Definitions
A spray for washing; also a brief fall of rain.
Word origin
From Middle English schour (“shower”), from Old English sċūr (“shower”), from Proto-West Germanic *skūru (“shower”), from Proto-Germanic *skūrō (“storm, short shower”), probably from Proto-Indo-European *(s)ḱēwer- (“north, north wind, cold wind, rain shower”).
Used in a sentence
“Today there will be frequent showers and some sunny spells.”
“They are wet with the showres of the mountaines, and imbrace the rocke for want of a shelter.”
“Occasionally, the sun pierces the clouds like a searchlight to illuminate a feature such as a farm, copse or stream, before being overwhelmed by an advancing shower. Wordsworth would have loved it!”
Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0
Used as a crossword answer2 curated clues
01“Brief spell of rain”6 letters
02“Bathroom spray”6 letters
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