(~s, ~ing, ~ed)
1.
A ~ is a device for washing yourself. It consists of a pipe which ends in a flat cover with a lot of holes in it so that water comes out in a spray.
She heard him turn on the ~.
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2.
A ~ is a small enclosed area containing a ~.
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3.
The ~s or the ~ in a place such as a sports centre is the area containing ~s.
The ~s are a mess...
We all stood in the women’s ~.
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4.
If you have a ~, you wash yourself by standing under a spray of water from a ~.
I think I’ll have a ~ before dinner...
She took two ~s a day.
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5.
If you ~, you wash yourself by standing under a spray of water from a ~.
There wasn’t time to ~ or change clothes.
VERB: V
6.
A ~ is a short period of rain, especially light rain.
There’ll be bright or sunny spells and scattered ~s this afternoon.
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7.
You can refer to a lot of things that are falling as a ~ of them.
Showers of sparks flew in all directions.
N-COUNT: usu N of n
8.
If you are ~ed with a lot of small objects or pieces, they are scattered over you.
They were ~ed with rice in the traditional manner...
VERB: usu passive, be V-ed with n
9.
If you ~ a person with presents or kisses, you give them a lot of presents or kisses in a very generous and extravagant way.
He ~ed her with emeralds and furs...
Her parents ~ed her with kisses.
VERB: V n with n, V n with n
10.
A ~ is a party or celebration at which the guests bring gifts.; If you refer to a group of people as a particular kind of ~, you disapprove of them. (mainly AM BRIT INFORMAL)
...a baby ~.
...a ~ of wasters.
N-COUNT; N-SING: usu sing, oft N of n disapproval