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show·er 1
(shou′ər)n.
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.
5.
a. 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.
v. show·ered, show·er·ing, show·ers
v.tr.
1.
a. To throw or cause to fall in a shower: showered confetti on the parade.
b. To throw or cause small things or pieces to fall over: showered the newlyweds with rice.
c. To fall over or be thrown or projected at: The confetti showered the street.
2.
a. To give or bestow abundantly or liberally: showered confetti on the parade.
b. To give something in great abundance to: showered their children with affection.
v.intr.
1. To wash oneself in a shower.
2.
a. To fall or pour down in a shower.
b. To arrive or be given in abundance: Good wishes showered over us.
[Middle English shour, from Old English scūr.]
show′er·y adj.
show·er 2
(shō′ər)n.
One that shows: a shower of thoroughbred horses.
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shower
(ˈʃaʊə)n
1. (Physical Geography) a brief period of rain, hail, sleet, or snow
2. a sudden abundant fall or downpour, as of tears, sparks, or light
3. a rush; outpouring: a shower of praise.
4. (Furniture)
a. a kind of bath in which a person stands upright and is sprayed with water from a nozzle
b. the room, booth, etc, containing such a bath. Full name: shower bath
5. slang Brit a derogatory term applied to a person or group, esp to a group considered as being slack, untidy, etc
6. US and Canadian and Austral and NZ a party held to honour and present gifts to a person, as to a prospective bride
7. (General Physics) a large number of particles formed by the collision of a cosmic-ray particle with a particle in the atmosphere
8. (Cookery) NZ a light fabric cover thrown over a tea table to protect the food from flies, dust, etc
vb
9. (tr) to sprinkle or spray with or as if with a shower: shower the powder into the milk.
10. (Physical Geography) (often with: it as subject) to fall or cause to fall in the form of a shower
11. (tr) to give (gifts, etc) in abundance or present (a person) with (gifts, etc): they showered gifts on him.
12. (intr) to take a shower
[Old English scūr; related to Old Norse skūr, Old High German skūr shower, Latin caurus northwest wind]
ˈshowery adj
shower
(ˈʃəʊə)n
a person or thing that shows
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show•er
(ˈʃaʊ ər)n.
1. a brief fall of rain or of hail or snow.
2. Also called show′er bath`. a bath in which water is sprayed on the body from above.
3. the apparatus or space for providing such a bath.
4. something resembling a shower: a shower of sparks.
5. a party given to bestow presents of a specific kind upon the honoree.
v.t. 6. to bestow liberally or lavishly.
7. to give to in abundance: showered with praise.
8. to bathe (oneself) in a shower.
v.i. 9. to rain in a shower.
10. to bathe in a shower.
[before 950; Middle English shour, Old English scūr, c. Old Saxon, Old Norse skūr, Old High German scūr, Gothic skūra]
show′er•y, adj.
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Shower
something resembling a fall of rain; a copious supply; Derogatory, a crowd of people.Dictionary of Collective Nouns and Group Terms. Copyright 2008 The Gale Group, Inc. All rights reserved.
shower
Past participle: showered
Gerund: showering
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| Noun | 1. |  shower - a plumbing fixture that sprays water over you; "they installed a shower in the bathroom"plumbing fixture - a fixture for the distribution and use of water in a building showerhead - a perforated nozzle that showers water on a bather shower bath, shower stall - booth for washing yourself, usually in a bathroom |
| 2. | shower - washing yourself by standing upright under water sprayed from a nozzle; "he took a shower after the game" | |
| 3. |  shower - a brief period of precipitation; "the game was interrupted by a brief shower"sprinkle, sprinkling, scattering - a light shower that falls in some locations and not others nearby | |
| 4. | shower - a sudden downpour (as of tears or sparks etc) likened to a rain shower; "a little shower of rose petals"; "a sudden cascade of sparks" descent - a movement downward | |
| 5. | shower - someone who organizes an exhibit for others to see | |
| 6. | shower - a party of friends assembled to present gifts (usually of a specified kind) to a person; "her friends organized a baby shower for her when she was expecting" party - a group of people gathered together for pleasure; "she joined the party after dinner" | |
| Verb | 1. | shower - expend profusely; also used with abstract nouns; "He was showered with praise" |
| 2. | shower - spray or sprinkle with; "The guests showered rice on the couple" spray - scatter in a mass or jet of droplets; "spray water on someone"; "spray paint on the wall" | |
| 3. | shower - take a shower; wash one's body in the shower; "You should shower after vigorous exercise" bathe - cleanse the entire body; "bathe daily" | |
| 4. | shower - rain abundantly; "Meteors showered down over half of Australia" | |
| 5. | shower - provide abundantly with; "He showered her with presents" |
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shower
noun
1. deluge, fall, sprinkling, flurry, downpour, light fall a shower of rain
3. profusion, abundance, plethora, inundation They were reunited in a shower of kisses and tears.
verb
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shower
nounverb
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Translations
حَمّام رَشّاشدُشّمِرَشَّهمَطَرٌ لـِمُدَّةٍ قَصِيرَةوابِل من المَطَر
sprchapřeháňkapršetsprchovatsprchovat se
brusebadbygeoverdængeregnbruser
(sade)kuurosuihkusadekuuro
pljusaktuštuširati
záporozászuhanyzuhanyozik
fara í sturtuláta rigna yfirrigning, hríî, drífaskúrsturta
シャワーにわか雨
샤워소나기
dušasmaudytis po dušuneperšlampamaspurkštiberti
bārstītbērtbirumsdušakrusa
duş
osprchovať saprehánkasprchasprchovať sa
prhaprhati setušploha
duschduschaskur
ฝนตกปรอยๆฝักบัว
mưa nhỏtắm hoa sen
shower
[ˈʃaʊəʳ]A. N
2. (fig) [of arrows, stones, blows etc] → lluvia f
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
shower
[ˈʃaʊər] n
(= rain) → averse f
[stones, sparks, meteorites] → pluie f
(US) (= party) réunion organisée pour la remise de cadeaux
vi → prendre une douche, se doucher
vt
to shower sb with sth [+ gifts] → combler qn de qch; [+ kisses] → couvrir qn de qch; [+ abuse] → accabler qn de qch; [+ missiles, stones, confetti] → bombarder qn de qchshower attachment n (to put on taps) → douchette f à mainshower cap n → bonnet m de doucheshower cubicle n → cabine f de doucheshower curtain n → rideau m de doucheshower gel n → gel m doucheshower head n → pomme f de douche
to shower sb with sth [+ gifts] → combler qn de qch; [+ kisses] → couvrir qn de qch; [+ abuse] → accabler qn de qch; [+ missiles, stones, confetti] → bombarder qn de qchshower attachment n (to put on taps) → douchette f à mainshower cap n → bonnet m de doucheshower cubicle n → cabine f de doucheshower curtain n → rideau m de doucheshower gel n → gel m doucheshower head n → pomme f de douche
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
shower
n
(of rain etc) → Schauer m; (of arrows, stones, blows, bullets etc) → Hagel m; (of curses, questions) → Schwall m; a shower of sparks → ein Funkenregen m; shower of water → Dusche f, → Wasserstrahl m
(= shower bath) → Dusche f; to take or have a shower → (sich) duschen; to send somebody to the showers (US inf) (Sport) → jdn vom Feld schicken; (fig) → jdn rausschmeißen (inf); his bad language earned him a trip to the showers (US fig inf) → weil er ständig Kraftausdrücke benutzte, wurde er rausgeschmissen (inf)
(US inf: = party:) Party, auf der jeder ein Geschenk für den Ehrengast mitbringt; (for bride-to-be) → ˜ Polterabend m; baby shower Party vor Geburt eines Babys, auf der jeder ein Geschenk für das Baby mitbringt
vt to shower somebody with something, to shower something on somebody (curses) → etw auf jdn niederregnen lassen; blows → etw auf jdn niederprasseln or niederhageln lassen; praise, affection, honours, presents → jdn mit etw überschütten or überhäufen; the broken pipe showered water on the passers-by → das Wasser aus dem kaputten Rohr bespritzte die Passanten; to shower abuse on somebody, to shower somebody with abuse → einen Schwall von Beschimpfungen gegen jdn loslassen
vi
(= descend: also shower down) → niedergehen auf (+acc)
shower
:shower attachment
n → Brauseaufsatz m
shower base
n → Duschwanne f
shower bath
n → Dusche f
shower cabinet
n → Duschkabine f
shower cap
n → Duschhaube f
shower cubicle
n = shower stall
shower curtain
n → Duschvorhang m
shower gel
n → Duschgel nt
showerproof
adj → regenfest
shower stall
n → Duschkabine f
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
shower
[ˈʃaʊəʳ]1. n
b. (fig) (of arrows, stones) → pioggia; (of blows) → gragnuola, scarica; (of bullets) → scarica; (of kisses, presents) → valanga
d. (Am) (party) festa di fidanzamento (in cui si fanno regali alla persona festeggiata)
2. vt (fig) to shower sb with (gifts, abuse) → coprire qn di; (blows) → riempire qn di; (missiles) → bersagliare qn con una pioggia di
he was showered with invitations → è stato inondato di inviti
he was showered with invitations → è stato inondato di inviti
3. vi (take a shower) → fare la doccia
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
shower
(ˈʃauə) noun1. a short fall (of rain). I got caught in a shower on my way here.
2. anything resembling such a fall of rain. a shower of sparks; a shower of bullets.
3. a bath in which water is sprayed down on the bather from above. I'm just going to have/take a shower.
4. the equipment used for such a bath. We're having a shower fitted in the bathroom.
verb1. to pour down in large quantities (on). They showered confetti on the bride.
2. to bathe in a shower. He showered and dressed.
ˈshowery adjective raining from time to time. showery weather.
ˈshowerproof adjective (of material, a coat etc) which will not be soaked by a light shower of rain.
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shower
→ دُشّ, مَطَرٌ لـِمُدَّةٍ قَصِيرَة přeháňka, sprcha brusebad, byge Dusche, Regenschauer ντουζ, ντους chaparrón, chubasco, ducha (sade)kuuro, suihku averse, douche pljusak, tuš acquazzone, doccia シャワー, にわか雨 샤워, 소나기 douche, regenbui dusj, skur prysznic, przelotny deszcz aguaceiro, chuveiro душ, кратковременный дождь dusch, skur ฝนตกปรอยๆ, ฝักบัว duş, sağanak mưa nhỏ, tắm hoa sen 淋浴, 阵雨Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009
shower
n. ducha;
v. ducharse, darse una ducha.
English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012
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shower
n ducha; to take a — ducharse, darse or tomar una duchaEnglish-Spanish/Spanish-English Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.