Meaning of shower In English

• 0 a device that releases drops of water through a lot of very small holes and that you stand under to wash your whole body:

  • The shower is broken - you'll have to have a bath.

  • Many British homes have a shower attachment fixed to the bath taps.

  • a shower curtain/cap

  • Do I have time to have a shower before we go out?

  • He's in the shower at the moment. Do you want him to call you back?

• 1 a short period of rain or snow:

  • showers of rain, hail and sleet

  • You're soaked! Did you get caught in the shower?

  • There will be thundery/wintry showers over many parts of the country.

  • Snow showers are expected at the end of the week.

• 2 a lot of small objects or drops of liquid coming through the air:

  • There was a bang and a shower of sparks.

  • The pipe burst, sending out a shower of water.

  • She received a shower of praise from her colleagues.

• 3 a party held for a woman just before she gets married or gives birth to a child, when she is given presents for her future home or baby:

  • I bought the cutest baby clothes to take to Jacey's baby shower.

  • We went to my cousin's bridal shower yesterday.

• 4 to fall down or come out in a shower, or to make something do this:

  • I heard a massive explosion, and seconds later fragments of glass were showering (= falling) down on us.

  • She shook the bottle violently and showered us with champagne.

• 5 to take a shower:

  • I shower every morning.

• 6 a brief rain, or a light fall of snow:

  • a snow shower

  • a shower of sparks

  • a shower of confetti

• 7 a device that sprays water on your body while you wash yourself, or an act of washing using such a device:

  • He stays in the shower until there is no more hot water!

  • Have I got time to take a shower before we go out?

• 8 a party held to give presents to someone who will soon be married or will become a parent:

  • a bridal shower

  • a baby shower

• 9 to give a lot of something to someone:

  • His family showers him with love.

• 10 to rain briefly or snow lightly:

  • It showered on and off all afternoon.

• 11 to wash yourself by using a shower:

  • I usually shower in the morning.