shower
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shower¹
- /ˈʃaʊ.ə(ɹ)/ UK
- /ˈʃuː.ɐ/ Northumbria
- /ˈʃaʊ.ɚ/ US
Rhymes with -aʊ.ə(ɹ), -aʊə(ɹ)
Where it comes from
From Middle English schour (“shower”), from Old English sċūr (“shower”), from Proto-West Germanic *skūru (“shower”), from Proto-Germanic *skūrō (“storm, short shower”), probably from Proto-Indo-European *(s)ḱēwer- (“north, north wind, cold wind, rain shower”).
Cognates
Cognate with Dutch schoer (“downpour, heavy rainshower”), German Schauer (“shower”), Danish, Norwegian, and Swedish skur (“shower”), Faroese skúrur (“shower”), Icelandic skúr (“shower”), Norn skur (“squall”), Gothic 𐍃𐌺𐌿𐍂𐌰 (skūra, “storm”), Italian coro (“northwestern wind”), Spanish cauro (“northwestern wind”), Belarusian се́вер (sjévjer), сі́вер (sívjer), Bulgarian and Russian се́вер (séver, “north”), Czech and Slovak sever (“north”), Macedonian север (sever, “north”), Serbo-Croatian sȅvēr, sjȅvēr (“north”), Slovene sẹ́ver (“north”), Ukrainian сі́вер (síver, “cold, cold, bitter wind”).
noun showers
- A brief fall of precipitation (spell of rain, or a similar fall of snow, sleet, or cascade); burst of hefty precipitation. Today there will be frequent showers and some sunny spells.
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A device for bathing by which water is made to fall on the body from a height, either from a tank or by the action of a pump.
Similar: shower bath
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An instance of using of this device in order to bathe oneself.
I’m going to have a shower.
Similar: shower bath
- A quantity of something that has characteristics of a rain shower. a shower of sparks; a meteor shower; a Gatorade shower
- A party associated with a significant event in a person's life, at which the person usually receives gifts. Would male strippers be appropriate for the divorce shower?
- A bridal shower. The shower will be held at the home of the bridesmaid.
- A baby shower. Her friends are throwing her a shower after her mom leaves.
- A pattern where the juggler passes objects horizontally from one hand to the other around chest height, and upward over the juggler's head to return to the first hand. See also shower (juggling) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- A battle, an attack; conflict. With this I maye be sure to come sauf / and goo sauf / and that the quene shal haue her lyberte as she had before / and neuer for no thynge that hath ben surmysed afore this tyme / she neuer fro this day stande in no peryll / for els sayd sir launcelot I dare auenture me to kepe her from an harder s
- A shower of shit. You all behaved like a shower, now you are to be treated like a shower
- Used as an intensifying pluralizer or intensifier. It was one of the worst feelings in the H-Block, one of the worst experiences to sit and listen to somebody getting beat. Because you were totally powerless, and you would always get somebody shouting at the door, “You shower of bastards!” It was always a crowd of screws and one or two naked men in
- A group of people perceived as incompetent or worthless. But when I tweeted it out, most of the responses (from the more than one million viewers) were along the lines of: 'what do you expect from this shower?
verb showers · showering · showered
- To spray with (a specified liquid) (followed by with).
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To bathe using a shower.
Similar: have a shower, take a shower
- To bestow liberally, to give or distribute in abundance. He showered his new partner with expensive gifts.
- To rain in a shower; to cascade down.
shower²
- /ˈʃəʊ.ə(ɹ)/ UK
- /ˈʃoʊ.ɚ/ US
Where it comes from
Inherited from Middle English schewere, schewer, shewere (“one who exhibits something, actor; watchman; sign; mirror; index finger”), from Old English sċēawere (“an observer, one who examines into a matter; a spy; mirror; actor, buffoon”), equivalent to show + -er. Cognate with Dutch schouwer (“observer, visionary, clairvoyant”), German Schauer (“an inspector”).
noun showers · show-er · shewer
- One who shows. When you show a credential there's a protocol whereby the showee has assurance that the shower possesses a credential of the particular type without actually seeing the bit string.
- An object or activity that is shown in a contest. That calf is going to be a great shower at the fair this year.
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A person whose penis is close to its erect size when flaccid; the penis itself.
As a man who can best be described as a "grower not a shower", I helped Brent realize that many people in the gay community are concerned in a very adolescent way with their dick size, including me.
Opposite: grower
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: rain shower, shower down, shower bath, exhibitor, lavish, exhibitioner, rain, rainfall, downpour, storm, cloudy, ablution, drain, wash, washing, bathe
Translations
Every language
noun brief fall of rain
| Español | chubasco |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 소나기 sonagi |
| 日本語 | 俄雨 niwakaame |
| 中文 | 陣雨 /阵雨 zhènyǔ, 小雨 xiǎoyǔ |
| हिन्दी | बौछार bauchār |
| Português | aguaceiro |
| Français | averse, ondée |
| Deutsch | Schauer, Fälle |
| Ελληνικά | ψιχάλισμα psichálisma, ψιλόβροχο psilóvrocho, βροχούλα vrochoúla |
| Română | aversă, ploaie torențială, ploaie de vară |
| Русский | ли́вень lívenʹ |
| العربية | شَتْوَة šatwa, مَطْرَة maṭra |
| עברית | מִמְטָר mimtár |
noun device for bathing
| Español | ducha, regadera |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 샤워 syawo, 샤워기 syawogi |
| 日本語 | シャワー shawā |
| 中文 | 淋浴 línyù, 淋浴器 lìnyùqì, 花灑 /花洒 huāsǎ |
| हिन्दी | शावर śāvar |
| Português | chuveiro, duche |
| Français | douche |
| Deutsch | Dusche, Brause |
| Italiano | doccia |
| Ελληνικά | ντουζιέρα ntouziéra, καταιονητήρας kataionitíras, ντους ntous |
| Română | duș |
| Русский | душ duš |
| Tiếng Việt | vòi sen, vòi hoa sen, vòi tắm, hoa sen |
| العربية | مِرَشَّة mirašša, دُش duš, دُوش dūš |
| עברית | מִקְלַחַת miklákhat |
noun instance of using of this device
| Español | ducha |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 샤워 syawo |
| 日本語 | シャワー shawā |
| 中文 | 淋浴 línyù |
| Português | chuveiro, chuveirada, banho, duche, ducha |
| Français | douche |
| Deutsch | (eine Dusche nehmen) Dusche, Brause |
| Italiano | doccia |
| Ελληνικά | ντουζ ntouz, καταιονισμός kataionismós |
| Română | duș |
| Русский | душ duš |
| Tiếng Việt | mưa rào |
| עברית | מִקְלַחַת miklákhat |
noun quantity of something that has characteristics of a rain shower
| 日本語 | 雨下 uka |
|---|---|
| Português | chuva |
| Français | pluie |
| Deutsch | Schauer |
| Русский | град grad |
noun contemptible group of people or things
| Français | bande |
|---|
verb to spray with
| Español | duchar, rociar |
|---|---|
| Português | regar |
| Deutsch | besprühen, einsprühen |
| Italiano | spruzzare |
| Русский | полива́ть polivátʹ, поли́ть polítʹ, бры́згать brýzgatʹ, обры́згать obrýzgatʹ |
verb to bathe using a shower
| Español | ducharse, bañarse |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 샤워를 하다 syaworeul hada |
| 日本語 | シャワーを浴びる shawā o abiru |
| 中文 | 洗澡 xǐzǎo, 洗淋浴 xǐ línyù |
| हिन्दी | नहाना nahānā |
| Kiswahili | kupiga bafu |
| Português | tomar banho (de chuveiro) |
| Français | se doucher, prendre une douche |
| Deutsch | duschen, Dusche nehmen |
| Italiano | farsi la doccia, farsi una doccia, docciarsi |
| Română | a face un duș |
| Русский | принима́ть душ prinimátʹ duš, приня́ть душ prinjátʹ duš |
| Tiếng Việt | tắm hoa sen |
| العربية | اِسْتَحَمَّ istaḥamma, تَحَمَّمَ taḥammama |
| עברית | הִתְקַלֵּחַ hitkaléakh |
verb to bestow liberally
| Español | colmar |
|---|---|
| Português | agraciar, dadivar |
| Deutsch | überschütten (mit) |
| Русский | осыпа́ть osypátʹ, осы́пать osýpatʹ |
| עברית | הִרְעִיף hir'íf |
noun one who shows
| Português | mostrador |
|---|
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title = {shower},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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