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The correct spelling is shower.
How to pronounce shower
/ˈʃaʊ.ə(ɹ)/
nounIPA: /ˈʃaʊ.ə(ɹ)/
Say it like: Sho-wer
The correct spelling is shower. A brief fall of precipitation (spell of rain, or a similar fall of snow, sleet, or cascade). For example: "Today there will be frequent showers and some sunny spells."
Usage Examples
“Today there will be frequent showers and some sunny spells.”
“I′m going to have a shower.”
“a shower of sparks; a meteor shower; a Gatorade shower”
Meanings
noun
- 1.A brief fall of precipitation (spell of rain, or a similar fall of snow, sleet, or cascade).
- 2.A device for bathing by which water is made to fall on the body from a height, either from a tank or by the action of a pump.
- 3.An instance of using of this device in order to bathe oneself.
- 4.A quantity of something that has characteristics of a rain shower.
- 5.A party associated with a significant event in a person's life, at which the person usually receives gifts.
verb
- 1.(followed by with) To spray with (a specified liquid).
- 2.To bathe using a shower.
- 3.To bestow liberally, to give or distribute in abundance
- 4.To rain in a shower; to cascade down.
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