guide vs shower

guide

noun
  • A blade or channel for directing the flow of water to the buckets in a water wheel. 

  • Someone who guides, especially someone hired to show people around a place or an institution and offer information and explanation, or to lead them through dangerous terrain. 

  • A grooved director for a probe or knife in surgery. 

  • A sign that guides people; guidepost. 

  • A spirit believed to speak through a medium. 

  • A member of a group marching in formation who sets the pattern of movement or alignment for the rest. 

  • A document or book that offers information or instruction; guidebook. 

  • Any marking or object that catches the eye to provide quick reference. 

verb
  • to serve as a guide for someone or something; to lead or direct in a way; to conduct in a course or path. 

  • to act as a guide. 

  • to exert control or influence over someone or something. 

  • to supervise the education or training of someone. 

  • to steer or navigate, especially a ship or as a pilot. 

shower

noun
  • 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. 

  • A brief fall of precipitation (spell of rain, or a similar fall of snow, sleet, or cascade). 

  • A party associated with a significant event in a person's life, at which the person usually receives gifts. 

  • A baby shower. 

  • An instance of using of this device in order to bathe oneself. 

  • Used as an intensifying pluralizer or intensifier 

  • One who shows. 

  • A quantity of something that has characteristics of a rain shower. 

  • An object or activity that is shown in a contest. 

  • A bridal shower. 

  • A shower of shit. 

  • A man whose penis is close to its full (erect) size when flaccid, or the penis itself. 

verb
  • To rain in a shower; to cascade down. 

  • To spray with (a specified liquid). 

  • To bathe using a shower. 

  • To bestow liberally, to give or distribute in abundance. 

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