shower

²shower

verb

Definition of SHOWER

intransitive verb

1

: to rain or fall in or as if in a shower <letters showered on him in praise and protest>

2

: to bathe in a shower

transitive verb

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 showered soot on the district> (2) : to cause a shower to fall on <showered the newlyweds with rice>

2

: to give in abundance <showered her with honors>

— show·er·er \ˈshau̇(-ə)r-ər\ noun

Examples of SHOWER

1. Please shower before using the pool.
2. Sparks from the machine showered onto the floor of the garage.
3. Rice showered down on the newlyweds as they left the church.

First Known Use of SHOWER

15th century

Related to SHOWER

Synonyms: heap, lavish, pour, rain

Related Words: gush, stream; flood, inundate, overflow, overwhelm, swamp; bombard, hail

Near Antonyms: hold back, keep, reserve, retain, withhold

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Rhymes with SHOWER

knower, lower, rower, sewer, thrower