shower

shower

shower¹ [shō′ər]

n.

a person who shows, exhibits, etc.

shower² [shou′ər]

n.

[ME schoure < OE scur, akin to Ger schauer, shower, squall < IE base * (s)keu-, to cover > SHOE, HIDE¹]

1. a brief fall of rain, or sometimes of hail, sleet, or snow

2. a sudden, abundant fall or discharge, as of tears, meteors, rays, sparks, etc.

3. an abundant flow; rush [a shower of compliments ]

☆ 4. a party at which a number of gifts are presented to the guest of honor [a bridal shower ]

5.

☆ a) a bath in which the body is sprayed with fine streams of water from a perforated nozzle, usually fixed overhead: in full shower bath

b) an apparatus, as in a bathtub, or a room or enclosure used for this

vt.

1. to make wet as with a spray of water; sprinkle; spray

2. to pour forth or scatter in or as in a shower [showered with praise]

vi.

1. to fall or come as a shower

2. to bathe under a shower

showery

adj.