Weather / A1

SHOW-uh/ˈʃaʊə/

Water sprays from a shower so you can wash; British English says have a shower. A shower can also be a short fall of rain. Bath is sitting in a tub; shower is standing under water. Show is the verb “to let someone see.”

Meaning

A device that sprays water so you can wash, or a short period of rain.

Examples

• “I have a shower every morning.”
• “There is no hot water in the shower.”
• “We had a shower of rain at lunch.”

Good to know

have a shower (British). Also: a shower of rain. Contrast: a bath.

Topics

New