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• shower — [n] precipitation cloudburst, deluge, downpour, drizzle, flood, hail, rain, rainstorm, sleet, storm, thunderstorm; concepts 524,526 shower [v1] rain come down in buckets*, downpour, drench, drizzle, fall, hail, mist, patter, pour, sleet, spray,… …   New thesaurus

• 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

• sleet — [slēt] n. [ME slete < OE * sliete, akin to Ger schlosse, hail < IE base * (s)leu , loose, lax > SLUR, SLUG1] 1. partly frozen rain, or rain that freezes as it falls 2. transparent or translucent precipitation in the form of pellets of… …   English World 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 — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 for washing your body ADJECTIVE ▪ cold, cool ▪ hot, steaming, warm ▪ brief, quick …   Collocations dictionary

• shower — /ˈʃaʊə / (say showuh) noun 1. a brief fall of rain, hail, sleet or snow. 2. a similar fall, as of sparks or bullets. 3. a large supply or quantity: a shower of questions. 4. a party to which people bring presents for a specified recipient. See… …  

• 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 — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. rain, sprinkle, drizzle; spate; volley; fall. See water, assemblage, cleanness. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [Water falling in drops] Syn. drizzle, mist, rainfall; see rain 1 . 2. [Act of cleansing the body] …   English dictionary for students

• 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

• sleet — I. noun Etymology: Middle English slete; akin to Middle High German slōz hailstone Date: 13th century frozen or partly frozen rain • sleety adjective II. intransitive verb Date: 14th century to shower sleet …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• sleet — noun Sleet is used before these nouns: ↑shower …   Collocations dictionary