shower

🇺🇸 /ˈʃaʊər/ 🇬🇧 /ˈʃaʊə(r)/
Frequency
Difficulty
Tags TOP3000Oxford3000CEFR-A1
noun
A1

A place with running water where you stand to wash your body.

She quickly took a shower before going out.

A1

The act of washing with water from a shower.

She needed a hot shower to relax after a long day.

B1

A short period of rain or snow.

We got caught in an unexpected shower.

R

A large number of things coming at once.

The sky lit up with a shower of fireworks.

R

A party where people give gifts to someone for a special event.

She organized a baby shower for her sister.

verb
R

To wash yourself using a shower.

I always shower in the morning to wake up.

R

To fall in many small pieces from above.

Leaves showered down on us as we walked.

R

To give someone many things at once.

She showered her friends with compliments.

R

To give someone many of something, especially as a gift.

The fans showered the stage with flowers.

translation

n. A place with running water where you stand to wash your body.; The act of washing with water from a shower.; A short period of rain or snow.; A large number of things coming at once.; A party where people give gifts to someone for a special event.
v. To wash yourself using a shower.; To fall in many small pieces from above.; To give someone many things at once.; To give someone many of something, especially as a gift.

Word Forms

3rd Present showers
Past showered
Perfect showered
Progressive showering
Plural showers