Definition of SHOWER

shower

Meanings

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 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 party associated with a significant event in a person's life, at which the person usually receives gifts.
  • 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

  • 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.

Origin / Etymology

From Middle English schour, from Old English sċūr, from Proto-West Germanic *skūru, from Proto-Germanic *skūrō, probably from Proto-Indo-European *(s)ḱēwer- (“north; north wind; cold wind; rain shower”). Cognate with Dutch schoer, German Schauer, Old Norse skúr, Norwegian Bokmål skur, Swedish skur, Danish skur, Russian север (sever).

Synonyms

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

Antonyms

grower

Scrabble Score: 12

shower is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
shower is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
shower is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 11

shower is a valid Words With Friends word