shower vs provide

provide vs shower

shower is a noun but provide is not a noun.

shower and provide both are verbs.

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

As verbs, provide is a hypernym of shower; that is, provide is a word with a broader meaning than shower:

shower: provide abundantly with
provide: give what is desired or needed, especially support, food or sustenance

Other hypernyms of shower include cater, ply, supply.

shower (noun)	provide (noun)
washing yourself by standing upright under water sprayed from a nozzle
a plumbing fixture that sprays water over you
a sudden downpour (as of tears or sparks etc) likened to a rain shower
a party of friends assembled to present gifts (usually of a specified kind) to a person
a brief period of precipitation
someone who organizes an exhibit for others to see

shower (verb)	provide (verb)
take a shower; wash one's body in the shower	take measures in preparation for
provide abundantly with	determine (what is to happen in certain contingencies), especially by including a proviso condition or stipulation
spray or sprinkle with	give what is desired or needed, especially support, food or sustenance
expend profusely; also used with abstract nouns	give something useful or necessary to
rain abundantly	supply means of subsistence; earn a living
	mount or put up
	make a possibility or provide opportunity for; permit to be attainable or cause to remain

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