showershow‧er1 /ˈʃaʊɚ/ ●●● noun [countable] 1 a thing that you stand under to wash your whole body: The phone always rings when I’m in the shower.2an act of washing your body while standing under the shower: Hurry up! I want to take a shower too.3a short period of rain: Showers are expected later today.THESAURUSrain, drizzle, downpour, sleet► see thesaurus at rain14a party at which presents are given to a woman who is going to get married or have a baby: We’re having a baby shower for Paula on Friday.