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show·er
/ˈʃaʊ(ə)r/
陣雨,淋浴,一陣,展出者,顯示者(vi.)淋浴,下陣雨(vt.)淋溼,傾注
From:
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
Show·er
n.
1.
One
who
shows
or
exhibits
.
2.
That
which
shows
;
a
mirror
. [
Obs
.]
From:
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
Show·er
n.
1.
A
fall
or
rain
or
hail
of
short
duration
;
sometimes
,
but
rarely
,
a
like
fall
of
snow
.
In
drought
or
else
showers
.
--
Chaucer
.
Or
wet
the
thirsty
earth
with
falling
showers
.
--
Milton
.
2.
That
which
resembles
a
shower
in
falling
or
passing
through
the
air
copiously
and
rapidly
.
With
showers
of
stones
he
drives
them
far
away
.
--
Pope
.
3.
A
copious
supply
bestowed
. [
R
.]
He
and
myself
Have
travail'd
in
the
great
shower
of
your
gifts
. --
Shak
.
Shower bath
,
a
bath
in
which
water
is
showered
from
above
,
and
sometimes
from
the
sides
also
.
From:
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
Show·er
,
v. t.
[
imp. &
p
. p.
Showered
p.
pr
. &
vb
. n.
Showering
.]
1.
To
water
with
a
shower
;
to
░░
t
copiously
with
rain
.
Lest
it
again
dissolve
and
shower
the
earth
.
--
Milton
.
2.
To
bestow
liberally
;
to
destribute
or
scatter
in
░
undance
;
to
rain
.
C░sar's
favor
,
That
showers
down
greatness
on
his
friends
. --
Addison
.
From:
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
Show·er
,
v. i.
To
rain
in
showers
;
to
fall
,
as
in
a
hower
or
showers
.
◄
►
From:
WordNet (r) 2.0
shower
n
1:
a
plumbing
fixture
that
sprays
water
over
you
; "
they
installed
a
shower
in
the
bathroom
"
2:
washing
yourself
in
a
shower
;
you
stand
upright
under
water
sprayed
from
a
nozzle
; "
he
took
a
shower
after
the
game
"
[
syn
:
shower bath
]
3:
a
brief
period
of
precipitation
; "
the
game
was
interrupted
by
a
brief
shower
" [
syn
:
rain shower
]
4:
a
sudden
downpour
(
as
of
tears
or
sparks
etc
)
likened
to
a
rain
shower
; "
a
little
shower
of
rose
petals
"; "
a
sudden
cascade
of
sparks
" [
syn
:
cascade
]
5:
someone
who
organizes
an
exhibit
for
others
to
see
[
syn
:
exhibitor
,
exhibitioner
]
6:
a
party
of
friends
assembled
to
present
gifts
(
usually
of
a
specified
kind
)
to
a
person
; "
her
friends
organized
a
baby
shower
for
her
when
she
was
expecting
"
v
1:
expend
profusely
;
also
used
with
abstract
nouns
; "
He
was
showered
with
praise
" [
syn
:
lavish
]
2:
spray
or
sprinkle
with
; "
The
guests
showered
rice
on
the
couple
"
3:
take
a
shower
;
wash
one's
body
in
the
shower
; "
You
should
shower
after
vigorous
exercise
"
4:
rain
abundantly
; "
Meteors
showered
down
over
half
of
Australia
" [
syn
:
shower down
]
5:
provide
abundantly
with
; "
He
showered
her
with
presents
"
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