shower — a brief fall of rain or snow
Part of speech: NOUN
Definition: a brief fall of rain or snow
Pronunciation (IPA): /ˈʃaʊər/
Example Sentences
- My cat thinks the shower is a torture device invented by humans.
- The weather forecast predicts scattered showers this afternoon.
- He was showered with gifts on his birthday but still complained about not getting a pony.
shower
NOUN[/ˈʃaʊər/]
a brief fall of rain or snow
People caught in a sudden rain shower open umbrellas quickly
The shower gives the flower its power!
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🎤Pronunciation
🌳Etymology
Origin
The word derives from Old English 'scūr', originally meaning a brief, heavy rainfall or downpour. Over time, the sense expanded to encompass any act of spraying or pouring water, eventually developing the modern meaning of a bathing apparatus or the act of bathing under sprayed water.
Breakdown
The word comes directly from Old English 'scūr' (downpour, rainstorm), which underwent semantic broadening from the natural phenomenon of rain to the generalized sense of water spray and then to the bathing fixture itself.
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🔗Collocations
📝Examples
“My cat thinks the shower is a torture device invented by humans.”
“The weather forecast predicts scattered showers this afternoon.”
“He was showered with gifts on his birthday but still complained about not getting a pony.”
“I need to fix the shower head - it's spraying water everywhere except on me.”
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