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shower

noun
  1. washing yourself by standing upright under water sprayed from a nozzle
    “They took a shower after the game.”
    shower bath
  2. a plumbing fixture that sprays water over you
    “they installed a shower in the bathroom”
  3. a sudden downpour (as of tears or sparks etc) likened to a rain shower
    “a little shower of rose petals”
    cascade
  4. a party of friends assembled to present gifts, usually of a specified kind, to a person
    “Their friends organized a baby shower for them when they were expecting.”
  5. someone who organizes an exhibit for others to see
    exhibitorexhibitioner
  6. a brief period of precipitation
    “the game was interrupted by a brief shower”
    rain shower
verb
  1. take a shower
    “wash one's body in the shower”
  2. provide abundantly with
    “They showered the children with presents.”
  3. spray or sprinkle with
    “The guests showered rice on the couple”
  4. expend profusely
    lavish
  5. rain abundantly
    “Meteors showered down over half of Australia”
    shower down