Shower vs. Washer — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Shower and Washer
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Shower
A shower is a place in which a person bathes under a spray of typically warm or hot water. Indoors, there is a drain in the floor.
Washer
A person or device that washes something
A glass washer
Shower
A brief fall of precipitation, such as rain, hail, or sleet.
Washer
A small flat metal, rubber, or plastic ring fixed between two joining surfaces or between a nut and a bolt to spread the pressure or act as a spacer or seal.
Shower
A fall of a group of objects, especially from the sky
A meteor shower.
A shower of leaves.
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Washer
A facecloth
I'll get you a cold washer
Shower
An abundant flow; an outpouring
A shower of praise.
Washer
One who washes
A washer of clothes.
A washer of windows.
Shower
A party held to honor and present gifts to someone
A bridal shower.
Washer
An appliance, especially a washing machine, used for washing.
Shower
A bath in which the water is sprayed on the bather in fine streams from a showerhead, usually secured overhead
Take a shower.
Washer
A flat disk, as of metal, plastic, rubber, or leather, placed beneath a nut or bolt to make the connection more secure or distribute pressure or placed between parts to space the parts properly or prevent leakage in a joint.
Shower
The stall or tub in which such a bath is taken.
Washer
Something that washes; especially an appliance such as a washing machine or dishwasher.
Shower
One that shows
A shower of thoroughbred horses.
Washer
A person who washes (especially clothes) for a living; a washerman or washerwoman.
Shower
To throw or cause to fall in a shower
Showered confetti on the parade.
Washer
A person who washes his or her hands compulsively, as a symptom of obsessive-compulsive disorder.
Shower
To throw or cause small things or pieces to fall over
Showered the newlyweds with rice.
Washer
A face cloth.
Shower
To fall over or be thrown or projected at
The confetti showered the street.
Washer
A flat disk, placed beneath a nut or at some joint, to distribute pressure, alleviate friction or prevent leakage.
Shower
To give or bestow abundantly or liberally
Showered confetti on the parade.
Washer
(transitive) To fit (a mechanical device) with a washer.
Shower
To give something in great abundance to
Showered their children with affection.
Washer
One who, or that which, washes.
Shower
To wash oneself in a shower.
Washer
A ring of metal, leather, or other material, or a perforated plate, used for various purposes, as around a bolt or screw to form a seat for the head or nut, or around a wagon axle to prevent endwise motion of the hub of the wheel and relieve friction, or in a joint to form a packing, etc.
Shower
To fall or pour down in a shower.
Washer
A fitting, usually having a plug, applied to a cistern, tub, sink, or the like, and forming the outlet opening.
Shower
To arrive or be given in abundance
Good wishes showered over us.
Washer
The common raccoon.
Shower
A brief fall of precipitation (spell of rain, or a similar fall of snow, sleet, or cascade).
Today there will be frequent showers and some sunny spells.
Washer
Same as Washerwoman, 2.
Shower
A device for bathing by which water is made to fall on the body from a height, either from a tank or by the action of a pump.
Washer
Someone who washes things for a living
Shower
An instance of using of this device in order to bathe oneself.
Washer
Seal consisting of a flat disk placed to prevent leakage
Shower
A quantity of something that has characteristics of a rain shower.
A shower of sparks;
A meteor shower;
A Gatorade shower
Washer
A home appliance for washing clothes and linens automatically
Shower
A party associated with a significant event in a person's life, at which the person usually receives gifts.
Would male strippers be appropriate for the divorce shower?
Her church group has planned an adoption shower.
Shower
A bridal shower.
The shower will be held at the home of the bridesmaid.
Shower
A baby shower.
Her friends are throwing her a shower after her mom leaves.
Shower
(juggling) A pattern where the juggler passes objects horizontally from one hand to the other around chest height, and upward over the juggler's head to return to the first hand.
Shower
(obsolete) A battle, an attack; conflict.
Shower
A shower of shit.
Shower
Used as an intensifying pluralizer or intensifier
Shower
One who shows.
Shower
An object or activity that is shown in a contest.
That calf is going to be a great shower at the fair this year.
Shower
(slang) A man whose penis is close to its full (erect) size when flaccid, or the penis itself.
Shower
(followed by with) To spray with (a specified liquid).
Shower
To bathe using a shower.
Shower
To bestow liberally, to give or distribute in abundance.
Shower
(intransitive) To rain in a shower; to cascade down.
Shower
One who shows or exhibits.
Shower
That which shows; a mirror.
Shower
A fall or rain or hail of short duration; sometimes, but rarely, a like fall of snow.
In drought or else showers.
Or wet the thirsty earth with falling showers.
Shower
That which resembles a shower in falling or passing through the air copiously and rapidly.
With showers of stones he drives them far away.
Shower
A copious supply bestowed.
He and myselfHave travail'd in the great shower of your gifts.
Shower
To water with a shower; to t copiously with rain.
Lest it again dissolve and shower the earth.
Shower
To bestow liberally; to destribute or scatter in undance; to rain.
C sar's favor,That showers down greatness on his friends.
Shower
To rain in showers; to fall, as in a hower or showers.
Shower
A plumbing fixture that sprays water over you;
They installed a shower in the bathroom
Shower
Washing yourself in a shower; you stand upright under water sprayed from a nozzle;
He took a shower after the game
Shower
A brief period of precipitation;
The game was interrupted by a brief shower
Shower
A sudden downpour (as of tears or sparks etc) likened to a rain shower;
A little shower of rose petals
A sudden cascade of sparks
Shower
Someone who organizes an exhibit for others to see
Shower
A party of friends assembled to present gifts (usually of a specified kind) to a person;
Her friends organized a baby shower for her when she was expecting
Shower
Expend profusely; also used with abstract nouns;
He was showered with praise
Shower
Spray or sprinkle with;
The guests showered rice on the couple
Shower
Take a shower; wash one's body in the shower;
You should shower after vigorous exercise
Shower
Rain abundantly;
Meteors showered down over half of Australia
Shower
Provide abundantly with;
He showered her with presents
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