Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference - shower
Shower
shower
n. & v. --n. 1 a brief fall of esp. rain, hail, sleet, or snow. 2 a a brisk flurry of arrows, bullets, dust, stones, sparks, etc. b a similar flurry of gifts, letters, honours, praise, etc. 3 (in full shower-bath) a a cubicle, bath, etc. in which one stands under a spray of water. b the apparatus etc. used for this. c the act of bathing in a shower. 4 a group of particles initiated by a cosmic-ray particle in the earth's atmosphere. 5 US a party for giving presents to a prospective bride, etc. 6 Brit. sl. a contemptible or unpleasant person or group of people. --v. 1 tr. discharge (water, missiles, etc.) in a shower. 2 intr. use a shower-bath. 3 tr. (usu. foll. by on, upon) lavishly bestow (gifts etc.). 4 intr. descend or come in a shower (it showered on and off all day). Derivatives showery adj. Etymology: OE scur f. Gmc
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I. noun Etymology: Middle English shour, from Old English scūr; akin to Old High German scūr ~, storm, Latin caurus northwest wind Date: before 12th century 1. a fall of rain of short duration, a similar fall of sleet, hail, or snow, something resembling a rain ~ , a party given by friends who bring gifts often of a particular kind , a bath in which water is ~ed on the body, ~less adjective ~y adjective II. verb Date: 15th century intransitive verb to rain or fall in or as if in a ~ , to bathe in a ~, transitive verb 1. to wet (as with water) in a spray, fine stream, or drops, b. to cause to fall in a ~ , to cause a ~ to fall on , to give in abundance , ~er noun III. noun Date: 14th century one that shows ; exhibitor ...Толковый словарь английского языка
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