shower

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Synonyms: showed, sower, shover, shoer, hower, stower, showe, scower, show-er, showee, snower

Antonyms: showed, sower, shover, shoer, hower, stower, showe, scower, show-er, showee, snower

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Noun

1. A brief fall of precipitation (spell of rain, or a similar fall of snow, sleet, or cascade); burst of hefty precipitation.
   • Today there will be frequent showers and some sunny spells.
2. A device for bathing by which water is made to fall on the body from a height, either from a tank or by the action of a pump.
3. An instance of using of this device in order to bathe oneself.
   • I’m going to have a shower.
   • I’m going to take a shower.
4. A quantity of something that has characteristics of a rain shower.
   • a shower of sparks; a meteor shower; a Gatorade shower
5. A party associated with a significant event in a person's life, at which the person usually receives gifts.
   • Would male strippers be appropriate for the divorce shower?
   • Her church group has planned an adoption shower.
   • The shower will be held at the home of the bridesmaid.
   • Her friends are throwing her a shower after her mom leaves.
6. A bridal shower.
   • The shower will be held at the home of the bridesmaid.
7. A baby shower.
   • Her friends are throwing her a shower after her mom leaves.
8. A pattern where the juggler passes objects horizontally from one hand to the other around chest height, and upward over the juggler's head to return to the first hand.
   • See also shower (juggling) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
9. A battle, an attack; conflict.
10. A shower of shit.
11. Used as an intensifying pluralizer or intensifier.
12. A group of people perceived as incompetent or worthless.

Verb

1. To spray with (a specified liquid) .
2. To bathe using a shower.
3. To bestow liberally, to give or distribute in abundance.
   • He showered his new partner with expensive gifts.
4. To rain in a shower; to cascade down.

Noun

1. One who shows.
2. An object or activity that is shown in a contest.
   • That calf is going to be a great shower at the fair this year.
3. A person whose penis is close to its erect size when flaccid; the penis itself. .mw-parser-output .defdate{font-size:smaller}

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