SHOWCASE

case, display case, showcase, vitrine

(noun) a glass container used to store and display items in a shop or museum or home

showcase, show window

(noun) a setting in which something can be displayed to best effect; “it was a showcase for democracy in Africa”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

showcase (plural showcases)

A case for displaying merchandise or valuable items.

A setting, occasion, or medium for exhibiting something or someone, especially in an attractive or favorable aspect.

Synonyms

• (case for displaying): vitrine, display case

• (setting for exhibiting in favorable aspect): flagship (especially of a store)

Verb

showcase (third-person singular simple present showcases, present participle showcasing, simple past and past participle showcased)

To display, demonstrate, show, or present.

Anagrams

• cowashes

Source: Wiktionary



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