Synonyms:
shower
Meaning: a plumbing fixture that sprays water over you; "they installed a shower in the bathroom"
Synonyms:
shower, shower_bath
Meaning: washing yourself by standing upright under water sprayed from a nozzle; "he took a shower after the game"
Synonyms:
shower, rain_shower
Meaning: a brief period of precipitation; "the game was interrupted by a brief shower"
Synonyms:
shower, cascade
Meaning: 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"
verb
meaning of the word
Synonyms:
lavish, shower
Meaning: expend profusely; also used with abstract nouns; "He was showered with praise"
Synonyms:
shower
Meaning: spray or sprinkle with; "The guests showered rice on the couple"
Synonyms:
shower
Meaning: take a shower; wash one's body in the shower; "You should shower after vigorous exercise"
Usage examples
There fell a shower of snow.
Suddenly a shower of mortar came rattling down the chimney.
When they desired a shower they shook the chariot and the shower fell.
It was on one of these occasions that a soft shower of rain was falling.
"I know you do," said Mrs. Pepper, "but it'll be dark early on account of the shower.
A broad leaf wrapped loosely round the lock of a gun, will protect it during a heavy shower.
Cotton mills, factories, and manufacturing plants would rise up as the green corn after a shower.
There was a terrific burst of blue light, a sharp squawk from the Phoenix, and a shower of sparks.
Old Mother Nature verified his wisdom by sending a dashing shower, but he cared not at all for a wetting.
It reminds the fisherman of a heron he once shot at, and which sent out a shower of such half-dead little fish.