shower
noun
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
- Word type
- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
a plumbing fixture that sprays water over you
they installed a shower in the bathroom
Types & categories
- plumbing fixture hypernym
Parts & wholes
- shower bath part holonym
- showerhead part meronym
Related & opposite
- shower derivation
Sense 2 verb
expend profusely; also used with abstract nouns
He was showered with praise
Types & categories
- ware hypernym
Sense 3 noun
washing yourself by standing upright under water sprayed from a nozzle
he took a shower after the game
Types & categories
- washup hypernym
Related & opposite
- shower derivation
Sense 4 verb
spray or sprinkle with
The guests showered rice on the couple
Types & categories
- spray hypernym
Sense 5 noun
a brief period of precipitation
the game was interrupted by a brief shower
Types & categories
Related & opposite
- shower down derivation
- showery derivation
Sense 6 verb
take a shower; wash one's body in the shower
You should shower after vigorous exercise
Types & categories
- bathe hypernym
Related & opposite
Sense 7 noun
a sudden downpour (as of tears or sparks etc) likened to a rain shower
a little shower of rose petals
Types & categories
- descent hypernym
Related & opposite
- shower down derivation
Sense 8 verb
rain abundantly
Meteors showered down over half of Australia
Types & categories
- rain hypernym
Related & opposite
- cascade derivation
- rain shower derivation
Sense 9 noun
someone who organizes an exhibit for others to see
Types & categories
- impresario hypernym
Related & opposite
- show derivation
Sense 10 verb
provide abundantly with
He showered her with presents
Types & categories
- ply hypernym
Sense 11 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
Types & categories
- party hypernym
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | shower |
| 1 | part holonym | Parts & wholes | shower bath |
| 1 | part meronym | Parts & wholes | showerhead |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | plumbing fixture |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | ware |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | shower |
| 3 | hypernym | Types & categories | washup |
| 4 | hypernym | Types & categories | spray |
| 5 | derivation | Related & opposite | shower down |
| 5 | derivation | Related & opposite | showery |
| 5 | hypernym | Types & categories | rain |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | sprinkle |
| 6 | derivation | Related & opposite | shower |
| 6 | derivation | Related & opposite | shower |
| 6 | hypernym | Types & categories | bathe |
| 7 | derivation | Related & opposite | shower down |
| 7 | hypernym | Types & categories | descent |
| 8 | derivation | Related & opposite | cascade |
| 8 | derivation | Related & opposite | rain shower |
| 8 | hypernym | Types & categories | rain |
| 9 | derivation | Related & opposite | show |
| 9 | hypernym | Types & categories | impresario |
| 10 | hypernym | Types & categories | ply |
| 11 | hypernym | Types & categories | party |