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(noun) a public entertainment or exhibition; "a remarkable show of skill" |
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Related Words: amusement, cabaret, carnival, circus, demonstration, display, dog show, entertainment, entr'acte, exhibit, fair, floor show, floorshow, funfair, horseshow, ice show, interlude, intermezzo, presentation, presentment, raree-show, road show, showing, sideshow |
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(verb) give evidence of, as of records; "The diary shows his distress that evening" |
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Related Words: attest, read, record, register, show, surcharge |
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(verb) make visible or noticeable: "She showed her talent for cooking" |
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Related Words: bring out, define, delineate, demo, demonstrate, display, do justice, exhibit, expose, flash, fly, give, present, project, reveal, screen, show, uncover, unveil |
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Antonyms: hide |
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(verb) be or become visible or noticeable; "His good upbringing really shows"; "The dirty side will show" |
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Synonyms: show up |
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Related Words: appear, register |
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(verb) show or demonstrate something to an interested audience; "She shows her dogs frequently"; "We will demo the new software in Washington" |
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Synonyms: demo, demonstrate, exhibit, present |
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Related Words: bring home, show |
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(noun) a public exhibition or entertainment; "they wanted to see some of the shows on Broadway" |
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Related Words: attraction, broadcast, burlesque, communication, film, flick, galanty show, motion picture, movie, moving picture, performance, picture, picture show, play, program, programme, public presentation, puppet play, puppet show, shadow play, shadow show, strip show, striptease, variety, variety show |
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(noun) (in horse racing) a finish in third place |
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Related Words: close, finish |
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(noun) 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" |
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Synonyms: appearance |
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Related Words: feigning, pretence, pretending, pretense, simulation |
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(verb) give expression to; "She showed her disappointment" |
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Synonyms: evince, express |
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Related Words: accent, accentuate, articulate, beam, burst out, connote, convey, emphasize, evoke, exude, formulate, give, give vent, impart, imply, menace, paint a picture, phrase, punctuate, smile, stress, suggest, vent, ventilate, word |
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(verb) show (someone) to their seats, as in theaters or auditoriums; "The usher showed us to our seats" |
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Synonyms: usher |
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Related Words: conduct, direct, guide, lead, marshal, take |
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(verb) give a demonstration of: "This improvement shows the effect of the drug most clearly" |
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Synonyms: demonstrate |
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Related Words: condemn |
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(noun) something done in order to communicate a particular impression; "made a display of strength"; "a show of impatience"; "a good show of looking interested" |
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Synonyms: display |
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Related Words: demo, demonstration |
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(verb) indicate a certain reading; of gauges and instruments; "The thermometer showed thirteen degrees below zero"; "The gauge read `empty'" |
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Synonyms: read, record, register |
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Related Words: indicate, say, show, strike |
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(verb) indicate a place, direction, person, or thing; either spatially or figuratively; "I showed the customer the glove section"; "He showed her that there was a lot of space"; "he indicated his opponents" |
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Synonyms: indicate, point |
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Related Words: finger, inform, point out, reflect, signalize |
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(verb) show in, or as in, a picture; "This scene depicts country life" |
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Synonyms: depict, picture |
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Related Words: illustrate, interpret, map, represent |
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(verb) make clear and visible; "The article revealed the policies of the government" |
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Synonyms: display, reveal |
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Related Words: communicate, pass, pass on, put across |
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(verb) establish the validity of something; "This behavior shows his true nature" |
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Synonyms: demonstrate, establish, prove, shew |
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Related Words: affirm, confirm, contradict, corroborate, negate, prove, prove oneself, stultify, substantiate, support, sustain |
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(verb) provide evidence for; "The blood test showed that he was the father"; "Her behavior testified to her incompetence" |
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Synonyms: bear witness, evidence, prove, testify |
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Related Words: abduce, adduce, attest, certify, cite, demonstrate, evidence, inform, manifest |
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