[show.er] n [ME shour, fr. OE scur; akin to OHG scur shower, storm, L caurus northwest wind] (bef. 12c) 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 ~ of statistics"; esp: 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
4: a bath in which water is showered on the body; also: the apparatus that provides a shower -- show.er.less adj -- show.ery adj -- to the showers : out of the ball game
[2]shower vi (15c) 1: to rain or fall in or as if in a shower "letters ~ed on him in praise and protest"
2: to bathe in a shower ~ vt 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 ~ed soot on the district" (2): to cause a shower to fall on "~ed the newlyweds with rice"
2: to give in abundance "~ed the writer with honors" -- show.er.er n [3]show.er n (14c): one that shows: exhibitor