Antonyms for shower

Grammar : Noun, verb

Spell : shou-er

Phonetic Transcription : ˈʃaʊ ər

Definition of shower

Origin : Old English scur "a short fall of rain, storm, tempest; fall of missiles or blows; struggle, commotion; breeze," from West Germanic *skuraz (cf. Old Norse skur, Old Saxon and Old Frisian scur "fit of illness;" Old High German scur, German Schauer "shower, downpour;" Gothic skura, in skura windis "windstorm"), from PIE root *kew-(e)ro- "north, north wind" (cf. Latin caurus "northwest wind;" Old Church Slavonic severu "north, north wind;" Lithuanian šiaurus "raging, stormy," šiaurys "north wind," šiaure "north").
Of blood, tears, etc., from c.1400. Of meteors from 1835. Sense of "bath in which water is poured from above" first recorded 1851 (short for shower-bath, itself attested from 1803). Meaning "large number of gifts bestowed on a bride" (1904, American English colloquial) later was extended to the party at which it happens (1926). Shower curtain attested from 1914.

noun precipitation
verb rain
verb lavish

Example sentences :

I was too far to hear him, but the people broke out with a shower of sticks and stones.
Extract from : « The Trail Book » by Mary Austin

So far above the shower had been his head, that not a hair of it was moistened by the rain-drops!
Extract from : « The Three Golden Apples » by Nathaniel Hawthorne

I left my winders open, and I think there's a shower comin' up.
Extract from : « Quaint Courtships » by Various

A shower of red-hot stones warned him that he was near the volcano.
Extract from : « Classic Myths » by Mary Catherine Judd

Once more may the rustling of the shower refresh our longing ears!
Extract from : « Imogen » by William Godwin

No shower, no shave, no quiet dinner, no walk; all that would have to come later.
Extract from : « The Second Voice » by Mann Rubin

She told me not to give them a shower bath as that would 'cook' the leaves.
Extract from : « The Mayflower, January, 1905 » by Various

I keep the soil moist and shower the leaves when I think they need it.
Extract from : « The Mayflower, January, 1905 » by Various

They stood very still, unmoving, unspeaking while the shower fell.
Extract from : « The Innocent Adventuress » by Mary Hastings Bradley

Under this shower of eulogies, Rougon humbly bowed his head.
Extract from : « The Fortune of the Rougons » by Emile Zola

Synonyms for shower

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