Word for the day: shower

shower /ʃaʊər/                                                         *estación (en Español)

 
DEFINITION
noun
1 a brief and usually light fall of rain, hail, sleet, or snow.• a mass of small things falling or moving at the same time: a shower of dust sprinkled his face.• a large number of things happening or given to someone at the same time: he was pleased by the shower of awards.• a group of particles produced by a cosmic-ray particle in the earth's atmosphere.2 an enclosure in which a person stands under a spray of water to wash.• the apparatus in a shower that produces the spray of water.• (also shower bath )an act of washing oneself in a shower.3 [ often with modifier ] a party at which presents are given to someone, typically a woman who is about to get married or have a baby: she loved going to baby showers.

verb1 [ no obj. ] (of a mass of small things) fall or be thrown in a shower: bits of broken glass showered over me.• [ with obj. ] cause (a mass of small things) to fall in a shower: his hooves showered sparks across the concrete floor.• [ with obj. ] (shower someone with) throw (a number of small things) all at once toward someone:hooligans showered him with rotten eggs.• [ with obj. ] (shower someone with) give someone a great number of (things): he showered her with kisses.• [ with obj. ] (shower something on/upon) give a great number of things to (someone): senior officers showered praise on their young cadet.2 [ no obj. ] wash oneself in a shower.
PHRASESsend someone to the showersinformal send off or eject someone from a match, race, or contest.
ORIGIN Old English scūr‘light fall of rain, hail, etc.,’ of Germanic origin; related to Dutch schoer andGerman Schauer .

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