shower
31shower — 1. noun /ˈʃaʊ.ə(ɹ),ˈʃaʊ.ɚ/ a) A brief fall of precipitation. Today there will be frequent showers and some sunny spells. b) 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… …
32shower — 1. noun 1) a shower of rain Syn: (light) fall, drizzle, sprinkling, misting 2) a shower of arrows Syn: volley, hail, salvo, bombardment, barrage, fusillade, cannonade 3) …
33Shower — This unusual name is Olde English and pre 7th Century. It is a form of descriptive nickname which was development from Scufan and apparently given to a Soldier, or Official or perhaps even to one of a trusting and Pushy nature. The name… …
34Shower... — Show|er… auch: Sho|wer… 〈[ʃaʊə(r)] in Zus.〉 Dusche…, Dusch…; Shower...gel; Shower...cream [Etym.: engl.] …
35shower n — A bride to be got a hoarse throat walking in the rain to her bridal shower. meteor shower …
36shower — I didn t come down in the last shower I m not stupid, don t try and put one over me! This is a response to someone who is taking you for a fool. The phrase indicates that you have more experience or shrewdness than you have been given credit for… …
37shower — 1. noun 1) a shower of rain Syn: fall, drizzle, sprinkling 2) a shower of missiles Syn: volley, hail, salvo, barrage 2. verb 1) confetti showered down on us …
38shower — smarkus lietus statusas T sritis ekologija ir aplinkotyra apibrėžtis Gausiai lyjantis lietus, paprastai iš kamuolinių debesų (pučiant gūsingam vėjui krinta stambūs lašai); per parą gali prilyti daugiau kaip 30–40 mm. atitikmenys: angl. heavy… …
39shower — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. rain, sprinkle, drizzle; spate; volley; fall. See water, assemblage, cleanness. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [Water falling in drops] Syn. drizzle, mist, rainfall; see rain 1 . 2. [Act of cleansing the body] …
40shower — [OE] Shower comes from a prehistoric West Germanic *skūra, which also produced German schauer and Dutch schoer. Its ultimate ancestry is uncertain …
