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▸ noun: a public exhibition of entertainment ("A remarkable show of skill")
▸ noun: a public exhibition or entertainment ("They wanted to see some of the shows on Broadway")
▸ noun: pretending that something is the case in order to make a good impression ("That ceremony is just for show")
▸ noun: something intended to communicate a particular impression ("A show of impatience")
▸ verb: make visible or noticeable ("She showed her talent for cooking")
▸ verb: be or become visible or noticeable ("His good upbringing really shows")
▸ verb: show or demonstrate something to an interested audience ("She shows her dogs frequently")
▸ verb: give evidence of, as of records ("The diary shows his distress that evening")
▸ verb: finish third or better in a horse or dog race ("He bet $2 on number six to show")
▸ verb: give expression to ("She showed her disappointment")
▸ verb: show (someone) to their seats, as in theaters or auditoriums ("The usher showed us to our seats")
▸ verb: make clear and visible
▸ verb: indicate a certain reading; of gauges and instruments ("The thermometer showed thirteen degrees below zero")
▸ verb: indicate a place, direction, person, or thing; either spatially or figuratively ("I showed the customer the glove section")
▸ verb: establish the validity of something, as by an example, explanation or experiment ("The mathematician showed the validity of the conjecture")
▸ verb: show in, or as in, a picture
▸ verb: provide evidence for ("The blood test showed that he was the father")
▸ name: A surname (very rare: popularity rank in the U.S.: #24218)
▸ Also see shows
▸ Word origin
▸ Words similar to show
▸ Usage examples for show
▸ Idioms related to show (New!)
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▸ Words that often appear near show
▸ Rhymes of show
▸ Invented words related to show
▸ noun: a public exhibition of entertainment ("A remarkable show of skill")
▸ noun: a public exhibition or entertainment ("They wanted to see some of the shows on Broadway")
▸ noun: pretending that something is the case in order to make a good impression ("That ceremony is just for show")
▸ noun: something intended to communicate a particular impression ("A show of impatience")
▸ verb: make visible or noticeable ("She showed her talent for cooking")
▸ verb: be or become visible or noticeable ("His good upbringing really shows")
▸ verb: show or demonstrate something to an interested audience ("She shows her dogs frequently")
▸ verb: give evidence of, as of records ("The diary shows his distress that evening")
▸ verb: finish third or better in a horse or dog race ("He bet $2 on number six to show")
▸ verb: give expression to ("She showed her disappointment")
▸ verb: show (someone) to their seats, as in theaters or auditoriums ("The usher showed us to our seats")
▸ verb: make clear and visible
▸ verb: indicate a certain reading; of gauges and instruments ("The thermometer showed thirteen degrees below zero")
▸ verb: indicate a place, direction, person, or thing; either spatially or figuratively ("I showed the customer the glove section")
▸ verb: establish the validity of something, as by an example, explanation or experiment ("The mathematician showed the validity of the conjecture")
▸ verb: show in, or as in, a picture
▸ verb: provide evidence for ("The blood test showed that he was the father")
▸ name: A surname (very rare: popularity rank in the U.S.: #24218)
▸ Also see shows
▸ Word origin
▸ Words similar to show
▸ Usage examples for show
▸ Idioms related to show (New!)
▸ Popular adjectives describing show
▸ Words that often appear near show
▸ Rhymes of show
▸ Invented words related to show