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SHOW
show
(noun) the act of publicly exhibiting or entertaining; âa remarkable show of skillâ
appearance, show
(noun) pretending that something is the case in order to make a good impression; âthey try to keep up appearancesâ; âthat ceremony is just for showâ
show
(noun) a social event involving a public performance or entertainment; âthey wanted to see some of the shows on Broadwayâ
display, show
(noun) something intended to communicate a particular impression; âmade a display of strengthâ; âa show of impatienceâ; âa good show of looking interestedâ
prove, demonstrate, establish, show, shew
(verb) establish the validity of something, as by an example, explanation or experiment; âThe experiment demonstrated the instability of the compoundâ; âThe mathematician showed the validity of the conjectureâ
read, register, show, record
(verb) indicate a certain reading; of gauges and instruments; âThe thermometer showed thirteen degrees below zeroâ; âThe gauge read âemptyââ
show
(verb) give evidence of, as of records; âThe diary shows his distress that eveningâ
indicate, point, designate, show
(verb) indicate a place, direction, person, or thing; either spatially or figuratively; âI showed the customer the glove sectionâ; âHe pointed to the empty parking spaceâ; âhe indicated his opponentsâ
express, show, evince
(verb) give expression to; âShe showed her disappointmentâ
testify, bear witness, prove, evidence, show
(verb) provide evidence for; âThe blood test showed that he was the fatherâ; âHer behavior testified to her incompetenceâ
show
(verb) finish third or better in a horse or dog race; âhe bet $2 on number six to showâ
picture, depict, render, show
(verb) show in, or as in, a picture; âThis scene depicts country lifeâ; âthe face of the child is rendered with much tenderness in this paintingâ
usher, show
(verb) take (someone) to their seats, as in theaters or auditoriums; âThe usher showed us to our seatsâ
show
(verb) make visible or noticeable; âShe showed her talent for cookingâ; âShow me your etchings, pleaseâ
show, show up
(verb) be or become visible or noticeable; âHis good upbringing really showsâ; âThe dirty side will showâ
show, demo, exhibit, present, demonstrate
(verb) give an exhibition of to an interested audience; âShe shows her dogs frequentlyâ; âWe will demo the new software in Washingtonâ
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Proper noun
Show
A surname.
Anagrams
• Hows, how's, hows, who's, whos
Etymology
Verb
show (third-person singular simple present shows, present participle showing, simple past shew or showed, past participle (now rare) showed or shown)
(transitive) To display, to have somebody see (something).
(transitive) To bestow; to confer.
(transitive) To indicate (a fact) to be true; to demonstrate.
(transitive) To guide or escort.
(intransitive) To be visible; to be seen; to appear.
(intransitive, informal) To put in an appearance; show up.
(intransitive, informal) To have an enlarged belly and thus be recognizable as pregnant.
(intransitive, racing) To finish third, especially of horses or dogs.
(obsolete) To have a certain appearance, such as well or ill, fit or unfit; to become or suit; to appear.
Usage notes
• The past participle shown was uncommon before the 19th century, but is now the preferred form in standard English. In the UK, showed is regarded as archaic or dialectal. In the US, it is considered a standard variant form, but shown is more common. Garner's Modern American Usage favors shown over showed as past participle and claims it is mandatory for passives.
• In the past, shew was used as a past-tense form and shewed as a past participle of this verb; both forms are now archaic.
Synonyms
• (display): display, indicate, point out, reveal, exhibit
• (indicate a fact to be true): demonstrate, prove
• (put in an appearance): arrive, show up
Antonyms
• (display): conceal, cover up, hide
• (indicate a fact to be true): disprove, refute
Noun
show (countable and uncountable, plural shows)
(countable) A play, dance, or other entertainment.
(countable) An exhibition of items.
(countable) A demonstration.
(countable) A broadcast program/programme.
(countable) A movie.
A project or presentation.
(uncountable) Mere display or pomp with no substance. (Usually seen in the phrases "all show" and "for show".)
Outward appearance; wileful or deceptive appearance.
(baseball, with "the") The major leagues.
(mining, obsolete) A pale blue flame at the top of a candle flame, indicating the presence of firedamp.
(archaic) Pretence.
(archaic) Sign, token, or indication.
(obsolete) Semblance; likeness; appearance.
(obsolete) Plausibility.
(medicine) A discharge, from the vagina, of mucus streaked with blood, occurring a short time before labor.
Synonyms
• (exhibition): exhibition, exposition
• (demonstration): demonstration, illustration, proof
• (broadcast program(me)): program(me)
• (mere display with no substance): façade, front, superficiality
• (baseball): big leagues
Anagrams
• Hows, how's, hows, who's, whos
Source: Wiktionary
Show, v. t. [imp. Showed; p. p. Shown or Showed; p. pr. & vb. n. Showing. It is sometimes written shew, shewed, shewn, shewing.] Etym: [OE. schowen, shewen, schewen, shawen, AS. sceĂĄwian, to look, see, view; akin to OS. scaw, OFries. skawia, D. schouwen, OHG. scouw, G. schauen, Dan. skue, Sw. sk, Icel. sko, Goth. usskawjan to waken, skuggwa a mirror, Icel. skuggy shade, shadow, L. cavere to be on one's guard, Gr. kavi wise. Cf. Caution, Scavenger, Sheen.]
1. To exhibit or present to view; to place in sight; to display; -- the thing exhibited being the object, and often with an indirect object denoting the person or thing seeing or beholding; as, to show a house; show your colors; shopkeepers show customers goods (show goods to customers). Go thy way, shew thyself to the priest. Matt. viii. 4. Nor want we skill or art from whence to raise Magnificence; and what can heaven show more Milton.
2. To exhibit to the mental view; to tell; to disclose; to reveal; to make known; as, to show one's designs. Shew them the way wherein they must walk. Ex. xviii. 20. If it please my father to do thee evil, then I will shew it thee, and send thee away. 1 Sam. xx. 13.
3. Specifically, to make known the way to (a person); hence, to direct; to guide; to asher; to conduct; as, to show a person into a parlor; to show one to the door.
4. To make apparent or clear, as by evidence, testimony, or reasoning; to prove; to explain; also, to manifest; to evince; as, to show the truth of a statement; to show the causes of an event. I 'll show my duty by my timely care. Dryden.
5. To bestow; to confer; to afford; as, to show favor. Shewing mercy unto thousands of them that love me. Ex. xx. 6. To show forth, to manifest; to publish; to proclaim.
– To show his paces, to exhibit the gait, speed, or the like; -- said especially of a horse.
– To show off, to exhibit ostentatiously.
– To show up, to expose. [Colloq.]
Show, v. i. Etym: [Written also shew.]
1. To exhibit or manifest one's self or itself; to appear; to look; to be in appearance; to seem. Just such she shows before a rising storm. Dryden. All round a hedge upshoots, and shows At distance like a little wood. Tennyson.
2. To have a certain appearance, as well or ill, fit or unfit; to become or suit; to appear. My lord of York, it better showed with you. Shak. To show off, to make a show; to display one's self.
Show, n. Etym: [Formerly written also shew.]
1. The act of showing, or bringing to view; exposure to sight; exhibition.
2. That which os shown, or brought to view; that which is arranged to be seen; a spectacle; an exhibition; as, a traveling show; a cattle show. As for triumphs, masks, feasts, and such shows. Bacon.
3. Proud or ostentatious display; parade; pomp. I envy none their pageantry and show. Young.
4. Semblance; likeness; appearance. He through the midst unmarked, In show plebeian angel militant Of lowest order, passed. Milton.
5. False semblance; deceitful appearance; pretense. Beware of the scribes, . . . which devour widows' houses, and for a shew make long prayers. Luke xx. 46. 47.
6. (Med.)
Definition: A discharge, from the vagina, of mucus streaked with blood, occuring a short time before labor.
7. (Mining)
Definition: A pale blue flame, at the top of a candle flame, indicating the presence of fire damp. Raymond. Show bill, a broad sheet containing an advertisement in large letters.
– Show box, a box xontaining some object of curiosity carried round as a show.
– Show card, an advertising placard; also, a card for displaying samples.
– Show case, a gla -- Show glass, a glass which displays objects; a mirror.
– Show of hands, a raising of hands to indicate judgment; as, the vote was taken by a show of hands.
– Show stone, a piece of glass or crystal supposed to have the property of exhibiting images of persons or things not present, indicating in that way future events.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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