SHOWER


Meaning of SHOWER in English

I.

noun

1 for washing your body

ADJECTIVE

▪ cold , cool

▪ hot , steaming , warm

▪ brief , quick

I'll just take a quick ~.

▪ refreshing , relaxing

▪ electric ( esp. BrE )

▪ power

▪ en suite , private

▪ stall ( AmE ), walk-in

▪ communal , locker-room ( AmE )

▪ outdoor

VERB + SHOWER

▪ grab ( AmE ), have ( esp. BrE ), take ( esp. AmE )

▪ hit ( esp. AmE )

After the game, the boys hit the ~s.

SHOWER + VERB

▪ run

He could hear the ~ running in the bathroom.

SHOWER + NOUN

▪ cubicle ( BrE ), curtain , room , stall ( AmE ), unit ( esp. BrE )

▪ block ( esp. BrE )

The plans include changing facilities and ~ blocks.

▪ door , head , tray

He left the ~ door open.

▪ gel

▪ cap

2 of rain or snow

ADJECTIVE

▪ rain , sleet , snow

▪ heavy , light

▪ intermittent , occasional , odd ( BrE ), scattered

▪ frequent

▪ blustery , squally ( BrE ), thundery ( BrE ), wintry

▪ April , spring , summer

VERB + SHOWER

▪ brave

They decided to brave the ~s and headed for the coast.

SHOWER + VERB

▪ die out

Scattered ~s will die out by late evening.

3 of small objects

ADJECTIVE

▪ dust , meteor

VERB + SHOWER

▪ send

A light exploded, sending a ~ of sparks raining down.

PREPOSITION

▪ ~ of

The grinding wheel sent out a ~ of sparks.

4 ( AmE ) party to give presents

ADJECTIVE

▪ baby

▪ bridal , wedding

VERB + SHOWER

▪ have , throw

▪ give sb

▪ plan , plan for

▪ attend

SHOWER + NOUN

▪ invitation

I got a ~ invitation from Katie.

▪ gift

PREPOSITION

▪ ~ for

a baby ~ for my sister

II.

verb

Shower is used with these nouns as the object: ↑ confetti , ↑ praise , ↑ spark

Oxford Collocations English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь словосочетаний .