to shower

Definition von to shower im Englisch Englisch wörterbuch: to bestow liberally, to give or distribute in abundance
The individual in the army becomes used to holding human life in contempt, in fact the greater the slaughter, the greater is his merit; and the more medals, ribbons, and honors of hero-worship are showered on him, the more he becomes, after a time, indifferent to all sorts of human suffering and loss of human life.; A baby shower; A bridal shower; a fund-raiser held in honor of a bride attended by female friends of the bride
The shower will be held at the home of the bridesmaid.; The collective noun for bastards
It was one of the worst feelings in the H-Block, one of the worst experiences to sit and listen to somebody getting beat. Because you were totally powerless, and you would always get somebody shouting at the door, “You shower of bastards!” It was always a crowd of screws and one or two naked men in a cell. They had total control.; A man whose penis appears full size both when flaccid and when erect; A contemptible group of people or things or a contemptible individual; a shower of shit
You complete shower!.; Precipitation from a cumuliform cloud Characterized by the suddenness of beginning and ending, by the rapid change in intensity, and usually by a rapid change in the condition of the sky The solid or liquid water particles are usually bigger than the corresponding elements in other types of precipitation; {v} to rain, wet, pour down, distribute; {n} a fall of rain, a liberal distribution; washing yourself in a shower; you stand upright under water sprayed from a nozzle; "he took a shower after the game" a plumbing fixture that sprays water over you; "they installed a shower in the bathroom" a sudden downpour (as of tears or sparks etc) likened to a rain shower; "a little shower of rose petals"; "a sudden cascade of sparks" 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" a brief period of precipitation; "the game was interrupted by a brief shower" take a shower; wash one's body in the shower; "You should shower after vigorous exercise" provide abundantly with; "He showered her with presents" spray or sprinkle with; "The guests showered rice on the couple" rain abundantly; "Meteors showered down over half of Australia; {f} wash oneself, bathe; pour down, spray down, sprinkle (i.e. rain); give abundantly, lavish, provide a large amount of something; You can refer to a lot of things that are falling as a shower of them. Showers of sparks flew in all directions; Precipitation from a convective cloud that is characterized by its sudden beginning and ending, changes in intensity, and rapid changes in the appearance of the sky It occurs in the form of rain (SHRA), snow (SHSN), or ice (SHPE) It is reported as "SH" in an observation and on the METAR; If you have a shower, you wash yourself by standing under a spray of water from a shower. I think I'll have a shower before dinner She took two showers a day; take a shower; wash one's body in the shower; "You should shower after vigorous exercise"; disapproval A shower is a party or celebration at which the guests bring gifts.; If you refer to a group of people as a particular kind of shower, you disapprove of them. a baby shower. a shower of wasters; To spray with (a specified liquid); If you shower, you wash yourself by standing under a spray of water from a shower. There wasn't time to shower or change clothes; A fall or rain or hail of short duration; sometimes, but rarely, a like fall of snow; An instance of using of this device in order to bathe oneself; {i} device that produces a spray of water droplets (for bathing); act of bathing under a spray of water droplets; brief rainfall; party at which guests give gifts to a woman who is about to be married or give birth; a brief period of precipitation; "the game was interrupted by a brief shower"; 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; That which shows; a mirror; A brief fall of precipitation; To bestow liberally; to destribute or scatter in &?;undance; to rain; It is precipitation from a convective cloud It occurs in the form of rain (SHRA), snow (SHSN), or ice (SHPE) ,and is characterized by its sudden beginning and ending, changes in intensity, and rapid changes in the appearance of the sky It is reported as "SH" in an observation and on the METAR; The showers or the shower in a place such as a sports centre is the area containing showers. The showers are a mess We all stood in the women's shower; If you shower a person with presents or kisses, you give them a lot of presents or kisses in a very generous and extravagant way. He showered her with emeralds and furs Her parents showered her with kisses; a plumbing fixture that sprays water over you; "they installed a shower in the bathroom"; Electrons can create photons by interacting with a medium In a similar way, photons can create electrons and their antiparticles, positrons, by interacting with a medium So, imagine a very high-energy electron, impinging on some material The electron can set photons into motion and these photons can, in turn, set electrons and positrons into motion, and this process can continue to repeat One high-energy electron can set thousands of particles into motion Albert Einstein's famous relation governing the equivalence of matter and energy (E = mc²) governs this process -- namely, matter (electrons and positrons) can be creased from pure energy and vice versa The particle creation process only stops when the energy runs out; These are fixtures with a ceiling pan and either chains or rods extending from the pan to the sockets (At the minimum length; also see: Pan); To rain in showers; to fall, as in a hower or showers; That which resembles a shower in falling or passing through the air copiously and rapidly; washing yourself in a shower; you stand upright under water sprayed from a nozzle; "he took a shower after the game"; Precipitation that is intermittent, in space, time, or intensity and is falling from a cumuliform cloud; a juggling pattern in which the objects being juggled travel in a circular pattern; Precipitation that is intermittent, both in time, space or intensity; rain abundantly; "Meteors showered down over half of Australia; One who shows; A mild insult, originally applied to a group of people but also to an individual; Precipitation that is intermittent in time, space, or intensity; A shower is a device for washing yourself. It consists of a pipe which ends in a flat cover with a lot of holes in it so that water comes out in a spray. She heard him turn on the shower; a sudden downpour (as of tears or sparks etc) likened to a rain shower; "a little shower of rose petals"; "a sudden cascade of sparks"; If you are showered with a lot of small objects or pieces, they are scattered over you. They were showered with rice in the traditional manner; To water with a shower; to &?;&?;t copiously with rain; 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"; To bathe using a shower; someone who organizes an exhibit for others to see; rain abundantly; "Meteors showered down over half of Australia"; A copious supply bestowed; Intermittent rainfall of short duration that falls from a cumulus cloud Heavy precipitation is possible Implies more of a scattered rainfall; A shower is a small enclosed area containing a shower; expend profusely; also used with abstract nouns; "He was showered with praise"; spray or sprinkle with; "The guests showered rice on the couple"; A shower is a short period of rain, especially light rain. There'll be bright or sunny spells and scattered showers this afternoon; One who shows or exhibits; provide abundantly with; "He showered her with presents"