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