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shower
1. a plumbing fixture that sprays water over you (Freq. 5)
- they installed a shower in the bathroom
• Hypernyms:
plumbing fixture
• Part Holonyms:
shower stall, shower bath
• Part Meronyms:
showerhead
2. washing yourself by standing upright under water sprayed from a nozzle (Freq. 4)
- he took a shower after the game
• Syn:
shower bath
• Hypernyms:
washup, bathing
3. a sudden downpour (as of tears or sparks etc) likened to a rain shower (Freq. 1)
- a little shower of rose petals
- a sudden cascade of sparks
• Syn:
cascade
• Hypernyms:
descent
4. a brief period of precipitation (Freq. 1)
- the game was interrupted by a brief shower
• Syn:
rain shower
• Derivationally related forms:
showery
• Hypernyms:
rain, rainfall
• Hyponyms:
scattering, sprinkle, sprinkling
5. someone who organizes an exhibit for others to see
• Syn:
exhibitor, exhibitioner
• Derivationally related forms:
exhibit (for: exhibitor)
• Hypernyms:
showman, promoter, impresario
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
• Hypernyms:
party
1. expend profusely;
also used with abstract nouns (Freq. 2)
- He was showered with praise
• Syn:
lavish
• Hypernyms:
consume, squander, waste, ware
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something on somebody
- They shower their grandchild with money
2. spray or sprinkle with (Freq. 2)
- The guests showered rice on the couple
• Hypernyms:
spray
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Somebody ----s something on somebody
- Somebody ----s something PP
- They shower coins on the image
- They shower the image with coins
3. take a shower;
wash one's body in the shower (Freq. 2)
- You should shower after vigorous exercise
• Hypernyms:
bathe
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s
- They shower
- They shower themselves
4. rain abundantly
- Meteors showered down over half of Australia
• Syn:
shower down
• Hypernyms:
rain, rain down
• Verb Frames:
- It is ----ing
- It was showering all day long
5. provide abundantly with
- He showered her with presents
• Hypernyms:
provide, supply, ply, cater
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s PP
- They shower their grandchild with money
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