shower: meaning and words from its letters
6 letters · 12 letter points · starts with S · ends with R
Meaning of shower
noun
A brief fall of precipitation (spell of rain, or a similar fall of snow, sleet, or cascade); burst of hefty precipitation.
Example: Today there will be frequent showers and some sunny spells.
A device for bathing by which water is made to fall on the body from a height, either from a tank or by the action of a pump.
An instance of using of this device in order to bathe oneself.
Example: I’m going to have a shower.
A quantity of something that has characteristics of a rain shower.
Example: a shower of sparks; a meteor shower; a Gatorade shower
Listed forms: showers.
Source: Wiktionary — shower.
verb
- transitive
To spray with (a specified liquid) (followed by with).
- intransitive
To bathe using a shower.
- idiomatic, transitive
To bestow liberally, to give or distribute in abundance.
Example: He showered his new partner with expensive gifts.
- intransitive
To rain in a shower; to cascade down.
Listed forms: showers, showering, showered.
Source: Wiktionary — shower.
noun
One who shows.
An object or activity that is shown in a contest.
Example: That calf is going to be a great shower at the fair this year.
- slang
A person whose penis is close to its erect size when flaccid; the penis itself.
Listed forms: showers, shewer.
Source: Wiktionary — shower.
Adapted from Wiktionary contributors via Kaikki.org. Selected senses and forms; quotations omitted. Definition text is CC BY-SA 4.0.
Synonyms by meaning
Words are grouped by sense, so they are not necessarily interchangeable in every context. Search synonyms for shower.
noun
washing yourself by standing upright under water sprayed from a nozzle
- shower bath
noun
a brief period of precipitation
- rain shower
noun
a sudden downpour (as of tears or sparks etc.) likened to a rain shower
noun
someone who organizes an exhibit for others to see
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is shower in our word lists?
| Word list | Status |
|---|---|
| American English | Found |
| British English | Found |
| Extended English | Found |
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Letter-value score of shower
S(1) + H(4) + O(1) + W(4) + E(1) + R(1) = 12 points.
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Anagrams of shower
2 other standard-list words use exactly these letters, including repeated letters.
Shorter words from shower
68 shorter standard-list words can be made using no letter more often than it occurs in shower. Showing up to 24, longest first.