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shower

About 6.56 uses per million words.

Meaning

  1. noun 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.
  2. noun 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.
  3. noun An instance of using of this device in order to bathe oneself.
    I’m going to have a shower.
  4. noun A quantity of something that has characteristics of a rain shower.
    a shower of sparks; a meteor shower; a Gatorade shower
  5. noun 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?
  6. noun A bridal shower.
    The shower will be held at the home of the bridesmaid.
  7. noun A baby shower.
    Her friends are throwing her a shower after her mom leaves.
  8. noun 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

Similar words

rain shower shower down shower bath exhibitor lavish exhibitioner rain rainfall downpour storm

Often followed by

of and or in curtain is room with bath

Word family

showered showerer showerers showering showerless showers showery

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