[ UK /ʃˈə‍ʊ/ ]
[ US /ˈʃoʊ/ ]
NOUN
  1. the act of publicly exhibiting or entertaining
    a remarkable show of skill
  2. something intended to communicate a particular impression
    a show of impatience
    made a display of strength
    a good show of looking interested
  3. 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
  4. a social event involving a public performance or entertainment
    they wanted to see some of the shows on Broadway
VERB
  1. give evidence of, as of records
    The diary shows his distress that evening
  2. give an exhibition of to an interested audience
    She shows her dogs frequently
    We will demo the new software in Washington
  3. 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
  4. provide evidence for
    Her behavior testified to her incompetence
    The blood test showed that he was the father
  5. 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
  6. indicate a certain reading; of gauges and instruments
    The thermometer showed thirteen degrees below zero
    The gauge read `empty'
  7. make visible or noticeable
    Show me your etchings, please
    She showed her talent for cooking
  8. give expression to
    She showed her disappointment
  9. take (someone) to their seats, as in theaters or auditoriums
    The usher showed us to our seats
  10. finish third or better in a horse or dog race
    he bet $2 on number six to show
  11. 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
  12. be or become visible or noticeable
    The dirty side will show
    His good upbringing really shows
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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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
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