shower
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- noun
- /ˈʃaʊər/
- The forecast predicts light showers in the afternoon, so we should bring our umbrellas.
- rain shower
- meteor shower
- meteorite shower
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Watch on YouTubeSlow drips and light shower, flat metallic sky and sombre limbs.
- Slow drips and light shower, flat metallic sky and sombre limbs.
- I don't think we have showers this week because we could do it.
- And then maybe, just maybe, we'll get a shower today.
Examples
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- Maybe they'll still want my shower of rose petals, though?
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In good times, this oasis was replenished by the shower of droplets that cascaded from the sky.
Academic text (1996) -
A shower of them coming by now.
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Clouds and rain to return with possible showers on Monday.
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So I invited them to watch the meteor shower with us.
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There is always a heavy meteor shower this time of the year.
Fiction book (1993) -
Gray skies, occasional showers, and precipitation.
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It's a meteor shower.
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As we walked through the garden, a shower of colorful petals fell from the trees above.
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After the long drought, a sudden shower soaked the thirsty ground, refreshing the plants.
Synonyms
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A fine cloud of small drops or particles in the air
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Light rain that falls in very small drops
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A sudden large flow of things like tears or sparks
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A short period of rain that starts suddenly
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A short light rain that falls in small drops
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A light fall of small drops like rain or water
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A short fall of rain that starts without warning
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Light rain or snow that falls in some places but not others
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Very light rain that barely makes things wet
A quick fall from a high place
Antonyms
Compounds
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A decorative tree from Asia and Hawaii with long groups of cream, orange, or red flowers
- Specialized
A tropical tree with long hanging clusters of bright yellow flowers
A tree from warm places with upright groups of pink flowers grown for decoration
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Surface Forms
Etymology
Shower originally meant a short fall of rain from an old English word scūr meaning 'short rain', so a 'shower' today still means a brief period of rain.