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UK
/ʃˈəʊ/
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[ US /ˈʃoʊ/ ]
[ US /ˈʃoʊ/ ]
NOUN
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the act of publicly exhibiting or entertaining
a remarkable show of skill -
something intended to communicate a particular impression
a show of impatience
made a display of strength
a good show of looking interested -
pretending that something is the case in order to make a good impression
they try to keep up appearances
that ceremony is just for show -
a social event involving a public performance or entertainment
they wanted to see some of the shows on Broadway
VERB
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give evidence of, as of records
The diary shows his distress that evening -
give an exhibition of to an interested audience
She shows her dogs frequently
We will demo the new software in Washington -
show in, or as in, a picture
the face of the child is rendered with much tenderness in this painting
This scene depicts country life -
provide evidence for
Her behavior testified to her incompetence
The blood test showed that he was the father -
indicate a place, direction, person, or thing; either spatially or figuratively
I showed the customer the glove section
he indicated his opponents
He pointed to the empty parking space -
indicate a certain reading; of gauges and instruments
The thermometer showed thirteen degrees below zero
The gauge read `empty' -
make visible or noticeable
Show me your etchings, please
She showed her talent for cooking -
give expression to
She showed her disappointment -
take (someone) to their seats, as in theaters or auditoriums
The usher showed us to our seats -
finish third or better in a horse or dog race
he bet $2 on number six to show -
establish the validity of something, as by an example, explanation or experiment
The mathematician showed the validity of the conjecture
The experiment demonstrated the instability of the compound -
be or become visible or noticeable
The dirty side will show
His good upbringing really shows
How To Use show In A Sentence
- Richardson, are proprietors of shows, and the berouged, bedraggled creatures who exhibit on the platform outside for their living. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine — Volume 53, No. 327, January, 1843
- In the forecabins, the head and shower is located forward and has a large mirrored vanity with ample storage below.
- The first batch of ten shows is seen as a test of viewer demand. Times, Sunday Times
- You can't have a show called Politically Incorrect and then abjectly apologize for not being PC.
- The scale of the economic gulf between the two parties came as two polls yesterday showed that the election remained wide open. Times, Sunday Times
- He pulled himself up and stumbled to the bathroom, where he turned on the cold tap and collapsed at the bottom of the shower, barely awake.
- Beard is rather dismissive of their optical sophistication, shown in the curvature of the stylobate and in the entasis of the columns — the slight outward swelling of a column designed to counter the optical illusion of concavity, were the columns 'sides to be perfectly straight. Looking for the Lost Greeks
- To avoid leaving the center posts in the permanent work, two rows of temporary posts were placed, as shown by Fig. 1, Plate LX, the center wall and skewback were built, and the posts were removed, as shown by Fig. 2, Plate LX, before placing the remainder of the lining. Transactions of the American Society of Civil Engineers, Vol. LXVIII, Sept. 1910 The New York Tunnel Extension of the Pennsylvania Railroad. The Cross-Town Tunnels. Paper No. 1158
- A spokesman said: ‘Snow will continue through the day with a few dry interludes and it will slowly improve by the afternoon with snow turning more showery.’
- Last night, a steady stream of people arrived at the evacuation centre in Brisbane's showground, only a few minutes' drive from the swollen river. Brisbane residents flee homes as floodwaters rise