Meaning

15 senses
  1. A brief fall of precipitation (spell of rain, or a similar fall of snow, sleet, or cascade); burst of hefty precipitation.

    Today there will be frequent showers and some sunny spells.

    Schauer, Fälle

    ли́веньlívenʹ

    до́щикdóščyk

  2. 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.

    Dusche, Brause

    душduš

    душduš

  3. An instance of using of this device in order to bathe oneself.

    I’m going to have a shower.

    I’m going to take a shower.

    (eine Dusche nehmen) Dusche, Brause

    душduš

    душduš

  4. A quantity of something that has characteristics of a rain shower.

    a shower of sparks; a meteor shower; a Gatorade shower

    Schauer

    градgrad

    градhrad

  5. A party associated with a significant event in a person's life, at which the person usually receives gifts.

    Would male strippers be appropriate for the divorce shower?

    Her church group has planned an adoption shower.

  6. A party associated with a significant event in a person's life, at which the person usually receives gifts.

    A bridal shower.

    The shower will be held at the home of the bridesmaid.

  7. A baby shower.

    Her friends are throwing her a shower after her mom leaves.

  8. A pattern where the juggler passes objects horizontally from one hand to the other around chest height, and upward over the juggler's head to return to the first hand.

    See also shower (juggling) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

  9. (Australia, Ireland, UK, derogatory)A shower of shit.

  10. (Ireland, derogatory, euphemistic)Used as an intensifying pluralizer or intensifier.

  11. (UK, informal, singular)A group of people perceived as incompetent or worthless.

  12. One who shows.

Examples

1084 sentences
  1. I was caught in a shower.

    Мене спіймали в душі.

    ruЯ попала под ливень.

    deIch bin in einen Regenschauer geraten.

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  2. Tom wanted to take a shower.

    Том хотів прийняти душ.

    ruТом хотел принять душ.

    deTom wollte duschen.

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  3. I'll go take a shower now.

    Піду зараз прийму душ.

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  4. I take a shower every morning.

    Я приймаю душ щоранку.

    ruЯ принимаю душ каждое утро.

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  5. Tom made me take a shower.

    Том примусив мене прийняти душ.

    ruТом заставил меня принять душ.

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Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 3
brief fall of rain:
device for bathing:
quantity of something that has characteristics of a rain shower:
Русский
By meaning 3
brief fall of rain:
device for bathing:
quantity of something that has characteristics of a rain shower:
Deutsch
By meaning 3
brief fall of rain:
device for bathing:
instance of using of this device:

Origin

From Middle English schour (“shower”), from Old English sċūr (“shower”), from Proto-West G

From Middle English schour (“shower”), from Old English sċūr (“shower”), from Proto-West Germanic *skūru (“shower”), from Proto-Germanic *skūrō (“storm, short shower”), probably from Proto-Indo-European *(s)ḱēwer- (“north, north wind, cold wind, rain shower”).

Inherited from Middle English schewere, schewer, shewere (“one who exhibits something, actor; watchman; sign; mirror; index finger”), from Old English sċēawere (“an observer, one who examines into a matter; a spy; mirror; actor, buffoon”), equivalent to show + -er. Cognate with Dutch schouwer (“observer, visionary, clairvoyant”), German Schauer (“an inspector”).

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Forms

plural: showers
Singularshower
Pluralshowers

regular

Synonyms

1 synonyms

Antonyms

1 antonyms

Word family

3 related words

Collocations

12 patterns
  • take a shower
  • in the shower
  • in a shower
  • shower every morning
  • a shower before
  • shower every
  • a shower every
  • shower before breakfast
  • shower every day
  • a shower on
  • of the shower
  • a shower in

See also

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