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shower

n. 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"

shower

n. a plumbing fixture that sprays water over you; "they installed a shower in the bathroom"

shower, rain shower

n. a brief period of precipitation; "the game was interrupted by a brief shower"

shower, shower bath

n. washing yourself by standing upright under water sprayed from a nozzle; "he took a shower after the game"

shower, cascade

n. 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"

exhibitor, exhibitioner, shower

n. someone who organizes an exhibit for others to see

shower

v. spray or sprinkle with; "The guests showered rice on the couple"

shower

v. provide abundantly with; "He showered her with presents"

shower

v. take a shower; wash one's body in the shower; "You should shower after vigorous exercise"

shower, shower down

v. rain abundantly; "Meteors showered down over half of Australia"

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bathroom, bath

n. a room (as in a residence) containing a bathtub or shower and usually a washbasin and toilet

sauna, sweat room

n. a Finnish steam bath; steam is produced by pouring water over heated rocks

hailstone

n. small pellet of ice that falls during a hailstorm

scatter, sprinkle, dot, dust, disperse

v. distribute loosely; "He scattered gun powder under the wagon"

mist

v. spray finely or cover with mist

spatter, splatter, plash, splash, splosh, swash

v. dash a liquid upon or against; "The mother splashed the baby's face with water"

spot, fleck, blob, blot

v. make a spot or mark onto; "The wine spotted the tablecloth"

dissipate

v. live a life of pleasure, especially with respect to alcoholic consumption

consume, eat up, use up, eat, deplete, exhaust, run through, wipe out

v. use up (resources or materials); "this car consumes a lot of gas"; "We exhausted our savings"; "They run through 20 bottles of wine a week"

pass, hand, reach, pass on, turn over, give

v. place into the hands or custody of; "hand me the spoon, please"; "Turn the files over to me, please"; "He turned over the prisoner to his lawyers"

waste, ware, consume, squander

v. spend extravagantly; "waste not, want not"

respect, honor, honour, abide by, observe

v. show respect towards; "honor your parents!"

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