show
IPA: ʃˈoʊ
noun
- (countable) A play, dance, or other entertainment.
- (countable) An exhibition of items.
- (countable) A broadcast program, especially a light entertainment program.
- (countable) A movie.
- (Australia, New Zealand, countable) An agricultural show.
- A project or presentation.
- (countable) A demonstration.
- (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.
- (military, slang) A battle; local conflict.
- A surname.
verb
- (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, motor racing) To finish third, especially of horses or dogs.
- (intransitive, card games) To reveal one's hand of cards.
- (obsolete) To have a certain appearance, such as well or ill, fit or unfit; to become or suit; to appear.
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Examples of "show" in Sentences
- This show seemed to be a set up for foolery.
- The lady seems to be the presenter of the show.
- The image purports to show the characters in an EGA display.
- The show seemed to oscillate between the intellectual and puerile.
- The makers of Darkplace endeavoured to make the show seem authentic.
- The host of the show, Summer Sanders, seems to tease Mark on the show.
- According to the guide, the show is a mixture of infotainment and fiction.
- The company of a guide to show the ways and guide the hikes is fundamental.
- But the second seems to show it from the vantage point of the Palestinians.
- The prime attraction of this show is the display of exotic and rare orchids.
- Red Line Chemistry will show off its softer side when it headlines a special acoustic show
- Priory, to take care of all the old trumpery, and show the place -- you know it's a _show place_.
- That, and the truth that in 10 years the naysayers will be forgotten, and made irrelevant...but the show, the *show*...goes on.
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- Reminds me of how every new TV show is 'the new hit show_____!' even before the pilot airs also reminds me of a certain poster here who admitted they declared Obama a failure before his first day in office, because, they just 'knew' he would be. call it 'The Power of Negative Thinking' question is, why would anyone want their country's leader to fail?