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showerhead

showerhead

9 1.6
A part at the end of a bathroom pipe that sends water out like rain for washing
  • noun
  • /ˈʃaʊərˌhɛd/
translation icon : ducha
  • Ashley reaches for the showerhead, blindly knocking the spider off its web.
  • low-flow showerheads
  • showerhead flow

Examples

  • To save water, he opted for a showerhead designed to limit flow without sacrificing comfort.

  • The universal all-directional showerhead adjusts within a thirty-inch vertical range.

    Fiction book (2000)

  • I want you to check the showerhead in Number 9.

    The Big Bounce (2004)

  • Ashley turns her attention to the showerhead.

    Fiction book (2002)

  • Use a handheld showerhead that can be shut on and off.

    Blog text (27)

  • Water dripping from the showerhead.

    Fiction book (1996)

  • I need new bathtub and showerhead fixtures for my guest bathroom.

    Blog text (23)

  • Vincent was standing under one of the ten showerheads in the shower area of the home team's locker room.

    Fiction book (1997)

  • I will say that my exceedingly low expectations for a showerhead were surpassed.

    Blog text (7)

  • Water sprang from all the showerheads, and as far as Vincent could see, everyone was under his own stream.

    Fiction book (1997)

Synonyms

showerer
vsshowerhead
3.0

A person or machine that sprays water for washing

is a fixed perforated nozzle attached to a bathroom pipe

Surface Forms

showerhead singular
showerheads plural

Morphology

showerhead = shower + head (transparent) = shower + head

The meaning is directly the 'head' (nozzle) of a 'shower', a straightforward compound.

Etymology

Showerhead joins shower, which means 'a short fall of water', and head, which means 'the top or source'. So a showerhead is the top part of a pipe that makes the water fall or spray in many small streams for bathing.