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
Shown
A surname.
shown
past participle of show
• Garner's Modern American Usage favors shown over showed as past participle and claims it is mandatory for passives.
Source: Wiktionary
Shown,
Definition: p. p. of Show.
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
5 May 2025
(adjective) not developed, improved, exploited or used; âvast unexploited (or undeveloped) natural resourcesâ; âtaxes on undeveloped lots are lowâ
According to Guinness World Records, the largest coffee press is 230 cm (7 ft 6 in) in height and 72 cm (2 ft 4 in) in diameter and was created by Salzillo Tea and Coffee (Spain) in Murcia, Spain, in February 2007. The cafetière consists of a stainless steel container, a filtering piston, and a superior lid.
