Cold showers refer to a form of physical therapy that involves exposing oneself to COLD water for a short period of time. The term can also be used metaphorically to describe a situation that is uncomfortable or unpleasant. The two crossword solutions for the term COLD SHOWERS are SLEETS and NOTELL. Sleets are a type of precipitation consisting of small ice particles, which can be likened to a COLD shower. Notell is an archaic word meaning 'not to tell, ' which could be interpreted as a warning not to tell anyone about the COLD showers.