shower

noun
shou'ər

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

Example

“Today there will be frequent showers and some sunny spells.”

Other meanings

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.
An instance of using of this device in order to bathe oneself.
“I’m going to have a shower.”

Related words

dad shower
daddy shower
man shower
table shower
aluminum shower
April shower
particle shower
baby shower
bridal shower
golden shower
meteor shower
power shower

Example sentences

“I'm going to jump in the shower.”
Tatoeba · shekitten · CC0
“Meteor showers are caused by comets leaving trails of debris.”
Tatoeba · Igider · CC0
“You need a shower.”
Tatoeba · Miktsoanit · CC0

Word history

From Old English "sċūr".

Where this comes from

This definition is adapted from “shower” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; example sentences are from Tatoeba, credited to their authors above, published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.