shower bath

shower bath
noun Date: 1785 shower 4

New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.

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  • Shower bath — Shower Show er, n. [OE. shour, schour, AS. se?r; akin to D. schoer, G. schauer, OHG. sc?r, Icel. sk?r, Sw. skur, Goth. sk?ra windis a storm of wind; of uncertain origin.] 1. A fall or rain or hail of short duration; sometimes, but rarely, a like… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • shower bath — noun 1. booth for washing yourself, usually in a bathroom • Syn: ↑shower stall • Hypernyms: ↑booth, ↑cubicle, ↑stall, ↑kiosk • Part Holonyms: ↑bathroom, ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

  • shower-bath — /ˈʃaʊə baθ/ (say showuh bahth) noun → shower (def. 5) …  

  • shower bath — device that releases water into a bath for cleansing purposes …   English contemporary dictionary

  • shower-bath — …   Useful english dictionary

  • shower — shower1 [shō′ər] n. a person who shows, exhibits, etc. shower2 [shou′ər] n. [ME schoure < OE scur, akin to Ger schauer, shower, squall < IE base * (s)keu , to cover > SHOE, HIDE1] 1. a brief fall of rain, or sometimes of hail, sleet, or… …   English World dictionary

  • Shower — Show er, n. [OE. shour, schour, AS. se?r; akin to D. schoer, G. schauer, OHG. sc?r, Icel. sk?r, Sw. skur, Goth. sk?ra windis a storm of wind; of uncertain origin.] 1. A fall or rain or hail of short duration; sometimes, but rarely, a like fall of …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • shower — Synonyms and related words: Finnish bath, Japanese bath, Kaffeeklatsch, Russian bath, Scotch mist, Swedish bath, Turkish bath, abound, abundance, accord, administer, aerosol, affluence, afford, allot, allow, ample sufficiency, ampleness,… …   Moby Thesaurus

  • bath — Synonyms and related words: Finnish bath, Japanese bath, Russian bath, Swedish bath, Turkish bath, acid bath, affusion, aquamanile, aspergation, aspersion, automatic dishwasher, bagnio, balneae, balneum, baptism, basin, bathe, bathhouse, bathing …   Moby Thesaurus

  • Shower — A shower (also called shower bath) is a booth for washing, usually in a bathroom, having an overhead nozzle that sprays water down on the body. A full bathroom may include a shower stall, whereas a half bathroom will not. History The practice of… …   Wikipedia

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