shower vs descent

descent vs shower

shower and descent both are nouns.

shower is a verb but descent is not a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
shower	Yes	No	Yes	No
descent	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, descent is a hypernym of shower; that is, descent is a word with a broader meaning than shower:

shower: a sudden downpour (as of tears or sparks etc) likened to a rain shower
descent: a movement downward

shower (noun)	descent (noun)
washing yourself by standing upright under water sprayed from a nozzle	the act of changing your location in a downward direction
a plumbing fixture that sprays water over you	properties attributable to your ancestry
a sudden downpour (as of tears or sparks etc) likened to a rain shower	a movement downward
a party of friends assembled to present gifts (usually of a specified kind) to a person	the hereditary derivation of an individual
a brief period of precipitation	a downward slope or bend
someone who organizes an exhibit for others to see	the kinship relation between an individual and the individual's progenitors

shower (verb)	descent (verb)
take a shower; wash one's body in the shower
provide abundantly with
spray or sprinkle with
expend profusely; also used with abstract nouns
rain abundantly

Difference between shower and descent

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