shower
A brief fall of precipitationA brief fall of precipitation (spell of rain, or a similar fall of snow, sleet, or cascade); burst of hefty precipitation.
» I was caught in a shower.
Ich bin in einen Regenschauer geraten.
Я попала под ливень.
Я попал под ливень.
Мене спіймали в душі.
Мене заскочили в душі.
Meaning
15 sensesA 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
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
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
A quantity of something that has characteristics of a rain shower.
a shower of sparks; a meteor shower; a Gatorade shower
Schauer
градgrad
градhrad
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.
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.
A baby shower.
Her friends are throwing her a shower after her mom leaves.
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
(Australia, Ireland, UK, derogatory)A shower of shit.
(Ireland, derogatory, euphemistic)Used as an intensifying pluralizer or intensifier.
(UK, informal, singular)A group of people perceived as incompetent or worthless.
One who shows.
Examples
1084 sentencesI was caught in a shower.
Мене спіймали в душі.
ruЯ попала под ливень.
deIch bin in einen Regenschauer geraten.
Tom wanted to take a shower.
Том хотів прийняти душ.
ruТом хотел принять душ.
deTom wollte duschen.
I'll go take a shower now.
Піду зараз прийму душ.
I take a shower every morning.
Я приймаю душ щоранку.
ruЯ принимаю душ каждое утро.
Tom made me take a shower.
Том примусив мене прийняти душ.
ruТом заставил меня принять душ.
Translations
9 languagesBy meaning 3
By meaning 3
By meaning 3
Origin
From Middle English schour (“shower”), from Old English sċūr (“shower”), from Proto-West GFrom 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: showersSynonyms
1 synonymsAntonyms
1 antonymsWord family
3 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Daily routine — Because the lesson uses it
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