Main Entry: ¹show·er

Pronunciation: \ˈshau̇(-ə)r\

Function: noun

Etymology: Middle English shour, from Old English scūr; akin to Old High German scūr shower, storm, Latin caurus northwest wind

Date: before 12th century

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 shower of statistics>; especially : 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 <a bridal shower>
4 : a bath in which water is showered on the body; also : the apparatus that provides a shower

— show·er·less \-ləs\ adjective

— show·ery \ˈshau̇(-ə)-rē\ adjective

— to the showers : out of the ball game <a pitcher sent to the showers>