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shower1
 
SYLLABICATION:show·er
PRONUNCIATION:  shour
NOUN:1. A brief fall of precipitation, such as rain, hail, or sleet. 2. A fall of a group of objects, especially from the sky: a meteor shower; a shower of leaves. 3. An abundant flow; an outpouring: a shower of praise. 4. A party held to honor and present gifts to someone: a bridal shower. 5a. A bath in which the water is sprayed on the bather in fine streams from a showerhead, usually secured overhead: take a shower. b. The stall or tub in which such a bath is taken.
VERB:Inflected forms: show·ered, show·er·ing, show·ers
TRANSITIVE VERB:1. To pour down in a shower: showered confetti on the parade. 2. To cover with or as if with a shower. See synonyms at barrage2. 3. To bestow abundantly or liberally.
INTRANSITIVE VERB:1. To fall or pour down in or as if in a shower. 2. To wash oneself in a shower.
ETYMOLOGY:Middle English shour, from Old English scr.
OTHER FORMS:shower·yADJECTIVE
 
 
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