Storm vs. Shower — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Storm and Shower
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Storm
A storm is any disturbed state of an environment or in an astronomical body's atmosphere especially affecting its surface, and strongly implying severe weather. It may be marked by significant disruptions to normal conditions such as strong wind, tornadoes, hail, thunder and lightning (a thunderstorm), heavy precipitation (snowstorm, rainstorm), heavy freezing rain (ice storm), strong winds (tropical cyclone, windstorm), or wind transporting some substance through the atmosphere as in a dust storm, blizzard, sandstorm, etc.
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.
Storm
An atmospheric disturbance manifested in strong winds accompanied by rain, snow, or other precipitation and often by thunder and lightning.
Shower
A brief fall of precipitation, such as rain, hail, or sleet.
Storm
A wind with a speed from 48 to 55 knots (55 to 63 miles per hour; 89 to 102 kilometers per hour), according to the Beaufort scale. Also called whole gale.
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Shower
A fall of a group of objects, especially from the sky
A meteor shower.
A shower of leaves.
Storm
A heavy shower of objects, such as bullets or missiles.
Shower
An abundant flow; an outpouring
A shower of praise.
Storm
A strong or violent outburst, as of emotion or excitement
A storm of tears.
Shower
A party held to honor and present gifts to someone
A bridal shower.
Storm
A violent disturbance or upheaval, as in political, social, or domestic affairs
A storm of protest.
Shower
A bath in which the water is sprayed on the bather in fine streams from a showerhead, usually secured overhead
Take a shower.
Storm
A violent, sudden attack on a fortified place.
Shower
The stall or tub in which such a bath is taken.
Storm
A storm window.
Shower
One that shows
A shower of thoroughbred horses.
Storm
To blow with strong winds and usually produce copious rain, snow, or other precipitation
It stormed throughout the night.
Shower
To throw or cause to fall in a shower
Showered confetti on the parade.
Storm
To behave or shout angrily; rant and rage
Stormed at his incompetence.
Shower
To throw or cause small things or pieces to fall over
Showered the newlyweds with rice.
Storm
To move or rush tumultuously, violently, or angrily
Stormed up the embankment.
Stormed out of the room.
Shower
To fall over or be thrown or projected at
The confetti showered the street.
Storm
To assault or capture suddenly
The troops stormed the fortress.
Shower
To give or bestow abundantly or liberally
Showered confetti on the parade.
Storm
To travel around (a place) vigorously in an attempt to gain support
The candidates stormed the country.
Shower
To give something in great abundance to
Showered their children with affection.
Storm
To shout angrily
"Never!" she stormed.
Shower
To wash oneself in a shower.
Storm
Any disturbed state of the atmosphere, especially as affecting the earth's surface, and strongly implying destructive or unpleasant weather.
The boat was torn to pieces in the storm, and nobody survived.
Shower
To fall or pour down in a shower.
Storm
A thunderstorm.
Shower
To arrive or be given in abundance
Good wishes showered over us.
Storm
A violent agitation of human society; a civil, political, or domestic commotion; violent outbreak.
The proposed reforms have led to a political storm.
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.
Storm
(meteorology) A very strong wind on the wind scale, stronger than a gale, less than a hurricane (10 or higher on the Beaufort scale).
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.
Storm
(military) A violent assault on a stronghold or fortified position.
Shower
An instance of using of this device in order to bathe oneself.
Storm
(impersonal) (weather it) To be violent, with strong winds and usually rain, thunder, lightning, or snow.
It stormed throughout the night.
Shower
A quantity of something that has characteristics of a rain shower.
A shower of sparks;
A meteor shower;
A Gatorade shower
Storm
(intransitive) (metaphor) To rage or fume; to be in a violent temper.
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.
Storm
To move quickly and noisily like a storm, usually in a state of uproar or anger.
She stormed out of the room.
Shower
A bridal shower.
The shower will be held at the home of the bridesmaid.
Storm
(transitive) [army; crowd, rioters] To assault (a significant building) with the aim to gain power over it.
Troops stormed the complex.
The storming of the Bastille
Shower
A baby shower.
Her friends are throwing her a shower after her mom leaves.
Storm
(transitive) to assault, gain power over (heart, mind+).
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.
Storm
A violent disturbance of the atmosphere, attended by wind, rain, snow, hail, or thunder and lightning; hence, often, a heavy fall of rain, snow, or hail, whether accompanied with wind or not.
We hear this fearful tempest sing,Yet seek no shelter to avoid the storm.
Shower
(obsolete) A battle, an attack; conflict.
Storm
A violent agitation of human society; a civil, political, or domestic commotion; sedition, insurrection, or war; violent outbreak; clamor; tumult.
I will stir up in England some black storm.
Her sisterBegan to scold and raise up such a storm.
Shower
A shower of shit.
Storm
A heavy shower or fall, any adverse outburst of tumultuous force; violence.
A brave man struggling in the storms of fate.
Shower
Used as an intensifying pluralizer or intensifier
Storm
A violent assault on a fortified place; a furious attempt of troops to enter and take a fortified place by scaling the walls, forcing the gates, or the like.
Storms beat, and rolls the main;O! beat those storms, and roll the seas, in vain.
What at first was called a gust, the sameHath now a storm's, anon a tempest's name.
Shower
One who shows.
Storm
To assault; to attack, and attempt to take, by scaling walls, forcing gates, breaches, or the like; as, to storm a fortified town.
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.
Storm
To raise a tempest.
Shower
(slang) A man whose penis is close to its full (erect) size when flaccid, or the penis itself.
Storm
To blow with violence; also, to rain, hail, snow, or the like, usually in a violent manner, or with high wind; - used impersonally; as, it storms.
Shower
(followed by with) To spray with (a specified liquid).
Storm
To rage; to be in a violent passion; to fume.
The master storms, the lady scolds.
Shower
To bathe using a shower.
Storm
A violent weather condition with winds 64-72 knots (11 on the Beaufort scale) and precipitation and thunder and lightening
Shower
To bestow liberally, to give or distribute in abundance.
Storm
A violent commotion or disturbance;
The storms that had characterized their relationship had died away
It was only a tempest in a teapot
Shower
(intransitive) To rain in a shower; to cascade down.
Storm
A direct and violent assault on a stronghold
Shower
One who shows or exhibits.
Storm
Behave violently, as if in state of a great anger
Shower
That which shows; a mirror.
Storm
Take by force;
Storm the fort
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.
Storm
Rain, hail, or snow hard and be very windy, often with thunder or lightning;
If it storms, we'll need shelter
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.
Storm
Blow hard;
It was storming all night
Shower
A copious supply bestowed.
He and myselfHave travail'd in the great shower of your gifts.
Storm
Attack by storm; attack suddenly
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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