shower
1
[ shou-er ]
/ ˈʃaʊ ər /
noun
verb (used with object)
verb (used without object)
to rain in a shower.
to take a shower bath.
Idioms for shower
- to replace (a pitcher) during a game, usually because he or she is ineffective: The coach sent him to the showers after he walked three batters in a row.
- to cause (a pitcher) to be replaced in a game, as by getting many hits off him or her; knock out of the box: Two home runs and a line-drive double sent her to the showers.
send to the showers, Baseball.
Origin of shower
1
before 950; Middle English
shour (noun), Old English
scūr; cognate with German
Schauer, Old Norse
skūr, Gothic
skūra
OTHER WORDS FROM shower
Words nearby shower
showboat,
showbread,
showcase,
showd,
showdown,
shower,
shower stall,
shower tea,
showerhead,
showerproof,
showery
Definition for shower (2 of 2)
shower
2
[ shoh-er ]
/ ˈʃoʊ ər /
noun
a person or thing that shows.
Example sentences from the Web for shower
British Dictionary definitions for shower (1 of 2)
shower
1
/ (ˈʃaʊə) /
noun
verb
Derived forms of shower
showery, adjectiveWord Origin for shower
Old English
scūr; related to Old Norse
skūr, Old High German
skūr shower, Latin
caurus northwest wind
British Dictionary definitions for shower (2 of 2)
shower
2
/ (ˈʃəʊə) /
noun
a person or thing that shows
Idioms and Phrases with shower
shower
see cold shower.