xǐ línyù)
Croatian: tuširati hr(hr)
Czech: sprchovat cs(cs) se
Dutch: douchen, een douche nemen, een stortbad nemen
Finnish: käydä suihkussa
French: doucher, faire la douche, faire une douche
German: duschen de(de)
Hungarian: zuhanyozik hu(hu)
Italian: farsi la doccia, farsi una doccia, docciarsi it(it)

Japanese: シャワーを浴びる ja(ja) (shawā-o abiru)
Macedonian: тушира mk(mk) (tušíra), се тушира mk(mk) (se tušíra)
Romanian: a face un duş
Russian: принять душ ru(ru) (prinját' duš) (pf.), принимать душ ru(ru) (prinimát' duš) (impf.)
Scottish Gaelic: fras-ionnlaid, nigh le frasair/fras-ionnlaid
Serbian:

Cyrillic: туширати

Roman: tuširati
Slovene: tuširati se, prhati se
Spanish: ducharse es(es)
Swedish: duscha sv(sv)

[edit] Synonyms

(bathe using a shower): have a shower (British), take a shower (especially US)

a "rain locker" (US NAVY)

[edit] Derived terms

Terms derived from "shower"

[edit] Etymology 2

to show + -er

[edit] Pronunciation

(UK) IPA: /ˈʃəʊ.ə(ɹ)/, SAMPA: /"S@U.@(r)/

[edit] Noun

Singular
shower

Plural
showers

shower (plural showers)

One who shows

[edit] Related terms

show

[edit] Anagrams

Anagrams of ehorsw
howers
reshow
whores

shower

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[edit] Translations

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[edit] Etymology 2

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