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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 Å¡iaurus "raging, stormy," Å¡iaurys "north wind," Å¡iaure "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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