show·er

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

• noun One that shows.
• noun A brief fall of precipitation, such as rain, hail, or sleet.
• noun A fall of a group of objects, especially from the sky.
• noun An abundant flow; an outpouring.
• noun A party held to honor and present gifts to someone.
• noun A bath in which the water is sprayed on the bather in fine streams from a showerhead, usually secured overhead.
• noun The stall or tub in which such a bath is taken.
• intransitive verb To throw or cause to fall in a shower.
• intransitive verb To throw or cause small things or pieces to fall over.
• intransitive verb To fall over or be thrown or projected at.
• intransitive verb To give or bestow abundantly or liberally.
• intransitive verb To give something in great abundance to.
• intransitive verb To wash oneself in a shower.
• intransitive verb To fall or pour down in a shower.
• intransitive verb To arrive or be given in abundance.