[ˈʃaʊə], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a brief and usually light fall of rain, hail, sleet, or snow
(e.g: a day of sunny spells and scattered showers)

- a cubicle or bath in which a person stands under a spray of water to wash
(e.g: all rooms have private shower and WC)

- a party at which presents are given to someone, typically a woman who is about to get married or have a baby
(e.g: she loved going to baby showers)

- a group of people perceived as incompetent or worthless
(e.g: look at this lot—what a shower!)


Phrases:
- send someone to the showers
- someone didn't come down in the last shower

Origin:
Old English scūr ‘light fall of rain, hail, etc.’, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch schoer and German Schauer

[ˈʃaʊə], (Verb)

Definitions:
- (of a mass of small things) fall or be thrown in a shower
(e.g: bits of broken glass showered over me)

- wash oneself in a shower
(e.g: she showered and went down to breakfast)


Phrases:
- send someone to the showers
- someone didn't come down in the last shower

Origin:
Old English scūr ‘light fall of rain, hail, etc.’, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch schoer and German Schauer