a plumbing fixture that sprays water over you; "they installed a shower in the bathroom"
Used in a Sentence
shower
How to use shower in a sentence. Example sentences and definitions for shower.
Editorial note
I was 22 or so when I slipped in the shower.
Examples11
Definitions11
Parts of speech2
Quick take
a plumbing fixture that sprays water over you; "they installed a shower in the bathroom"
Meaning at a glance
The clearest senses and uses of shower gathered in one view.
washing yourself by standing upright under water sprayed from a nozzle; "he took a shower after the game"
a brief period of precipitation; "the game was interrupted by a brief shower"
Definitions
Core meanings and parts of speech for shower.
noun
a plumbing fixture that sprays water over you; "they installed a shower in the bathroom"
noun
washing yourself by standing upright under water sprayed from a nozzle; "he took a shower after the game"
noun
a brief period of precipitation; "the game was interrupted by a brief shower"
noun
a sudden downpour (as of tears or sparks etc) likened to a rain shower; "a little shower of rose petals"; "a sudden cascade of sparks"
See also: cascade
noun
someone who organizes an exhibit for others to see
See also: exhibitor, exhibitioner
noun
a party of friends assembled to present gifts (usually of a specified kind) to a person; "her friends organized a baby shower for her when she was expecting"
verb
expend profusely; also used with abstract nouns; "He was showered with praise"
See also: lavish
verb
spray or sprinkle with; "The guests showered rice on the couple"
verb
take a shower; wash one's body in the shower; "You should shower after vigorous exercise"
verb
rain abundantly; "Meteors showered down over half of Australia"
verb
provide abundantly with; "He showered her with presents"
Example sentences
I was 22 or so when I slipped in the shower.
If you took a shower, the water would run grey from dust wherever your skin had been exposed.
Every morning in the shower, I utter the words "I am so fucking tired.
Sometimes I say it myself in the shower, when there's no-one within earshot.
We've complicated the plumbing to the point nobody knows how to work the damn shower any more.
My father didn't use a toilet or shower until he was 17 and moved to a "large" high school where they could shower after gym class.
I once literally lived and slept in my office for two weeks, except when I went home to shower and check on things for an hour or two per week.
The hydraulic analogy would be if water pressure dropped every day between 0800 and 0900 because everyone was having their morning shower.
If you write that amazing library to make programmers' lives easier they will shower you with praise on the Internet and invite you to speak at conferences so that you may shower the masses with your brilliant message.
This excited my curiosity, and I remember walking into my mom's bathroom as she was getting ready to shower to ask her what happened when you divided a positive number by a negative number.
People in the software business can get away with wearing the same clothes, coming in wrinkled, missing the occasional shower, and, for that matter, getting in a little later after having to move the van in the middle of the night.
Frequently asked questions
Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.
How do you use shower in a sentence?
I was 22 or so when I slipped in the shower.
What does shower mean?
a plumbing fixture that sprays water over you; "they installed a shower in the bathroom"
What part of speech is shower?
shower is commonly used as noun, verb.