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shower

 
Noun shower has 6 senses
  1. shower - a plumbing fixture that sprays water over you; "they installed a shower in the bathroom"
    --1 is a kind of
    plumbing fixture
    --1 is a part of shower stall, shower bath
    --1 has part: showerhead
    Derived form: verb shower3
  2. shower, shower bath - washing yourself in a shower; you stand upright under water sprayed from a nozzle; "he took a shower after the game"
    --2 is a kind of ablution
    Derived form: verb shower3
  3. shower, rain shower - a brief period of precipitation; "the game was interrupted by a brief shower"
    --3 is a kind of rain, rainfall
    --3 has particulars: scattering, sprinkle, sprinkling
    Derived form: verb shower4
  4. shower, cascade - a sudden downpour (as of tears or sparks etc) likened to a rain shower; "a little shower of rose petals"; "a sudden cascade of sparks"
    --4 is a kind of descent
    Derived form: verb shower4
  5. exhibitor, exhibitioner, shower - someone who organizes an exhibit for others to see
    --5 is a kind of showman, promoter, impresario
  6. shower - a party of friends assembled to present gifts (usually of a specified kind) to a person; "her friends organized a baby shower for her when she was expecting"
    --6 is a kind of
    party
Verb shower has 5 senses
  1. lavish, shower - expend profusely; also used with abstract nouns; "He was showered with praise"
    --1 is one way to consume, squander, waste, ware
    Sample sentence:
    They shower their grandchild with money
  2. shower - spray or sprinkle with; "The guests showered rice on the couple"
    --2 is one way to
    spray
    Sample sentences:
    They shower coins on the image
    They shower the image with coins
  3. shower - take a shower; wash one's body in the shower; "You should shower after vigorous exercise"
    --3 is one way to
    bathe
    Derived forms: noun shower1, noun shower2
    Sample sentences:
    They shower
    They shower themselves
  4. shower, shower down - rain abundantly; "Meteors showered down over half of Australia"
    --4 is one way to rain, rain down
    Derived forms: noun shower3, noun shower4
    Sample sentence:
    It was showering all day long
  5. shower - provide abundantly with; "He showered her with presents"
    --5 is one way to
    provide, supply, ply, cater
    Sample sentence:
    They shower their grandchild with money
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