Shower Definition
shouər
showered, showering, showers
noun
showers
A brief fall of rain, or sometimes of hail, sleet, or snow.
Webster's New World
A fall of a group of objects, especially from the sky.
A meteor shower; a shower of leaves.
American Heritage
A sudden, abundant fall or discharge, as of tears, meteors, rays, sparks, etc.
Webster's New World
An abundant flow; rush.
A shower of compliments.
Webster's New World
A person who shows, exhibits, etc.
Webster's New World
Synonyms:
verb
showered, showering, showers
To make wet as with a spray of water; sprinkle; spray.
Webster's New World
To pour forth or scatter in or as in a shower.
Showered with praise.
Webster's New World
To throw or cause small things or pieces to fall over.
Showered the newlyweds with rice.
American Heritage
To fall over or be thrown or projected at.
The confetti showered the street.
American Heritage
To fall or come as a shower.
Webster's New World
Origin of Shower
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From Middle English shour, from Old English scÅ«r, from Proto-Germanic *skÅ«rō, probably from Proto-Indo-European *(s)ḱēwer- (“north; north wind; cold wind; rain shower"). Cognate with Dutch schoer, German Schauer.
From Wiktionary
Middle English shour from Old English scūr
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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From Wiktionary
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