SHOWER


Meaning of SHOWER in English

n.

Function: intransitive verb

Date: 15th century

1 : to rain or fall in or as if in a shower <letters shower ed on him in praise and protest>

2 : to bathe in a shower

transitive verb

1 a : to wet (as with water) in a spray, fine stream, or drops b (1) : to cause to fall in a shower <factory chimneys shower ed soot on the district> (2) : to cause a shower to fall on < shower ed the newlyweds with rice>

2 : to give in abundance < shower ed her with honors>

– show · er · er \ ' shau ̇ (- ə )r- ə r \ noun

Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary.      Merriam Webster - Энциклопедический словарь английского языка.