shower

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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 — (Xizao) est un film chinois réalisé par Zhang Yang, sorti en 2000. Sommaire 1 Synopsis 2 Fiche technique 3 Distribution 4 Autour du film …   Wikipédia en Français

• shower — ► NOUN 1) a brief and usually light fall of rain or snow. 2) a mass of small things falling or moving at once. 3) a large number of things happening or given at the same time: a shower of awards. 4) a cubicle or bath in which a person stands… …   English terms 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 — Show er, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Showered}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Showering}.] 1. To water with a shower; to ??t copiously with rain. [1913 Webster] Lest it again dissolve and shower the earth. Milton. [1913 Webster] 2. To bestow liberally; to destribute …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• 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 — Show er, n. 1. One who shows or exhibits. [1913 Webster] 2. That which shows; a mirror. [Obs.] Wyclif. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Shower — Show er, v. i. To rain in showers; to fall, as in a hower or showers. Shak. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• shower — index barrage, sufficiency Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

• Shower — A shower (also called shower bath) is a booth for washing, usually in a bathroom, having an overhead nozzle that sprays water down on the body. A full bathroom may include a shower stall, whereas a half bathroom will not. History The practice of… …   Wikipedia

• shower — show|er1 S2 [ˈʃauə US ʃaur] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(for washing in)¦ 2¦(act of washing)¦ 3¦(rain)¦ 4¦(lots of things)¦ 5¦(party)¦ 6¦(people)¦ ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ [: Old English; Origin: scur] 1.) ¦(F …   Dictionary of contemporary English