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- pronunciation:
- shaU
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- parts of speech:
- noun, verb
- features:
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| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
A shower is a period of rain that lasts a short time.
Angela and her mom waited in the car for the rain to stop. They were glad that the shower lasted only a few minutes.The shower was so short that Marco's baseball team didn't even stop practicing.- similar words:
- sprinkle
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| definition 2: |
When there is a shower of things, it means that many of these things come down at the same time like a shower of rain.
The wind blew hard and caused a shower of leaves.- similar words:
- rain
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| definition 3: |
When you take a shower, you wash yourself with water that comes out of a device that is above your head. As you stand, the water sprays down over your head and body.
When I take a shower, it's easy to wash my hair too.Laura likes to take her shower at night, but her brother takes his in the morning.
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| definition 4: |
A shower is a device that sprays water from above a person's head so that they can wash their whole body easily and quickly. Many bathrooms have a shower.
I turned on the shower and washed my hair. |
| related words: |
bath, wash |
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| part of speech: |
verb |
| inflections: |
showers, showering, showered |
| definition 1: |
If you shower plants, you gently water them from above.
My mom showers her tomato plants every morning and in the evening too.- similar words:
- sprinkle
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| definition 2: |
When someone showers, they wash themselves in a shower.
The players showered after the game.- similar words:
- wash
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| definition 3: |
When you shower things on someone, you give them a large number of them.
The boy's grandmother showered gifts on him. |
| related words: |
bathe, soak, spray, sprinkle |
| derivation: |
showery (adj.) |
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