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noun
1.
a brief fall of rain or, sometimes, of hail or snow.
2.
Also called shower bath. a bath in which water is sprayed on the body, usually from an overhead perforated nozzle (showerhead).
3.
the apparatus for this or the room or stall enclosing it.
4.
a large supply or quantity: a shower of wealth.
5.
EXPANDa party given for a bestowal of presents of a specific kind, especially such a party for a prospective bride or prospective mother: a linen shower; a baby shower.
6.
a fall of many objects, as tears, sparks, or missiles.
7.
Astronomy. air shower.
8.
COLLAPSEshowers, a room or area equipped with several showerheads or stalls for use by a number of people at the same time.
verb (used with object)
9.
to bestow liberally or lavishly.
10.
to deluge (a person) with gifts, favors, etc.: She was showered with gifts on her birthday.
11.
to bathe (oneself) in a shower bath.
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send to the showers, Baseball.
a.
to replace (a pitcher) during a game, usually because he or she is ineffective: The coach sent him to the showers after he walked three batters in a row.
b.
to cause (a pitcher) to be replaced in a game, as by getting many hits off him or her; knock out of the box: Two home runs and a line-drive double sent her to the showers.
Origin:
before 950; Middle English shour (noun), Old English scūr; cognate with German Schauer, Old Norse skūr, Gothic skūra
before 950; Middle English shour (noun), Old English scūr; cognate with German Schauer, Old Norse skūr, Gothic skūra
Related forms
show·er·less, adjective
show·er·like, adjective
un·show·ered, adjective
un·show·er·ing, adjective
well-show·ered, adjective
Synonyms
4. flood, deluge, torrent, stream.
4. flood, deluge, torrent, stream.
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Word Origin & History
shower
O.E. scur "short fall of rain, fall of missiles or blows," from W.Gmc. *skuraz (cf. O.N. skur, O.S., O.H.G. scur, Ger. Schauer, Goth. skura, in skura windis "windstorm"), from base *skuro, from PIE base *kew-(e)ro- "north, north wind" (cf. L. caurus "northwest wind;" O.C.S. severu "north, north wind;"
EXPANDLith. siaurus "raging, stormy," siaurys "north wind," siaure "north"). Sense of "shower bath" first recorded 1851. The verb is from 1573. Meaning "large number of gifts bestowed on a bride" (1904, Amer.Eng. colloquial) later was extended to the party at which it happens (1926).
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shower definition[ˈʃo wɚ]
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