shower

shower
1. noun /ˈʃaʊ.ə(ɹ),ˈʃaʊ.ɚ/
a) A brief fall of precipitation.

Today there will be frequent showers and some sunny spells.

b) 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.

Im going to have a shower.

Syn: shower bath
2. verb /ˈʃaʊ.ə(ɹ),ˈʃaʊ.ɚ/
a) To spray with (a specified liquid).

The individual in the army becomes used to holding human life in contempt, in fact the greater the slaughter, the greater is his merit; and the more medals, ribbons, and honors of hero-worship are showered on him, the more he becomes, after a time, indifferent to all sorts of human suffering and loss of human life.

b) To bathe using a shower.
See Also: show

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