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shower | American Dictionary

shower
noun[ C ]
us/ˈʃɑʊ·ər/

showernoun[C] (RAIN)

a brief rain, or a light fall of snow:
a snow shower
A shower is also something that falls like rain:
a shower of sparks
a shower of confetti

showernoun[C] (DEVICE)

a device that sprays water on your body while you wash yourself, or an act of washing using such a device:
He stays in the shower until there is no more hot water!
Have I got time to take a shower before we go out?

showernoun[C] (PARTY)

a party held to give presents to someone who will soon be married or will become a parent:
a bridal shower
a baby shower
shower
verb
us/ˈʃɑʊ·ər, ʃɑʊər/

showerverb (GIVE)

[ Talways+ adv/prep ]
to give a lot of something to someone:
His family showers him with love.

showerverb (RAIN)

[ I ]
to rain briefly or snow lightly:
It showered on and off all afternoon.

showerverb (WASH)

[ I ]
to wash yourself by using a shower:
I usually shower in the morning.

Examples of shower

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This could probably be because the shower caused a decrease in leaf temperature and increases in air humidity and leaf water potential.
No permanent streams traverse the area, although numerous barrancas carry runoff from seasonal showers.
The seeds, fruits and coins that are showered on the newlyweds, and the wedding cake are all aimed at precisely that purpose.
The whole front of the rail station was decorated, and printed foils were placed on the floor directly below each sound shower.
The organizers had to secure basic things, such as decent clothing and access to showers, even before attempting to start the workshops.
The boys could not bathe, because the staff kept the shower rooms locked.
Residents who bathed or showered without assistance were therefore able to safeguard their dignity and their privacy when performing these intimate personal care activities.
There were 238 passenger rooms on the ship, of which 40 rooms had baths and the others showers.
Each of the cottages and the main building had a small kitchen, toilets and shower facilities.
These devices were inexpensive and simple, and were mostly prescribed to enable walking and taking a bath or shower.
Rain showers are often very localized and unpredictable.
The en-suite facilities in all bedrooms reinforced the possibility of the initiative and control over bathing or showering remaining with the resident.
The increased use of communal spray showers is possibly a direct result of the disposal problem associated with spent plunge-dipping chemicals.
Since they do occur fairly regularly, one could conceivably attempt a correlation of the major yearly meteor showers with the timing of warfare.
On the other hand, in some reports there are much more explicit links, suggesting that red rain fell from clouds during a meteor shower.
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