I. ˈshau̇(-ə)r 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. : something resembling a rain shower
a shower of statistics
especially : a fall of meteors which belong to a single group and whose trails appear to originate at the same point in space
3. : a party given by friends who bring gifts often of a particular kind
a bridal shower
4. : a bath in which water is showered on the body ; also : the apparatus that provides a shower
• show·er·less -ləs adjective
• show·ery ˈshau̇(-ə)-rē adjective
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- to the showers
II. verb
Date: 15th century
intransitive verb
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 ˈshau̇(-ə)r-ər noun
III. ˈshō-ər noun
Date: 14th century
: one that shows : exhibitor