to shower praise on sb
1shower — shower1 [shō′ər] n. a person who shows, exhibits, etc. shower2 [shou′ər] n. [ME schoure < OE scur, akin to Ger schauer, shower, squall < IE base * (s)keu , to cover > SHOE, HIDE1] 1. a brief fall of rain, or sometimes of hail, sleet, or… …
2shower with compliments — praise a lot, say many nice things about …
3praise — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun ADJECTIVE ▪ considerable, effusive, extravagant, fulsome, glowing, great, high, lavish, special, unstinting …
4shower — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 for washing your body ADJECTIVE ▪ cold, cool ▪ hot, steaming, warm ▪ brief, quick …
5shower — I. noun Etymology: Middle English shour, from Old English scūr; akin to Old High German scūr shower, storm, Latin caurus northwest wind Date: before 12th century 1. a. a fall of rain of short duration b. a similar fall of sleet, hail, or snow 2.… …
6shower — show•er [[t]ˈʃaʊ ər[/t]] n. 1) mer a brief fall of rain or of hail or snow 2) cvb Also called show′er bath . a bath in which water is sprayed on the body from above 3) the apparatus or space for providing such a bath 4) something resembling a… …
7shower — 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… …
8shower — 1. noun 1) a shower of rain Syn: (light) fall, drizzle, sprinkling, misting 2) a shower of arrows Syn: volley, hail, salvo, bombardment, barrage, fusillade, cannonade 3) …
9Everyday Is Like Sunday — Infobox Single Name = Everyday Is Like Sunday Artist = Morrissey from Album = Viva Hate Released = May 31, 1988 (UK) Format = 7 , 12 , CD, cassette [ Recorded = ] Genre = Length = 3:33 Label = HMV (UK) [ Writer = ] Producer = Chart position = #9… …
101939 in baseball — Year in baseball this year = 1939 Headline Event of the Year*On May 17, 1939, Princeton University and Columbia University played the first televised baseball game. On August 26, the Cincinnati Reds and the Brooklyn Dodgers played the first… …
