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{
"term": "shower",
"partOfSpeech": "noun",
"ox3000": true,
"cefr": "a1",
"image": "data/images/ba/bathroom.png",
"definitions": [
{
"senseNumber": 1,
"definition": "a piece of equipment producing a flow of water that you stand under to wash yourself; the small room or part of a room that contains a shower",
"sensetop": "in the shower",
"cefr": "a1",
"ox3000": true,
"examples": [
{
"text": "He's in the shower.",
"contextForm": "in the shower"
},
{
"text": "I've just got out of the shower."
},
{
"text": "an en-suite **shower room**"
},
{
"text": "a shower cubicle/curtain"
},
{
"text": "an electric shower"
},
{
"text": "a hotel room with bath and shower"
},
{
"text": "She was getting into the shower when the doorbell rang."
},
{
"text": "After the game, the boys hit the showers."
},
{
"text": "He could hear the shower running in the bathroom."
},
{
"text": "The plans include changing facilities and shower blocks."
}
],
"topics": ["Houses and homes"],
"collocations": {
"adjective": ["cold", "cool", "hot"],
"verb + shower": ["grab", "have", "take"],
"shower + verb": ["run"],
"shower + noun": ["cubicle", "curtain", "room"]
}
},
{
"senseNumber": 2,
"definition": "the act of washing yourself with a shower",
"labels": "(especially British English)(especially North American English)",
"cefr": "a1",
"ox3000": true,
"examples": [
{
"text": "a hot/cold shower"
},
{
"text": "to **have a shower**"
},
{
"text": "to **take a shower**"
},
{
"text": "shower gel"
}
],
"collocations": {
"adjective": ["cold", "cool", "hot"],
"verb + shower": ["grab", "have", "take"],
"shower + verb": ["run"],
"shower + noun": ["cubicle", "curtain", "room"]
}
},
{
"senseNumber": 3,
"definition": "a short period of rain or snow",
"sensetop": "shower of something",
"cefr": "b1",
"ox3000": true,
"examples": [
{
"text": "scattered/heavy showers"
},
{
"text": "April showers"
},
{
"text": "We were caught in a heavy shower."
},
{
"text": "There's a chance of showers this afternoon."
},
{
"text": "rain/snow showers"
},
{
"text": "wintry showers *(= of snow)*"
},
{
"text": "a shower of rain/hail/hailstones",
"contextForm": "shower of something"
}
],
"topics": ["Weather"],
"collocations": {
"adjective": ["rain", "sleet", "snow"],
"verb + shower": ["brave"],
"shower + verb": ["die out"]
}
},
{
"senseNumber": 4,
"definition": "a large number of things that arrive or fall together",
"examples": [
{
"text": "a **meteor shower**"
},
{
"text": "a shower of leaves"
},
{
"text": "a shower of sparks from the fire"
},
{
"text": "a shower of kisses"
},
{
"text": "He pushed the couch so that it banged against the wall and released a shower of dust."
},
{
"text": "The white seeds drifted down in a slow shower against the blue sky."
}
],
"collocations": {
"adjective": ["dust", "meteor"],
"verb + shower": ["send"],
"preposition": ["shower of"]
}
},
{
"senseNumber": 5,
"definition": "a party at which you give presents to a woman who is getting married or having a baby",
"labels": "(North American English)",
"cefr": "c2",
"examples": [
{
"text": "a **bridal/baby shower**"
},
{
"text": "I got a shower invitation from Katie."
},
{
"text": "A bridal shower is usually organized by the bridesmaids."
}
],
"topics": ["Life stages"],
"collocations": {
"adjective": ["baby", "bridal", "wedding"],
"verb + shower": ["have", "throw", "give somebody"],
"shower + noun": ["invitation", "gift"],
"preposition": ["shower for"]
}
}
],
"pronunciations": {
"uk": [
{
"pronunciation": "/ˈʃaʊə(r)/",
"audio": "sh/shower/shower__gb_2.mp3"
}
],
"us": [
{
"pronunciation": "/ˈʃaʊər/",
"audio": "sh/shower/shower__us_1.mp3"
}
]
},
"wordOrigin": "Old English scūr ‘light fall of rain, hail, etc.’, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch schoer and German Schauer."
}