{
    "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."
}