Definition of show

noun (n)

• the act of publicly exhibiting or entertaining (noun.act)

  Example:
  A remarkable show of skill.
  

  source: wordnet30
• something intended to communicate a particular impression (noun.communication)

  Synonym: display
  

  Example:
  A show of impatience.
  A good show of looking interested.
  

  source: wordnet30
• a social event involving a public performance or entertainment (noun.communication)

  Example:
  They wanted to see some of the shows on Broadway.
  

  source: wordnet30
• pretending that something is the case in order to make a good impression (noun.act)

  Synonym: appearance
  

  Example:
  That ceremony is just for show.
  

  source: wordnet30
• The act of showing, or bringing to view; exposure to sight; exhibition. (noun)

  source: webster1913

verb (v)

• give an exhibition of to an interested audience (verb.perception)

  Synonym: demo, demonstrate, exhibit, present
  

  Example:
  She shows her dogs frequently.
  

  source: wordnet30
• establish the validity of something, as by an example, explanation or experiment (verb.cognition)

  Synonym: demonstrate, establish, prove, shew
  Antonym: confute, disprove
  

  Example:
  The mathematician showed the validity of the conjecture.
  

  source: wordnet30
• provide evidence for (verb.communication)

  Synonym: bear witness, evidence, prove, testify
  

  Example:
  The blood test showed that he was the father.
  

  source: wordnet30
• make visible or noticeable (verb.perception)

  Antonym: conceal, hide
  

  Example:
  She showed her talent for cooking.
  Show me your etchings, please.
  

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• show in, or as in, a picture (verb.creation)

  Synonym: depict, picture, render
  

  source: wordnet30
• give expression to (verb.communication)

  Synonym: evince, express
  

  Example:
  She showed her disappointment.
  

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• indicate a place, direction, person, or thing; either spatially or figuratively (verb.communication)

  Synonym: designate, indicate, point
  

  Example:
  I showed the customer the glove section.
  

  source: wordnet30
• be or become visible or noticeable (verb.perception)

  Synonym: show up
  

  Example:
  His good upbringing really shows.
  The dirty side will show.
  

  source: wordnet30
• indicate a certain reading; of gauges and instruments (verb.communication)

  Synonym: read, record, register
  

  Example:
  The thermometer showed thirteen degrees below zero.
  

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• give evidence of, as of records (verb.communication)

  Example:
  The diary shows his distress that evening.
  

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• take (someone) to their seats, as in theaters or auditoriums (verb.motion)

  Synonym: usher
  

  Example:
  The usher showed us to our seats.
  

  source: wordnet30
• finish third or better in a horse or dog race (verb.competition)

  Example:
  He bet $2 on number six to show.
  

  source: wordnet30
• To exhibit or present to view; to place in sight; to display; -- the thing exhibited being the object, and often with an indirect object denoting the person or thing seeing or beholding; as, to show a house; show your colors; shopkeepers show customers goods (show goods to customers). (verb)

  source: webster1913
• To exhibit or manifest one's self or itself; to appear; to look; to be in appearance; to seem. (verb)

  source: webster1913

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