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shower
noun
a person who shows, exhibits, etc.
noun
- a brief fall of rain, or sometimes of hail, sleet, or snow
- a sudden, abundant fall or discharge, as of tears, meteors, rays, sparks, etc.
- an abundant flow; rush: a shower of compliments
- ☆ a party at which a number of gifts are presented to the guest of honor: a bridal shower
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- a bath in which the body is sprayed with fine streams of water from a perforated nozzle, usually fixed overheadin full shower bath
- an apparatus, as in a bathtub, or a room or enclosure used for this
- a bath in which the body is sprayed with fine streams of water from a perforated nozzle, usually fixed overhead
transitive verb
- to make wet as with a spray of water; sprinkle; spray
- to pour forth or scatter in or as in a shower: showered with praise
intransitive verb
- to fall or come as a shower
- to bathe under a shower
Related Forms:
- showery adjective
See shower in American Heritage Dictionary 4
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