showel.html - n. & v.
--n.

1 a brief fall of esp. rain, hail, sleet, or snow.
2 a a brisk flurry of arrows, bullets, dust, stones, sparks, etc. b a similar flurry of gifts, letters, honours, praise, etc.
3 (in full shower-bath) a a cubicle, bath, etc. in which one stands under a spray of water. b the apparatus etc. used for this. c the act of bathing in a shower.
4 a group of particles initiated by a cosmic-ray particle in the earth's atmosphere.
5 US a party for giving presents to a prospective bride, etc.
6 Brit. sl. a contemptible or unpleasant person or group of people.

--v.

1 tr. discharge (water, missiles, etc.) in a shower.
2 intr. use a shower-bath.
3 tr. (usu. foll. by on, upon) lavishly bestow (gifts etc.).
4 intr. descend or come in a shower (it showered on and off all day).

showery adj. [OE scur f. Gmc]

showel.html - adj. & v.
--adj.

resistant to light rain.

--v.

tr. render showerproof.

showel.html - See: GET THE SHOW ON THE ROAD, GO TO SHOW or GO TO PROVE, ROAD SHOW, STEAL THE SHOW, TALENT SHOW, VARIETY SHOW, WHOLE CHEESE or WHOLE SHOW.

showel.html - See: TAKE TO ONE'S HEELS.

showel.html - {v. phr.} To begin to run or run away. * /When he heard the police coming, the thief took to his heels./

showel.html - {v. phr.} To act as a host or guide to someone; to show newly arrived people or strangers what's what and where. * /When Gordon and Rose arrived in Hawaii for the first time, their host showed them around the islands./