shower
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[edit] English
[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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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
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device for bathing
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instance of using of this device
[edit] Verb
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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
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to bathe using a shower
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[edit] Synonyms
- (bathe using a shower): have a shower (British), take a shower (especially US)
a "rain locker" (US NAVY)
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Terms derived from "shower"
[edit] Etymology 2
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[edit] Noun
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shower (plural showers)
- One who shows