shower

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
    

• someone who organizes an exhibit for others to see

• 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
    

• a brief period of precipitation
  • the game was interrupted by a brief shower
    

• washing yourself by standing upright under water sprayed from a nozzle
  • he took a shower after the game
    

• a plumbing fixture that sprays water over you
  • they installed a shower in the bathroom
    

Verb

• provide abundantly with
  • He showered her with presents
    

• rain abundantly
  • Meteors showered down over half of Australia
    

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

• spray or sprinkle with
  • The guests showered rice on the couple
    

• expend profusely; also used with abstract nouns
  • He was showered with praise
    

Related words

• Synonyms: 
  exhibitor , exhibitioner , cascade , rain shower , shower bath , shower down , lavish