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a shower of gifts

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  • 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… …   English World dictionary

  • Shower — Show er, n. [OE. shour, schour, AS. se?r; akin to D. schoer, G. schauer, OHG. sc?r, Icel. sk?r, Sw. skur, Goth. sk?ra windis a storm of wind; of uncertain origin.] 1. A fall or rain or hail of short duration; sometimes, but rarely, a like fall of …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Shower bath — Shower Show er, n. [OE. shour, schour, AS. se?r; akin to D. schoer, G. schauer, OHG. sc?r, Icel. sk?r, Sw. skur, Goth. sk?ra windis a storm of wind; of uncertain origin.] 1. A fall or rain or hail of short duration; sometimes, but rarely, a like… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • shower — I n. bath using an overhead spray 1) to have (BE), take a shower short period of rain brief downpour 2) a heavy; light shower 3) April; passing; scattered showers 4) a meteor; rain; thunder shower 5) a sun shower (esp. AE) ( rain that falls while …   Combinatory dictionary

  • shower — shower1 showerless, adj. showerlike, adj. /show euhr/, n. 1. a brief fall of rain or, sometimes, of hail or snow. 2. Also called shower bath. a bath in which water is sprayed on the body, usually from an overhead perforated nozzle (showerhead). 3 …   Universalium

  • shower — n. & v. n. 1 a brief fall of esp. rain, hail, sleet, or snow. 2 a a brisk flurry of arrows, bullets, dust, stones, sparks, etc. b a similar flurry of gifts, letters, honours, praise, etc. 3 (in full shower bath) a a cubicle, bath, etc. in which… …   Useful english dictionary

  • Shower (disambiguation) — A shower can be:Weather* A shower, a short period of rain or snow or hail or sleet ** Mango showers, pre monsoon showers in the Indian states of Karnataka and Kerala that help in the ripening of mangoes ** Sunshower, an unusual meteorological… …   Wikipedia

  • shower — [[t]ʃa͟ʊə(r)[/t]] showers, showering, showered 1) N COUNT A shower is a device for washing yourself. It consists of a pipe which ends in a flat cover with a lot of holes in it so that water comes out in a spray. She heard him turn on the shower.… …   English dictionary

  • shower — 01. I d better take a [shower] before we go. I m all sweaty from playing tennis. 02. Don t use up all the hot water when you take a [shower]! I want to have one too. 03. She threw her coat on the bed and went into the bathroom to take a [shower] …   Grammatical examples in English

  • shower — I. noun Etymology: Middle English shour, from Old English scūr; akin to Old High German scūr shower, storm, Latin caurus northwest wind Date: before 12th century 1. a. a fall of rain of short duration b. a similar fall of sleet, hail, or snow 2.… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • shower — {{11}}shower (n.) O.E. scur short fall of rain, fall of missiles or blows, from W.Gmc. *skuraz (Cf. O.N. skur, O.S., O.H.G. scur, Ger. Schauer, Goth. skura, in skura windis windstorm ), from *skuro, from PIE root *kew (e)ro north, north wind (Cf …   Etymology dictionary

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