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shower

The correct spelling is shower.

How to pronounce shower

/ˈʃaʊ.ə(ɹ)/
noun

IPA: /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. 1.A brief fall of precipitation (spell of rain, or a similar fall of snow, sleet, or cascade).
  2. 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. 3.An instance of using of this device in order to bathe oneself.
  4. 4.A quantity of something that has characteristics of a rain shower.
  5. 5.A party associated with a significant event in a person's life, at which the person usually receives gifts.

verb

  1. 1.(followed by with) To spray with (a specified liquid).
  2. 2.To bathe using a shower.
  3. 3.To bestow liberally, to give or distribute in abundance
  4. 4.To rain in a shower; to cascade down.

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