shower1 nounshower2 verb
showershow‧er1 /ˈʃaʊə $ ʃaʊr/ ●●● S2 noun [countable] 
WORD ORIGINshower1
Origin:
Old English scurEXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
- a baby shower
- Heavy showers are forecast for the weekend.
- I want to thank both of you again for your beautiful shower gifts.
- It was just a shower, so we didn't get too wet
- The weather will be cloudy with light showers in places.
- Tomorrow's forecast calls for a few scattered showers.
- We're giving a shower for Beth next week.
- We didn't play any of the usual games at the baby shower.
- What did you give Chris for her wedding shower?
- You'll feel better after a nice hot shower.
- I told him she was in the shower and that she would be out right away.
- In the morning, when you get up, take a cold shower.
- Our cabin, designed for four, had ample hanging-space, trouser-press, hair-drier and tea-making facilities, in addition to shower room.
- She was damp, she was sore from scrubbing with the shower mitt, her hair hung in rats' tails.
- The image was of steam rising from the shower room of the Yokasuka brig.
- The very weak carbonaceous meteorites often fall as showers of tiny fragments with masses of grams.
- They have a special hook feature for hanging in the shower.
THESAURUS
noun [uncountable] water that falls in small drops from clouds in the sky: · The rain has stopped at last.· There had been heavy rain during the night.
noun [uncountable] light rain with very small drops of water: · A light drizzle was falling as I left the house.
noun [countable] a short period of rain that can be heavy or light: · More heavy showers are forecast for tonight.· a light shower of rain
noun [countable usually singular] a short period of very heavy rain that starts suddenly: · A sudden downpour sent us running for shelter.· a torrential downpour
noun [uncountable] frozen rain that falls in the form of hailstones (=small balls of ice): · The hail and high winds have destroyed many of the county’s crops.
noun [uncountable] a mixture of snow and rain: · The rain had turned to sleet.· Sleet and snow fell.
noun [plural] heavy rain that falls during a particular period in the year in tropical countries: · The farmers are waiting for the rains to come.
noun [countable] the heavy rain that falls between April and October in India and other southern Asian countries: · The monsoon is late this year.· the monsoon season
Longman Language Activatorceremonies, celebrations etc when people get married an official ceremony at which two people get married, especially a religious ceremony: · Mom always cries at weddings.· After the wedding the bride and groom went straight to the airport for their flight to Fiji.white wedding British (=a marriage ceremony in a church in which the woman wears a white dress): · Are you going to have a traditional white wedding?wedding ring/ceremony/invitation etc: · Have you sent out the wedding invitations yet?
the ceremony at which two people are legally married, whether it involves religion or not: · City Hall keeps a record of all the births, deaths and marriages in the county.· The marriage took place without the bride's parents' consent.marriage certificate/licence: · We had to bring our marriage certificate to prove that we are married.
an event that follows a wedding ceremony in which there is a meal, speeches, and sometimes dancing: · We had our wedding reception in a local hotel.· I went to the church service, but not to the reception.
a holiday that two people go on when they have just got married: · We're thinking of going to Barbados for our honeymoon.on (your) honeymoon: · We came to Paris on our honeymoon, and fell in love with the place.honeymoon couple: · The Maldives is a popular destination for honeymoon couples.
British /bachelor party, also stag party American a party for a man and his male friends just before he gets married: · It's the best man's job to arrange the groom's stag night.· This is the club where John F. Kennedy had his bachelor party.
American a party for a woman and her female friends just before she gets married, when her friends give her gifts: · Melissa ended up getting three blenders at her bridal shower.
British a party for a woman and her female friends just before she gets married: · It's traditional to wear a silly hat on your hen night.
a party a social event, especially in someone's house, when people talk, drink, eat, and dance: · We're having a party at my house. Do you want to come?· Did you go to Stella's party?invite somebody to a party: · How many people have they invited to the party?surprise party: · We gave her a surprise party at a local bar.a birthday/Halloween/Christmas/engagement etc party (=to celebrate a birthday, Halloween etc): · Over a hundred children came to the annual Christmas party.dinner party (=a party at someone's house in the evening, when people have a meal): · I gave my first dinner party last weekend.office party (=a party for people who work together): · Office parties are fun if you're young, free, and single.fancy dress partyBritish /costume party American (=a party where people wear strange, funny, or historical clothes): · You're invited to a fancy dress party.cocktail party (=a fairly formal party in the evening, at which alcoholic drinks are served): · I went to a cocktail party in the lobby of the Ritz once.
an informal party, often to celebrate something: · Shana's picture won first prize, so we had a little get-together to celebrate.· a big family get-together
British spoken a party: a bit of a do: · A friend of mine's having a bit of a do in town tomorrow night.leaving do (=for someone who is leaving the place where they work): · Are you going to Darren's leaving do?
American a party at which presents are given to a woman who is getting married or having a baby: · We're giving a shower for Beth next week.· I want to thank both of you again for your beautiful shower gifts.bridal/wedding shower (=for a woman who is getting married): · What did you give Chris for her wedding shower?baby shower (=for a woman who is going to have a baby): · We didn't play any of the usual games at the baby shower.
informal a big party: · The band are flying out to Ibiza tonight for a huge four-day celebrity bash.
to wash in a bath or shower British /take a shower to wash your whole body while standing under a shower: · I'll just have a quick shower and get changed.· She decided to take a shower before dinner.
British /take a bath American to wash your whole body while sitting in a bath full of water: · Is there enough hot water for me to have a bath?· I just had time to take a bath and change before we had to go out again.
British /be in the bathtub American to be sitting in a bath washing your whole body: · "Where's Barry?" "He's in the bath."· My wife was still in the bathtub when I got back from work.
to have a shower: · I got up early as usual, and showered and shaved.· It's so hot there, you have to shower three or four times a day.
British /bathe American to wash someone, especially a baby or a child, in a bath: · Make sure you bathe the kids and put them to bed before eight.· Louise loved being bathed when she was a baby.
rain water that falls from the sky in small drops: the rain: · The rain was beating against the window.in the rain: · I like walking in the rainheavy/torrential rain (=a lot of rain): · The roads are flooded after a period of exceptionally heavy rain.· The coast has been battered by torrential rain all week.light rain (=a little rain): · Some light rain is likely in the Boston area.rain falls (=comes down from the sky): · Four inches of rain have fallen in four days.acid rain (=rain that contains harmful chemicals from industry): · When acid rain falls, it affects the pH balance of the soil.
if it rains , water falls from the sky in the form of small drops: it rains: · It rained all night, and half the day after.· Take an umbrella in case it rains.
spoken use this to say that rain is falling now: · Look, it's raining again.· Is it still raining?it's raining hard/heavily (=raining a lot): · It had been raining heavily and the ground was very soft.
spoken use this to say that it is raining very hard: · As soon as I got outside it started pouring.it's pouring with rain British: · It was pouring with rain and she had forgotten her umbrella.
spoken use this to say that it is raining a little, with very small drops of rain: · I think I'll walk to work - it's only drizzling.
American spoken use this to say that it is raining a little, usually when it will not last long: · "Is it raining out?" "It's just sprinkling."
if the weather is wet or rainy , it rains a lot: · It's been wet all week.· You should bring a waterproof jacket and strong boots in case of wet weather.· a rainy weekend in November
a short period of rain, especially light rain: · It was just a shower, so we didn't get too wetheavy showers (=when a lot of rain falls for short periods): · Heavy showers are forecast for the weekend.light showers (=when a small amount of rain falls during short periods): · The weather will be cloudy with light showers in places.
spoken wet weather outdoors: · Come on in out of the wet.
a time of the year when it rains a lot in hot countries: · The seeds must be planted in time for the rainy season.· At this time of year, before the Monsoon, the river is at its lowest.monsoon rains: · During the monsoon rains, torrents of water spill down the mountains.
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COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRY
Nick rolled out of bed and took a shower. More heavy showers are forecast for tonight. a shower of rain Peter kicked the fire and sent up a shower of sparks. We gave a shower for Beth. a baby showerCOLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a shower cubicle a meteor shower (=a lot of meteors that fall down towards the Earth at the same time) There will be some scattered showers (=short periods of rain) in the afternoon. The scrape of metal on metal sent up a shower of sparks.COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADJECTIVE
Nick rolled out of bed and took a shower. especially British English Mary loves having a hot shower after she’s been swimming.
Mary loves having a hot shower after she’s been swimming. More heavy showers are forecast for tonight. a shower of rain Peter kicked the fire and sent up a shower of sparks. We gave a shower for Beth. a baby shower (=worn to keep your hair dry when having a shower)· There was a little bag containing soap, shampoo and a shower cap.
a shower cubicle (=for keeping the water in the shower)
(=give someone a lot of gifts)· He showered her with gifts and exotic holidays.
a meteor shower (=a lot of meteors that fall down towards the Earth at the same time) (=praise them a lot)· Taiwan's media lately showered praise on Li Yundi, the 18-year-old piano prodigy.
(also a shower of rain British English) (=a short period of rain)· a heavy shower of rain accompanied by lightning
There will be some scattered showers (=short periods of rain) in the afternoon. The scrape of metal on metal sent up a shower of sparks.· So she jumped under the cold shower every morning.· He put water on to boil and took a cold shower.· In the morning, when you get up, take a cold shower.· Their appearance interrupts the mood established by the preceding poems like a cold shower on a hot, muggy day.· I took a cold shower and changed my clothes.· Therefore hot and cold showers, arguments, and exercise are not good preludes to helping you get to sleep.· My privations were few-cold showers, and electricity for only four hours each day.· But then I must have a cold shower.
· Each yacht has at least one spacious bathroom complete with vanity unit, mirror and electric shower option.· Fully tiled shower cubicle with fitted Triton T80 electric shower.· An electric shower, however, needs to be wired into its own circuit.
· More heavy showers are forecast for tonight and for the rest of the week.· A heavy monsoon shower began, wetting us through, and we both started to laugh.
· Therefore hot and cold showers, arguments, and exercise are not good preludes to helping you get to sleep.· Then he went upstairs, said goodnight to Dooley and took a hot shower.· In addition to this type of gas water heater, there are electric instantaneous water heaters for providing hot water for showers.· You come take a hot shower.· The best time to push the cuticles back is after a hot bath or shower when they are soft.· It was coffee with brandy, it was eggs Benedict, it was a hot shower and a walk in the park!· To tell the truth, my favourite bit is having a hot shower afterwards.· After breakfast and a hot shower, Maria took us both by the hand and led us upstairs to the attic.
· A long shower only improved things fractionally.· He felt vibrantly alive, he felt clean, scrubbed by Debbie in a long cold shower.· He did his teeth and took a long shower, first hot then cold.· A long shower relaxed her still further.
· All the comfortable rooms sleep two and are of a high standard with private shower and W.C; most have a balcony.· Rooms are well furnished, twin bedded, with private showers and balconies.· Twin bedrooms all have a private bath or shower.· Some rooms en suite, some private shower.· Rooms are twin bedded, all with balconies and private showers.· All rooms have central heating, colour television, tea/coffee making facilities, en suite or private shower.
· There would just be time for a quick shower if she hurried.· We rushed through quick showers and changed into wrinkled civilian clothes.· Then she went and took a quick shower.· I took another quick shower, dressed, and left.· I chivvied him into a quick shower.· Ronni dressed quickly after an even quicker shower and ran a brush through her shiny blonde hair.
NOUN· Fully tiled shower cubicle with fitted Triton T80 electric shower.
· Then, through a gap in the shower curtain, he saw a dark shape.· Jen said, sweeping aside the shower curtain and sitting down on the edge of the tub.· There was a shadow on the shower curtain, a human-shape holding something in an upraised arm.· This reminded me I needed to replace my shower curtains.· It was true that the shower curtain should have been renewed.· There was laundry hanging all along the shower curtain rod.· The shower curtain market is changing rapidly.· As you are painfully aware, when it comes to being handy, I can barely work a shower curtain.
· Do you know that this unique shower gel actually leaves your skin up to 28% smoother?· And she had been special, Ruth gritted to herself as she rubbed her body liberally with shower gel.· Now he is more likely to ask for a body spray or shower gel.
· There is, of course, much more to the environmental story than low-flow shower heads.· At the Continental, Jasper and I had stood a long time under a shower head together.· The gargoyle shower heads which never saw running water.· The cheap rooms lack air conditioning; mid-range gets you air-conditioning, but the shower head may fall off the pipe.· Softened water will prevent scaling of shower heads and bathroom fittings.· The shower heads in the Lakers' locker room are nine feet high.
· On some nights one can see so many of these popularly-called shooting stars that we speak of a star or meteor shower.· These few lucky observers had witnessed the most spectacular meteor shower in recorded history, surpassing even the 1833 Leonids.· You might have thought that no meteor shower, no space dist had ever touched that brilliance.· It is startling but true that no meteorite fall has ever been associated with a meteor shower.· Bundle up for the annual Geminid meteor shower, peaking around midnight Dec. 13.· No cometary meteor shower has ever produced a meteorite fall.· Interestingly, three regular meteor showers have orbits connected with three asteroids whose orbits bring them very close to Earth.· The random background meteors that do not belong to discrete meteor showers are called sporadic meteors.
· I feel the wind on my face and the first drops of a summer rain shower falling on my hair.· The latest rain shower had stopped, and an orange, smoky sunset came on.· However, cloud conditions in Florida are expected to worsen after Friday, with low clouds and rain showers likely.· A rain shower splatters so realistically, you almost feel wet.· They were married between rain showers at an outdoor ceremony at the farm near Hope, N.D., Saturday night.
· Our cabin, designed for four, had ample hanging-space, trouser-press, hair-drier and tea-making facilities, in addition to shower room.· The image was of steam rising from the shower room of the Yokasuka brig.· It includes master bedroom with ensuite shower room, three further bedrooms, second bathroom, gas central heating, double garage.· It features 10 shower rooms, five single day rooms with showers and a double room with shower.· We found him at least two of my officers did, in a bath full of boiling water in the shower rooms.· Billy was numb as his father carried him from the shower room to the pool.· We undressed and walked right through the shiny white-tiled shower room where a woman attendant was scrubbing some one with a loofah.· I had dressed after my shower and was sitting on the steps of the shower room staring dully through the wire.
· He asked for the shampoo in the shower stall and she handed it to him.· Tillman worked her hard all day made her change sheets, scour shower stalls.· The urinals were metal, and in a distant area of shadows there appeared to be shower stalls.· We got a hotel room that featured peeling paint, no windows, and a john in the shower stall.
· The new range of Access shower trays from Nordic neatly solves all these problems.· He swayed as he stepped clear of the shower tray.
VERB· The very weak carbonaceous meteorites often fall as showers of tiny fragments with masses of grams.
· A log in the fire broke and fell, sending out a shower of sparks.
· Pascoe stood in the shower for twenty minutes, but still felt sluggish with sleep.· She stood under the shower, her thoughts going back to Dana.· She stood under the shower and told herself it was the water that was running down her face and not tears.· He washed thoroughly, standing under his shower while the hot water poured over him.· The threw back the bedclothes, shed her clinging nightgown and stood under a cool shower until she began to come alive.
· Adam stepped out of the freezing shower.· I stepped into the enclosed shower and pulled the door shut.· Jazzbeaux stepped under the shower, and sponged her wounds.· While he was in there he dropped his clothing around his feet and stepped into the shower.· She rinsed off and stepped out of the shower.· Just after I'd stepped under the shower, I heard him come up behind me.· He swayed as he stepped clear of the shower tray.
· On my return from town, I took a shower in the concrete-lined cubicle in the bungalow.· He got up and went to the bathroom, took a shower.· Her mind ranged over wide vistas of blood but her body took a shower and changed its clothes.· Smitty went into the bathroom to take a shower.· He did his teeth and took a long shower, first hot then cold.· With great effort, she gets up and takes a shower.· Then she went and took a quick shower.· He put water on to boil and took a cold shower.
· He waited for her to turn off the steaming shower.· Scott heard it at last and looked around, fumbling for the taps, trying to turn off the shower.· He turned the shower off, and plugged his razor into the wall outlet.· He turned on the shower and waited for the hot water to flow through so that he could adjust the temperature.· She turned off the shower and reached for a towel.· Old Hercule's stuff had been built to last, she reflected ruefully as she turned on the shower.
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
1for washing in a piece of equipment that you stand under to wash your whole body: - He put water on to boil and took a cold shower.
- I took a cold shower and changed my clothes.
- In the morning, when you get up, take a cold shower.
- Instead he took a cold shower and a huge mug of coffee, and tried to sort out his thoughts.
- There is one foolproof way to rid yourself of this - take a cold shower.
- He asked for the shampoo in the shower stall and she handed it to him.
- The urinals were metal, and in a distant area of shadows there appeared to be shower stalls.
- Think about it, really, would you trust somebody who promotes their self in a bathroom stall?
- Tillman worked her hard all day made her change sheets, scour shower stalls.
- We got a hotel room that featured peeling paint, no windows, and a john in the shower stall.
Why does the phone always ring when I’m in the shower? I’d like to use the shower if that’s all right. The bathroom has a separate shower cubicle (=a shower in a separate part of the room).2act of washing an act of washing your body while standing under a shower: I need a shower.take a shower Nick rolled out of bed and took a shower.have a shower especially British English Mary loves having a hot shower after she’s been swimming.3rain a short period of rain or snow: More heavy showers are forecast for tonight. a shower of rain a snow shower A few wintry showers are likely.► see thesaurus at rain4lots of things a lot of small light things falling or going through the air togethershower of Peter kicked the fire and sent up a shower of sparks. A shower of leaves fell towards the ground.5party American English a party at which presents are given to a woman who is going to get married or have a baby: We gave a shower for Beth. a baby shower6people [usually singular] British English informal a group of stupid or lazy peopleshower1 nounshower2 verb
showershower2 verb VERB TABLE
shower
| Simple Form | ||
| Present | I, you, we, they | shower |
| he, she, it | showers | |
| Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | showered |
| Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have showered |
| he, she, it | has showered | |
| Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had showered |
| Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will shower |
| Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have showered |
| Continuous Form | ||
| Present | I | am showering |
| he, she, it | is showering | |
| you, we, they | are showering | |
| Past | I, he, she, it | was showering |
| you, we, they | were showering | |
| Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been showering |
| he, she, it | has been showering | |
| Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been showering |
| Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be showering |
| Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been showering |
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
- His family loved him so much they showered him with affection.
- I got up early as usual, and showered and shaved.
- It's so hot there, you have to shower three or four times a day.
- Medals were showered on the soldiers returning from battle.
- The Earth is constantly showered by rocky debris from space.
- Trudi was treated as a special guest and was showered with gifts everywhere she went.
- When Elvis first became famous he had honours and awards showered upon him.
- Back at the East Bathhouse we prowled the corridors and showered in icy water.
- He says to shower for at least 10 minutes and not to opt for a bath.
- He was showered with medals, gifts, money and jewels.
- I shower and lay out all seven bathing suits on the bed and try to picture myself in one in particular.
- In autumn a rowan tree at the front gate was showered with berries.
- It smashed into a wall, showering coins.
- Shoppers and workers in similar centres in Britain have been showered with glass when panels of toughened glass have suddenly shattered.
Longman Language Activatorto give generously
· We've received thousands of dollars to help the children -- people have been incredibly generous.be generous to · He was very generous to her when they divorced, and let her keep the house and the car.be generous with something (=give a lot of something) · When it comes to training, Marion's always been generous with her time.
: lavish gifts/attention/affection etc on someone to give a lot of gifts, attention etc to someone, especially in an uncontrolled or wasteful way: · When the series was first shown, the media lavished praise on its creator David Lynch.· Pet owners lavish love and attention on animals because they're a lot easier to deal with than their fellow human beings.
: shower somebody with gifts/affection/praise etc to give someone a lot of gifts, love, prizes etc: · Trudi was treated as a special guest and was showered with gifts everywhere she went.· His family loved him so much they showered him with affection.shower something on/upon somebody: · When Elvis first became famous he had honours and awards showered upon him.
to wash in a bath or shower British /take a shower to wash your whole body while standing under a shower: · I'll just have a quick shower and get changed.· She decided to take a shower before dinner.
British /take a bath American to wash your whole body while sitting in a bath full of water: · Is there enough hot water for me to have a bath?· I just had time to take a bath and change before we had to go out again.
British /be in the bathtub American to be sitting in a bath washing your whole body: · "Where's Barry?" "He's in the bath."· My wife was still in the bathtub when I got back from work.
to have a shower: · I got up early as usual, and showered and shaved.· It's so hot there, you have to shower three or four times a day.
British /bathe American to wash someone, especially a baby or a child, in a bath: · Make sure you bathe the kids and put them to bed before eight.· Louise loved being bathed when she was a baby.
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a shower cubicle a meteor shower (=a lot of meteors that fall down towards the Earth at the same time) There will be some scattered showers (=short periods of rain) in the afternoon. The scrape of metal on metal sent up a shower of sparks.COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADVERB
(=worn to keep your hair dry when having a shower)· There was a little bag containing soap, shampoo and a shower cap.
a shower cubicle (=for keeping the water in the shower)
(=give someone a lot of gifts)· He showered her with gifts and exotic holidays.
a meteor shower (=a lot of meteors that fall down towards the Earth at the same time) (=praise them a lot)· Taiwan's media lately showered praise on Li Yundi, the 18-year-old piano prodigy.
(also a shower of rain British English) (=a short period of rain)· a heavy shower of rain accompanied by lightning
There will be some scattered showers (=short periods of rain) in the afternoon. The scrape of metal on metal sent up a shower of sparks.· Venus is back in your sign and her many blessings will soon start showering down upon you.· Confetti showered down on us and congratulations were shouted from all directions.
NOUN· He pursued her, showering her with gifts, jewels and precious cloths.· He was showered with medals, gifts, money and jewels.· She began to shower him with desperate gifts.· It was then that the church treasury was showered with gifts of the finest reliquaries and liturgical items goldsmiths could make.· The pair met through a dating agency and she showered him with gifts and exotic holidays.· But he gave much of his time to them and showered them with expensive gifts.
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
1[intransitive] to wash your whole body while standing under a shower: - He put water on to boil and took a cold shower.
- I took a cold shower and changed my clothes.
- In the morning, when you get up, take a cold shower.
- Instead he took a cold shower and a huge mug of coffee, and tried to sort out his thoughts.
- There is one foolproof way to rid yourself of this - take a cold shower.
- He asked for the shampoo in the shower stall and she handed it to him.
- The urinals were metal, and in a distant area of shadows there appeared to be shower stalls.
- Think about it, really, would you trust somebody who promotes their self in a bathroom stall?
- Tillman worked her hard all day made her change sheets, scour shower stalls.
- We got a hotel room that featured peeling paint, no windows, and a john in the shower stall.
Mike shaved and showered.2[transitive] to give someone a lot of thingsshower somebody with something She showered him with kisses. Tom showered Amy with presents.shower something on/upon somebody She had no children and showered her love on her three nieces.3[intransitive always + adverb/preposition, transitive] to scatter a lot of things onto a person or place, or to be scattered in this wayshower down/over/upon The top shelf broke and books showered down.shower something with something The ship was showered with hot ash from the volcano.shower something on/over something Hundreds of leaflets were showered over the town.