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| bathroom |
a room containing a bath or shower, a sink, and often a toilet. [1/2 definitions] |
| hail2 |
to shower or drop down on like a hailstorm. [1/5 definitions] |
| hailstorm |
a storm or shower accompanied by hail. |
| Leonid |
any shower of meteors occurring annually in mid-November and appearing to radiate from the constellation Leo. |
| shower1 |
to wet or spray with a shower of rain or water. [3/11 definitions] |
| skyrocket |
a firework that shoots high in the air before exploding in a shower of brilliant, colored sparks. [1/2 definitions] |
| sparkler |
a firework, shaped like a wand, that gives off a shower of burning sparks. [1/3 definitions] |
| sponge bath |
a cleansing of the body with a wet sponge or cloth rather than washing in a tub or shower. |
| thundershower |
a brief shower of rain accompanied by lightning and thunder. |
| Turkish bath |
a steam bath that causes heavy perspiration and is followed by a shower and massage. [1/2 definitions] |
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