2. Verb. (third-person singular of shower) ¹
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Definition of Showers
1. shower [v] - See also: shower
Lexicographical Neighbors of Showers
Literary usage of Showers
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Merchants' Magazine and Commercial Review by Isaac Smith Homans, William B. Dana (1840)
"parts of the earth in different years; but, according to his views of the origin
of these showers, it is most probable that, like the aurora borealis, ..."
2. Publications of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific by Astronomical Society of the Pacific (1892)
"Bv WHS MONCK, FRAS The earlier observers of meteor-showers usually regarded ...
It was not until the connexion of certain showers with comets was pointed ..."
3. Astronomy and Astro-physics by European Southern Observatory, Goodsell Observatory (1886)
"My present intention is simply to refer to the acknowledged cometary showers.
In connection with these it is important to ascertain whether the epoch and ..."
4. A Complete Word and Phrase Concordance to the Poems and Songs of Robert by J. B. Reid (1889)
"But bitter, daudin showers hae wat it, Third Ep. to J. Lap.. Never may'st thou,
lovely Flower, Chilly shrink in sleety shower ! ..."
5. The Annals of Philosophy by Richard Phillips, E W Brayley (1817)
"Var. 12. Fine day. Snow lies 1| in. WNW. 14. Frequent showers of ... W. A few
slight showers. SW. Fine day. W by N. Thick fog. Dark day. W by N. Fine day. ..."
6. Elements of Meteorology: With Questions for Examinations : Designed for by John Brocklesby (1849)
"The fierce heat of the sun fills the atmosphere with vapor, which returns to the
earth again in incessant showers, as the cool air from the ocean flows in ..."
7. Elements of Meteorology: With Questions for Examination, Designed for by John Brocklesby (1851)
"The fierce heat of the sun fills the atmosphere with vapor, which returns to the
earth again in incessant showers, as the cool air from the ocean flows in- ..."
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