shower: translation
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noun
1 for washing your body
ADJECTIVE
▪ cold, cool
▪ hot, steaming, warm
▪ brief, quick
▪ I'll just take a quick shower.
▪ refreshing, relaxing
▪ electric (esp. BrE)
▪ power
▪ en suite, private
▪ stall (AmE), walk-in
▪ communal, locker-room (AmE)
▪ outdoor
VERB + SHOWER
▪ grab (AmE), have (esp.BrE), take (esp. AmE)
▪ hit (esp. AmE)
▪ After the game, the boys hit the showers.
SHOWER + VERB
▪ run
▪ He could hear the shower running in the bathroom.
SHOWER + NOUN
▪ cubicle (BrE), curtain, room, stall (AmE), unit (esp. BrE)
▪ block (esp. BrE)
▪ The plans include changing facilities and shower blocks.
▪ door, head, tray
▪ He left the shower door open.
▪ gel
▪ cap
2 of rain or snow
ADJECTIVE
▪ rain, sleet, snow
▪ heavy, light
▪ intermittent, occasional, odd (BrE), scattered
▪ frequent
▪ blustery, squally (BrE), thundery (BrE), wintry
▪ April, spring, summer
VERB + SHOWER
▪ brave
▪ They decided to brave the showers and headed for the coast.
SHOWER + VERB
▪ die out
▪ Scattered showers will die out by late evening.
3 of small objects
ADJECTIVE
▪ dust, meteor
VERB + SHOWER
▪ send
▪ A light exploded, sending a shower of sparks raining down.
PREPOSITION
▪ shower of
▪ The grinding wheel sent out a shower of sparks.
4 (AmE) party to give presents
ADJECTIVE
▪ baby
▪ bridal, wedding
VERB + SHOWER
▪ have, throw
▪ give sb
▪ plan, plan for
▪ attend
SHOWER + NOUN
▪ invitation
▪ I got a shower invitation from Katie.
▪ gift
PREPOSITION
▪ shower for
▪ a baby shower for my sister
•Roman•
II.•/Roman•
verb
Shower is used with these nouns as the object: ↑confetti, ↑praise, ↑spark