shower

noun

• 1a brief and usually light fall of rain, hail, sleet, or snow.
• a mass of small things falling or moving at the same time:a shower of dust sprinkled his face
• a large number of things happening or given to someone at the same time:he was pleased by the shower of awards
• a group of particles produced by a cosmic-ray particle in the earth’s atmosphere.

• 2an enclosure in which a person stands under a spray of water to wash.
• the apparatus in a shower that produces the spray of water.
• (also shower bath) an act of washing oneself in a shower.

• 3 [often with modifier] North American a party at which presents are given to someone, typically a woman who is about to get married or have a baby:she loved going to baby showers

verb

• 1 [no object] (of a mass of small things) fall or be thrown in a shower:bits of broken glass showered over me
• [with object] cause (a mass of small things) to fall in a shower:his hooves showered sparks across the concrete floor
• [with object] (shower someone with) throw (a number of small things) all at once toward someone:hooligans showered him with rotten eggs
• [with object] (shower someone with) give someone a great number of (things):he showered her with kisses
• [with object] (shower something on/upon) give a great number of things to (someone):senior officers showered praise on their young cadet

• 2 [no object] wash oneself in a shower.