shower en · NOUN · etymology 1
Pronunciation
- shou'ər (US)
- /ˈʃaʊ.ə(ɹ)/ (UK)
- /ˈʃaʊ.ɚ/ (US)
- shou'ər (UK)
- /ˈʃuː.ɐ/ (Northumbria)
- (Australia) audio
Etymology
From Middle English schour (“shower”), from Old English sċūr (“shower”), from Proto-West Germanic *skūru (“shower”), from Proto-Germanic *skūrō (“storm, short shower”), probably from Proto-Indo-European *(s)ḱēwer- (“north, north wind, cold wind, rain shower”). Cognates Cognate with Dutch schoer (“downpour, heavy rainshower”), German Schauer (“shower”), Danish, Norwegian, and Swedish skur (“shower”), Faroese skúrur (“shower”), Icelandic skúr (“shower”), Norn skur (“squall”), Gothic 𐍃𐌺𐌿𐍂𐌰 (skūra, “storm”), Italian coro (“northwestern wind”), Spanish cauro (“northwestern wind”), Belarusian се́вер (sjévjer), сі́вер (sívjer), Bulgarian and Russian се́вер (séver, “north”), Czech and Slovak sever (“north”), Macedonian север (sever, “north”), Serbo-Croatian sȅvēr, sjȅvēr (“north”), Slovene sẹ́ver (“north”), Ukrainian сі́вер (síver, “cold, cold, bitter wind”).
Meanings
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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.
Occasionally, 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!
2022 November 2, Paul Bigland, “New trains, old trains, and splendid scenery”, in RAIL, number 969, page 57:They are wet with the showres of the mountaines, and imbrace the rocke for want of a shelter.
1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Job 24:8:
- 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.
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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.
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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.
1958 February 14, Arthur F. Beckenham, “A Journey in the Belgian Congo”, in Railway Magazine, page 93:
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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.
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A party associated with a significant event in a person's life, at which the person usually receives gifts. ▸ A bridal shower.
The shower will be held at the home of the bridesmaid.
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A party associated with a significant event in a person's life, at which the person usually receives gifts. ▸ A baby shower.
Her friends are throwing her a shower after her mom leaves.
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A pattern where the juggler passes objects horizontally from one hand to the other around chest height, and upward over the juggler's head to return to the first hand.
See also shower (juggling) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
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(obsolete) A battle, an attack; conflict.
With this I maye be sure to come sauf / and goo sauf / and that the quene shal haue her lyberte as she had before / and neuer for no thynge that hath ben surmysed afore this tyme / she neuer fro this day stande in no peryll / for els sayd sir launcelot I dare auenture me to kepe her from an harder shoure than euer I kepte her
1485, Sir Thomas Malory, “xiiij”, in Le Morte Darthur, book XX:
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(Australia, Ireland, UK, derogatory) A shower of shit.
You all behaved like a shower, now you are to be treated like a shower
1956, Private's Progress (motion picture)
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(Ireland, derogatory, euphemistic, qualifier:with of and an invective) Used as an intensifying pluralizer or intensifier.
It was one of the worst feelings in the H-Block, one of the worst experiences to sit and listen to somebody getting beat. Because you were totally powerless, and you would always get somebody shouting at the door, “You shower of bastards!” It was always a crowd of screws and one or two naked men in a cell. They had total control.
1991, Allen Feldman, Formations of Violence: The Narrative of the Body and Political Terror in Northern Ireland, University of Chicago Press, →ISBN, page 208, →ISBN:
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(UK, informal, singular) A group of people perceived as incompetent or worthless.
But when I tweeted it out, most of the responses (from the more than one million viewers) were along the lines of: 'what do you expect from this shower?
2023 October 18, Christian Wolmar, “The back of a fag packet used for unworkable rail plans”, in RAIL, number 994, page 45:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| showers | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Descendants
شاور · شاوَر · シャワー · 샤워 · शावर · شاور
Synonyms
Translations (281)
fi sadekuuro (brief fall of rain) · vi hoa sen (device for bathing) · fi suihku (quantity of something that has characteristics of a rain shower) · it doccia (instance of using of this device) · hi बौछार (brief fall of rain) · sh pljȗsak (brief fall of rain) · he מִקְלַחַת (instance of using of this device) · gd fras (instance of using of this device) · ko 소나기 (brief fall of rain) · nl douche (device for bathing) · el καταιονισμός (instance of using of this device) · nn regn (quantity of something that has characteristics of a rain shower) · to saoa (device for bathing) · sh tȕš (device for bathing) · la catachytlum (device for bathing) · es ducha (device for bathing) · ro duș (instance of using of this device) · nb dusj (device for bathing) · ja シャワー (instance of using of this device) · aii ܣܲܓ݂ܪܵܐ (brief fall of rain) · is sturta (device for bathing) · ms hujan (brief fall of rain) · uk до́щик (brief fall of rain) · mr सर (brief fall of rain) · ar دُوش (device for bathing) · fa-ira رَگْبار (brief fall of rain) · tg душ (device for bathing) · mi tarahī (brief fall of rain) · nb dusj (instance of using of this device) · mi mimihau (brief fall of rain) · lb Schluet (brief fall of rain) · uz dush (device for bathing) · cmn 陣雨 /阵雨 (brief fall of rain) · sl prha (device for bathing) · wa averdinne (brief fall of rain) · kk себезгі (device for bathing) · bo འཐོར་ཆུ (device for bathing) · sv dusch (device for bathing) · mi hīrere (device for bathing) · gd fras-ionnlaid (device for bathing) · kea bónhe (instance of using of this device) · is steypibað (device for bathing) · is skvetta (brief fall of rain) · cs osprchování (instance of using of this device) · pt ducha (instance of using of this device) · nl regenbui (brief fall of rain) · ar دُش (device for bathing) · gl balloada (brief fall of rain) · pt banho (instance of using of this device) · eo duŝilo (device for bathing) · pt aguaceiro (brief fall of rain) · ru душ (instance of using of this device) · nl bui (brief fall of rain) · gd fras (quantity of something that has characteristics of a rain shower) · lt dušas (device for bathing) · fi kuuro (brief fall of rain) · hy ցնցուղ (device for bathing) · cmn 花灑 /花洒 (device for bathing) · el ψιλόβροχο (brief fall of rain) · rm duscha (device for bathing) · ko 샤워 (device for bathing) · ja シャワー (device for bathing) · aii ܙܵܪܝܼܦ̮ܬܵܐ (brief fall of rain) · ar شَتْوَة (brief fall of rain) · ca ruixat (brief fall of rain) · sl tuš (device for bathing) · pt chuveiro (instance of using of this device) · yue 沖涼 /冲凉 (instance of using of this device) · bn শাওয়ার (device for bathing) · fr averse (brief fall of rain) · kl kuutsitsilluni uffarfik (device for bathing) · ko 샤워기 (device for bathing) · vi mưa rào (instance of using of this device) · es regadera (device for bathing) · el ντουζιέρα (device for bathing) · nb regn (quantity of something that has characteristics of a rain shower) · de Fälle (brief fall of rain) · tr duş (device for bathing) · sh пљу̑сак (brief fall of rain) · pl kapuśniak (brief fall of rain) · ast xarabatu (brief fall of rain) · bg преваля́ване (brief fall of rain) · de (eine Dusche nehmen) Dusche (instance of using of this device) · cmn 淋浴 (device for bathing) · fr ondée (brief fall of rain) · kmr dûş (device for bathing) · ga cith (quantity of something that has characteristics of a rain shower) · nl stortbad (device for bathing) · kn ಮಳೆ (brief fall of rain) · lad dush (device for bathing) · gd sileadh (brief fall of rain) · mi kōwhaowhao (brief fall of rain) · lo ບົວ (device for bathing) · it doccia (device for bathing) · id gerimis (brief fall of rain) · nb byge (brief fall of rain) · cy cawod (device for bathing) · nrf douche (device for bathing) · de Dusche (device for bathing) · sh jaka kiša (brief fall of rain) · uk душ (instance of using of this device) · tet xuveiru (device for bathing) · ga cithfholcadh (instance of using of this device) · lv duša (device for bathing) · aii ܕܘܼܫ (device for bathing) · se riššu (device for bathing) · pl prysznic (instance of using of this device) · ga cith (instance of using of this device) · ru град (quantity of something that has characteristics of a rain shower) · ga cith (brief fall of rain) · sh ту̏ш (device for bathing) · hu zuhany (instance of using of this device) · ms pancuran (device for bathing) · ca xàfec (brief fall of rain) · ru ли́вень (brief fall of rain) · kl qorlortumik uffarfik (device for bathing) · pl natrysk (device for bathing) · cmn 淋浴 (instance of using of this device) · nl stortbad (instance of using of this device) · uk душ (device for bathing) · ug دۇش (device for bathing) · cs sprcha (device for bathing) · de Schauer (quantity of something that has characteristics of a rain shower) · nl douche (instance of using of this device) · th ฝักบัว (device for bathing) · fi joukkio (contemptible group of people or things) · ar مِرَشَّة (device for bathing) · da bruser (device for bathing) · de Schauer (brief fall of rain) · yue 淋浴 (instance of using of this device) · eu zaparrada (brief fall of rain) · ru душ (device for bathing) · el ντουζ (instance of using of this device) · cy cawod (brief fall of rain) · fur duše (device for bathing) · hi शावर (device for bathing) · ur شاوَر (device for bathing) · cy cawod (instance of using of this device) · gd meall-uisge (brief fall of rain) · nn styrt (instance of using of this device) · gd frasair (device for bathing) · pt chuveirada (instance of using of this device) · bg дъжд (brief fall of rain) · be град (quantity of something that has characteristics of a rain shower) · tet duxe (device for bathing) · pt chuveiro (device for bathing) · ja 雨下 (quantity of something that has characteristics of a rain shower) · ca dutxa (instance of using of this device) · tk duş (device for bathing) · id dus (device for bathing) · ca dutxa (device for bathing) · aii ܫܲܚܠܵܐ (device for bathing) · es ducha (instance of using of this device) · ja 俄雨 (brief fall of rain) · arz دُش (device for bathing) · ga cithfholcadán (device for bathing) · he מִקְלַחַת (device for bathing) · et dušš (device for bathing) · gl ballón (brief fall of rain) · tt душ (device for bathing) · fo æl (brief fall of rain) · vo dujet (device for bathing) · gl chuvascada (brief fall of rain) · gl ducha (instance of using of this device) · km រលឹមរ៉ុយៗ (brief fall of rain) · cs přeháňka (brief fall of rain) · prs شَاوَر (device for bathing) · el ψιχάλισμα (brief fall of rain) · lt dulksna (brief fall of rain) · tl paliguan (device for bathing) · nn dusj (instance of using of this device) · af stortbad (device for bathing) · mr शॉवर (device for bathing) · eu dutxa (device for bathing) · de Brause (instance of using of this device) · ka შხაპი (device for bathing) · nl schoer (brief fall of rain) · lb Dusch (device for bathing) · unm sëskàphalahikàn (device for bathing) · nn dusj (device for bathing) · fr douche (device for bathing) · pt chuva (quantity of something that has characteristics of a rain shower) · fi kuuro (quantity of something that has characteristics of a rain shower) · mi tāuwhiuwhi (device for bathing) · bho बौछार (brief fall of rain) · az duş (device for bathing) · nn regnskur (brief fall of rain) · nn skur (brief fall of rain) · sm ta'ele (device for bathing) · el καταιονητήρας (device for bathing) · es chubasco (brief fall of rain) · vi vòi sen (device for bathing) · ga cith (device for bathing) · km រលឹម (brief fall of rain) · sl ploha (brief fall of rain) · la nāsiterna (device for bathing) · fr bande (contemptible group of people or things) · pt duche (instance of using of this device) · ko 샤워 (instance of using of this device) · be душ (device for bathing) · ro ploaie de vară (brief fall of rain) · nn styrt (device for bathing) · kk душ (device for bathing) · hu zuhanyzás (instance of using of this device) · ro duș (device for bathing) · sh јака киша (brief fall of rain) · fr douche (instance of using of this device) · ady душ (device for bathing) · mk туш (device for bathing) · lo ຫ່າ (device for bathing) · hy դուշ (device for bathing) · kea banhu (instance of using of this device) · gd fras (device for bathing) · ky душ (device for bathing) · tr duş (instance of using of this device) · de Brause (device for bathing) · fa-ira دوش (device for bathing) · is demba (brief fall of rain) · sv skur (brief fall of rain) · km ការងូតទឹក (instance of using of this device) · ar مَطْرَة (brief fall of rain) · el βροχούλα (brief fall of rain) · mi tūāua (brief fall of rain) · sq dush (device for bathing) · gd fras (brief fall of rain) · mi uwhiuwhi (brief fall of rain) · fr pluie (quantity of something that has characteristics of a rain shower) · eo pluveto (brief fall of rain) · ovd duss (device for bathing) · ga múr (brief fall of rain) · cs sprcha (instance of using of this device) · af stort (instance of using of this device) · gd dòrtadh (brief fall of rain) · vi vòi tắm (device for bathing) · uk град (quantity of something that has characteristics of a rain shower) · cmn 小雨 (brief fall of rain) · nrf douche (instance of using of this device) · eo duŝo (instance of using of this device) · km ផ្កាឈូក (device for bathing) · he מִמְטָר (brief fall of rain) · cs sprchování (instance of using of this device) · ps شاور (device for bathing) · pl prysznic (device for bathing) · gsw Duschi (device for bathing) · gd meall (brief fall of rain) · fi suihku (device for bathing) · mn шүршүүр (device for bathing) · grc κατάχυτλον (device for bathing) · fi suihku (instance of using of this device) · hu zuhany (device for bathing) · wa walêye (brief fall of rain) · bg душ (device for bathing) · got 𐌿𐍆𐌰𐍂𐍂𐌰𐌽𐌽𐌴𐌹𐌽𐍃 (device for bathing) · mt doċċa (device for bathing) · be до́жджык (brief fall of rain) · yi דוש (device for bathing) · el ντους (device for bathing) · sk sprcha (device for bathing) · mk порој (brief fall of rain) · pl deszcz (brief fall of rain) · ro ploaie torențială (brief fall of rain) · sq dush (instance of using of this device) · vi vòi hoa sen (device for bathing) · gl ducha (device for bathing) · hu zápor (brief fall of rain) · gl bátega (brief fall of rain) · cmn 淋浴器 (device for bathing) · sv dusch (instance of using of this device) · lmw ʔúupa (brief fall of rain) · af stort (device for bathing) · is skúr (brief fall of rain) · hu tus (device for bathing) · pt duche (device for bathing) · da brusebad (device for bathing) · ro aversă (brief fall of rain) · nb regnbyge (brief fall of rain) · fi taisto (battle, attack, conflict) · fo brúsa (device for bathing) · bn গোসল (instance of using of this device) · gl chuvasco (brief fall of rain) · ak hyawa (device for bathing)