show·er 1 (shou  r)n. 1. A brief fall of precipitation, such as rain, hail, or sleet. 2. A fall of a group of objects, especially from the sky: a meteor shower; a shower of leaves. 3. An abundant flow; an outpouring: a shower of praise. 4. A party held to honor and present gifts to someone: a bridal shower. 5. a. A bath in which the water is sprayed on the bather in fine streams from a showerhead, usually secured overhead: take a shower. b. The stall or tub in which such a bath is taken. v. show·ered, show·er·ing, show·ers v.tr. 1. To pour down in a shower: showered confetti on the parade. 2. To cover with or as if with a shower. See Synonyms at barrage2. 3. To bestow abundantly or liberally. v.intr. 1. To fall or pour down in or as if in a shower. 2. To wash oneself in a shower. [Middle English shour, from Old English sc  r.]show er·y adj. |
show·er 2 (sh r)n. One that shows: a shower of thoroughbred horses; a shower of great affection. |
shower1
n
1. (Earth Sciences / Physical Geography) a brief period of rain, hail, sleet, or snow
2. a sudden abundant fall or downpour, as of tears, sparks, or light
3. a rush; outpouring a shower of praise
4. (Fine Arts & Visual Arts / Furniture)
a. a kind of bath in which a person stands upright and is sprayed with water from a nozzle
b. the room, booth, etc., containing such a bath Full name shower bath
5. Brit slang a derogatory term applied to a person or group, esp to a group considered as being slack, untidy, etc.
6. US, Canadian, Austral, and NZ a party held to honour and present gifts to a person, as to a prospective bride
7. (Physics / General Physics) a large number of particles formed by the collision of a cosmic-ray particle with a particle in the atmosphere
8. (Cookery) NZ a light fabric cover thrown over a tea table to protect the food from flies, dust, etc.
vb
1. (tr) to sprinkle or spray with or as if with a shower shower the powder into the milk
2. (Earth Sciences / Physical Geography) (often with it as subject) to fall or cause to fall in the form of a shower
3. (tr) to give (gifts, etc.) in abundance or present (a person) with (gifts, etc.) they showered gifts on him
4. (intr) to take a shower
[Old English scūr; related to Old Norse skūr, Old High German skūr shower, Latin caurus northwest wind]
showery adj
shower2
n
a person or thing that shows
Shower something resembling a fall of rain; a copious supply; Derogatory, a crowd of people.
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Noun | 1. |  shower - a plumbing fixture that sprays water over you; "they installed a shower in the bathroom"plumbing fixture - a fixture for the distribution and use of water in a building showerhead - a perforated nozzle that showers water on a bather shower bath, shower stall - booth for washing yourself, usually in a bathroom |
| 2. | shower - washing yourself by standing upright under water sprayed from a nozzle; "he took a shower after the game" | |
| 3. |  shower - a brief period of precipitation; "the game was interrupted by a brief shower"sprinkle, sprinkling, scattering - a light shower that falls in some locations and not others nearby | |
| 4. | shower - a sudden downpour (as of tears or sparks etc) likened to a rain shower; "a little shower of rose petals"; "a sudden cascade of sparks" descent - a movement downward | |
| 5. | shower - someone who organizes an exhibit for others to see | |
| 6. | shower - a party of friends assembled to present gifts (usually of a specified kind) to a person; "her friends organized a baby shower for her when she was expecting" party - a group of people gathered together for pleasure; "she joined the party after dinner" | |
| Verb | 1. | shower - expend profusely; also used with abstract nouns; "He was showered with praise" |
| 2. | shower - spray or sprinkle with; "The guests showered rice on the couple" spray - scatter in a mass or jet of droplets; "spray water on someone"; "spray paint on the wall" | |
| 3. | shower - take a shower; wash one's body in the shower; "You should shower after vigorous exercise" bathe - cleanse the entire body; "bathe daily" | |
| 4. | shower - rain abundantly; "Meteors showered down over half of Australia" | |
| 5. | shower - provide abundantly with; "He showered her with presents" |
shower
noun
1. deluge, fall, sprinkling, flurry, downpour, light fall a shower of rain
3. profusion, abundance, plethora, inundation They were reunited in a shower of kisses and tears.
Translations
shower [ˈʃaʊəʳ]
A. N
2. (fig) [of arrows, stones, blows etc] → lluvia f
shower [ˈʃaʊər]
n
(= rain) → averse f
[stones, sparks, meteorites] → pluie f
(US) (= party) réunion organisée pour la remise de cadeaux
vi → prendre une douche, se doucher
vt
to shower sb with sth [+ gifts] → combler qn de qch; [+ kisses] → couvrir qn de qch; [+ abuse] → accabler qn de qch; [+ missiles, stones, confetti] → bombarder qn de qch
shower attachment n (to put on taps) → douchette f à main
shower cap n → bonnet m de douche
shower cubicle n → cabine f de douche
shower curtain n → rideau m de douche
shower gel n → gel m douche
shower head n → pomme f de douche
to shower sb with sth [+ gifts] → combler qn de qch; [+ kisses] → couvrir qn de qch; [+ abuse] → accabler qn de qch; [+ missiles, stones, confetti] → bombarder qn de qch
shower attachment n (to put on taps) → douchette f à main
shower cap n → bonnet m de douche
shower cubicle n → cabine f de douche
shower curtain n → rideau m de douche
shower gel n → gel m douche
shower head n → pomme f de douche
shower
shower:
n
(of rain etc) → Schauer m; (of arrows, stones, blows, bullets etc) → Hagel m; (of curses, questions) → Schwall m; a shower of sparks → ein Funkenregen m; shower of water → Dusche f, → Wasserstrahl m
(= shower bath) → Dusche f; to take or have a shower → (sich) duschen; to send somebody to the showers (US inf) (Sport) → jdn vom Feld schicken; (fig) → jdn rausschmeißen (inf); his bad language earned him a trip to the showers (US fig inf) → weil er ständig Kraftausdrücke benutzte, wurde er rausgeschmissen (inf)
(US inf: = party:) Party, auf der jeder ein Geschenk für den Ehrengast mitbringt; (for bride-to-be) → ˜ Polterabend m; baby shower Party vor Geburt eines Babys, auf der jeder ein Geschenk für das Baby mitbringt
vt to shower somebody with something, to shower something on somebody (curses) → etw auf jdn niederregnen lassen; blows → etw auf jdn niederprasseln or niederhageln lassen; praise, affection, honours, presents → jdn mit etw überschütten or überhäufen; the broken pipe showered water on the passers-by → das Wasser aus dem kaputten Rohr bespritzte die Passanten; to shower abuse on somebody, to shower somebody with abuse → einen Schwall von Beschimpfungen gegen jdn loslassen
vi
(= descend: also shower down) → niedergehen auf (+acc)
shower:
shower attachment
n → Brauseaufsatz m
shower base
n → Duschwanne f
shower bath
n → Dusche f
shower cabinet
n → Duschkabine f
shower cap
n → Duschhaube f
shower cubicle
n = shower stall
shower curtain
n → Duschvorhang m
shower gel
n → Duschgel nt
showerproof
adj → regenfest
shower stall
n → Duschkabine f
shower [ˈʃaʊəʳ]
shower [ˈʃaʊəʳ]
1. n
b. (fig) (of arrows, stones) → pioggia; (of blows) → gragnuola, scarica; (of bullets) → scarica; (of kisses, presents) → valanga
d. (Am) (party) festa di fidanzamento (in cui si fanno regali alla persona festeggiata)
2. vt (fig) to shower sb with (gifts, abuse) → coprire qn di; (blows) → riempire qn di; (missiles) → bersagliare qn con una pioggia di
he was showered with invitations → è stato inondato di inviti
he was showered with invitations → è stato inondato di inviti
3. vi (take a shower) → fare la doccia
shower [ˈʃaʊəʳ]
1. n
b. (fig) (of arrows, stones) → pioggia; (of blows) → gragnuola, scarica; (of bullets) → scarica; (of kisses, presents) → valanga
d. (Am) (party) festa di fidanzamento (in cui si fanno regali alla persona festeggiata)
2. vt (fig) to shower sb with (gifts, abuse) → coprire qn di; (blows) → riempire qn di; (missiles) → bersagliare qn con una pioggia di
he was showered with invitations → è stato inondato di inviti
he was showered with invitations → è stato inondato di inviti
3. vi (take a shower) → fare la doccia
n shower [ˈʃauə]
1 a short fall (of rain) I got caught in a shower on my way here. reënbui وابِل من المَطَر преваляване přeháňka byge der Schauer μπόρα chubasco, chaparrón vihmahoog رگبار sadekuuro averse מקלחת वर्षा pljusak zápor guyuran (hujan) (regn)skúr acquazzone にわか雨 소나기 liūtis lietusgāze hujan regenbui regnskur, byge przelotna ulewa aguaceiro aversă дождь prehánka ploha pljusak regnskur ฝนตกปรอย ๆ sağanak 陣雨 злива مختصر بارش trận mưa rào 阵雨
2 anything resembling such a fall of rain a shower of sparks; a shower of bullets. vloed, oorvloed, stortvloed وابِلٌ مِن، رَشَّةٌ من прен. дъжд déšť regn; -regn der Regen καταιγισμός lluvia sadu رگتار مانند sade pluie/déluge de מטר फुहार pljusak, mnoštvo záporozás pancaran, berondongan rigning, hríð, drífa pioggia; raffica どっとくるもの 소나기처럼 내리는 것 kruša, pliūpsnis birums; lietus; krusa hujan regen dryss, dusj, strøm deszcz chuva ploaie; torent град spŕška toča kiša skur, regn, ström สิ่งที่ตกลงมาเหมือนฝน ... yağmuru 一陣 град بارش کے مشابہ کوئی شے số lượng các vật rơi 一阵
3 a bath in which water is sprayed down on the bather from above I'm just going to have/take a shower. stort حَمّام رَشّاش душ sprcha brusebad die Dusche ντους ducha duðð استحمام زير دوش suihku douche מקלחון फुहार में स्नान करना tuš, tuširanje zuhany mandi dengan pancaran sturta doccia シャワー 샤워 dušas duša mandi hujan douche dusj prysznic chuveiro baie cu duş душ sprcha prha tuširanje dusch การอาบน้ำฝักบัว duş 淋浴 душ فوارہ دار حمام sự tắm dưới vòi hoa sen 淋浴
4 the equipment used for such a bath We're having a shower fitted in the bathroom. stort مِرَشَّه душ батерия sprcha bruser die Dusche ντουσιέρα ducha duðð دوش suihku douche מקלחת यंत्र जिससे स्नान के लिए फुहार पैदा किया जाता है tuš, tuš-kada zuhany pancaran alat mandi sturta doccia シャワー 샤워기 dušas duša pancuran douche dusj(bad) prysznic chuveiro duş душ sprcha prha tuš kabina dusch ฝักบัว duş 蓮蓬頭 душ فوارہ vòi hoa sen 淋浴器
v
1 to pour down in large quantities (on) They showered confetti on the bride. strooi يُمْطِرُ على، يَرُش лея се pršet overdænge niederprasseln lassen ρίχνω(σαν)βροχή/κατακλύζω tirar, rociar valama, üle külvama رگبار زدن suihkuttaa, ripottaa inonder de להמטיר बरसाना pljuštati, lijevati eláraszt menghujani láta rigna yfir inondare 浴びせる 퍼붓다 apipilti, berti liet; bērt; bārstīt menghujani overgieten overøse sypać, zasypywać borrifar a inunda cu осыпать pršať obsuti zasuti låta regna över, överhopa, överösa ให้อย่างมากมาย yağdırmak 傾注，大量撒落 засипати; закидати بڑی مقدار میں عطا کرنا rơi như mưa 倾注，大量抛洒
2 to bathe in a shower He showered and dressed. stort يَسْتَحِم بالحَمّام الرشّاش изкъпвам се (vy)sprchovat se tage et brusebad duschen κάνω ντους ducharse duðitama دوش گرفتن käydä suihkussa prendre une douche לתקלח फुहार में स्नान करना otuširati se zuhanyozik dengan pancaran fara í sturtu fare la doccia シャワーを浴びる 샤워하다 maudytis po dušu []mazgāties dušā mandi hujan zich douchen dusje, ta en dusj brać prysznic tomar banho de chuveiro a face un duş принимать душ (o)sprchovať sa prhati se tuširati se duscha อาบน้ำ (ฝักบัว) duş yapmak/almak 淋浴 прийняти душ فوارے کے نیچے نہانا tắm vòi hoa sen 洗淋浴
adj showery
raining from time to time showery weather. reënerig مُمْطِر على شَكلِ زخاتٍ с превалявания přeháňkový byget schauerartig βροχερός lluvioso muutlik, hoovihmadega باراني kuuroittainen pluvieux עם ממטרים פזורים समय-समय पर वर्षा होना kišovit, kišan zivataros penghujan skúra-; úrkomusamur piovoso にわか雨の多い 소나기가 많은 lietingas lietains hujan sekejap-sekejap regenachtig byget, regnfullt deszczowy chuvoso ploios дождливый prehánkový deževen kišovit regnig, som präglas av regnskurar การมีฝนตกปรอย ๆ sağanak yağışlı 時有陣雨的 дощовитий, дощовий وقفے وقفے سے برسنا thường xuyên có mưa rào 多阵雨的
adj showerproof
(of material, a coat etc) which will not be soaked by a light shower of rain. motreënbestand, reënbestand مُقاوِم للمَطَر дъждобран nepromokavý vandtæt regenfest αδιάβροχος impermeable vettpidav ضد باران sateenpitävä imperméable מוגן גשם बारिश से बचाने वाला lagano impregniran esőálló anti air vatnsþolin flík impermeabile にわか雨を防ぐ 방수의 neperðlampamas ūdensnecaurlaidīgs kalis air waterdicht vannavstøtende/-tett nieprzemakalny à prova de aguaceiro impermeabil непромокаемый nepremokavý nepremočljiv otporan na kišu regntät กันน้ำฝน su geçirmez 防雨的 непромокальний ہلکی بارش کو سہ جانے والا có thể đi trong mưa nhẹ hạt 防雨的（材料，衣服等）, 防水的
shower → دُش sprcha brusebad Dusche ντους ducha suihku douche tuš doccia シャワー 샤워 douche dusj prysznic chuveiro душ dusch การอาบน้ำฝักบัว duş tắm hoa sen 淋浴
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