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show::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | appearance |
| Type of | pretense, simulation, pretence, pretending, feigning |
| Derivation | showy |
that ceremony is just for show.
show::verb | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | demo, demonstrate, exhibit, present |
| Has types | bring home |
| Derivation | showing |
She shows her dogs frequently.
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | evince, express |
| Type of | convey |
| Has types | paint a picture, accent, accentuate, articulate, beam, burst out, connote, emphasise, emphasize, evoke, exude, formulate, give, give vent, give voice, imply, menace, phrase, punctuate, smile, sneer, stress, suggest, vent, ventilate, word |
She showed her disappointment.
show::verb | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | demonstrate, establish, prove, shew |
| Type of | substantiate, corroborate, affirm, confirm, support, sustain |
| Has types | prove, negate, contradict, stultify, prove oneself |
The mathematician showed the validity of the conjecture.
show::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | social event |
| Has types | program, burlesque, choreography, film, flick, galanty show, variety show, variety, stage dancing, shadow show, motion-picture show, motion picture, movie, moving-picture show, moving picture, performance, pic, picture, picture show, play, shadow play, puppet show, puppet play, public presentation, programme, attraction, broadcast |
they wanted to see some of the shows on Broadway.
show::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | amusement, entertainment |
| Has types | buffalo bill's wild west show, demonstration, presentment, presentation, raree-show, road show, cabaret, showing, sideshow, carnival, display, intermezzo, interlude, ice show, wild west show, exhibit, fair, circus, floor show, horseshow, entr'acte, dog show, floorshow, funfair |
| Derivation | showy |
a remarkable show of skill.
Examples of shows
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When my teachers request a conference with my parents, he almost never shows up.
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I like this idea, it shows the difference between the meanings of the two words.
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What you paid in Medicare taxes shows up on your W-2 income tax form every year.
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I didn't exactly have a goal in mind for myself, but I never go to enough shows.
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This March 2, 2010 photo shows Neftali Feliz of the Texas Rangers baseball team.
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Ninety percent of the American motion-picture marketplace never shows art films.
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My understanding is that the shows are taped and you obviously know the outcome.
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As the IIHS study shows, that almost certainly would result in many lives saved.
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Overall our analysis shows that many end up in places with lower housing prices.
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- Give an exhibition of to an interested audience; "She shows her dogs frequently"; "We will demo the new software in Washington"
- The act of publicly exhibiting or entertaining; "a remarkable show of skill"
- Display: something intended to communicate a particular impression; "made a display of strength"; "a show of impatience"; "a good show of looking interested"
- Prove: establish the validity of something, as by an example, explanation or experiment; "The experiment demonstrated the instability of the compound"; "The mathematician showed the validity of the conjecture"
- A social event involving a public performance or entertainment; "they wanted to see some of the shows on Broadway"
- Testify: provide evidence for; "The blood test showed that he was the father"; "Her behavior testified to her incompetence"
- Show is a studio album by the progressive rock band After Crying.
- Show is a live album by English alternative rock band The Cure, released in 1993 and recorded live over two nights at the Palace of Auburn Hills, Auburn Hills, Michigan (a suburb of Detroit) in 1992, during the successful Wish tour. Show was also released as a concert video.
- A show is a judged event or display in the hobby of animal fancy or in the occupation of animal husbandry.
