shower down
To fall from the sky, especially in vast quantities
Driving 2-6-2 locomotive No. 4771 Green Arrow, Blunt suddenly noticed that the tunnel mouth was silhouetted in a dazzling white glare and that incendiary bombs were showering down
ADJ
cold, cool, hot | power
brief, quick
After playing tennis, she took a brief shower before heading to work.
electric | en suite, private
VERB + SHOWER
have, take
SHOWER + NOUN
cubicle, curtain, room | head, mixer, rose, tray | gel
ADJ
rain, sleet, snow | heavy, light | blustery, wintry | scattered | April
SHOWER + VERB
spread
die out
The rain showers died out just as we were leaving the park.
ADJ
dust, meteor, meteorite
PREP
~ of
Angry fans threw a shower of bottles onto the field after the referee's decision.
noun
A brief fall of precipitation (spell of rain, or a similar fall of snow, sleet, or cascade); burst of hefty precipitation.
Today there will be frequent showers and some sunny spells.
They are wet with the showres of the mountaines, and imbrace the rocke for want of a shelter.
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 pump.
An instance of using of this device in order to bathe oneself.
I’m going to have a shower.
I’m going to take a shower.
A quantity of something that has characteristics of a rain shower.
a shower of sparks; a meteor shower; a Gatorade shower
The lights of Luluabourg disappeared, and we were in the blackness of the African night, which was continuously pierced by the showers of red sparks ejected skywards and red hot ashes deposited on the track as the fireman rocked his fire.
A party associated with a significant event in a person's life, at which the person usually receives gifts.
Would male strippers be appropriate for the divorce shower?
Her church group has planned an adoption shower.
verb
To spray with (a specified liquid) (followed by with).
To bathe using a shower.
To bestow liberally, to give or distribute in abundance.
The individual in the army becomes used to holding human life in contempt, in fact the greater the slaughter, the greater is his merit; and the more medals, ribbons, and honors of hero-worship are showered on him, the more he becomes, after a time, indifferent to all sorts of human suffering and loss of human life.
Shower the people you love with love / Show them the way that you feel
To rain in a shower; to cascade down.
noun
One who shows.
When you show a credential there's a protocol whereby the showee has assurance that the shower possesses a credential of the particular type without actually seeing the bit string.
Once the showee looks at the object, the shower removes his or her gaze from the showee and gazes back at the object (see below and Fig. 5.2).
An object or activity that is shown in a contest.
That calf is going to be a great shower at the fair this year.
A person whose penis is close to its erect size when flaccid; the penis itself.
As a man who can best be described as a "grower not a shower", I helped Brent realize that many people in the gay community are concerned in a very adolescent way with their dick size, including me.
"Growers" are guys whose penises tend to contract a lot lengthwise when flaccid, while "show-ers" are guys whose penises could be said to merely "deflate" without contracting much in length.
To fall from the sky, especially in vast quantities
Driving 2-6-2 locomotive No. 4771 Green Arrow, Blunt suddenly noticed that the tunnel mouth was silhouetted in a dazzling white glare and that incendiary bombs were showering down
A simple shower in a horse trailer's living area to remove the dirt and grime associated with working around livestock.
A “cowboy” shower usually means a shower set up in the horse area of a trailer. Cowboy showers may be warm or cold water.
An idea, often some minor epiphany, that occurs while showering or otherwise going about one’s everyday routine.
Today there will be frequent showers and some sunny spells.
WiktionaryThey are wet with the showres of the mountaines, and imbrace the rocke for want of a shelter.
WiktionaryOccasionally, the sun pierces the clouds like a searchlight to illuminate a feature such as a farm, copse or stream, before being overwhelmed by an advancing shower. Wordsworth would have loved it!
WiktionaryThe individual in the army becomes used to holding human life in contempt, in fact the greater the slaughter, the greater is his merit; and the more medals, ribbons, and honors of hero-worship are sho
WiktionaryShower the people you love with love / Show them the way that you feel
WiktionaryWhen you show a credential there's a protocol whereby the showee has assurance that the shower possesses a credential of the particular type without actually seeing the bit string.
Wiktionaryi Register
In some senses, shower is marked as slang. Watch for register when choosing this word.