Show

Verb

 * 1)  To display, to have somebody see (something).
 * The car's dull finish showed years of neglect.
 * All he had to show for four years of attendance at college was a framed piece of paper.
 * 1)  To indicate (a fact) to be true; to demonstrate.
 * 2)  To guide or escort.
 * Could you please show him on his way. He has overstayed his welcome.
 * 1)  To be visible, to be seen.
 * Your bald patch is starting to show.
 * 1)  To put in an appearance.
 * We waited for an hour, but they never showed.
 * 1)  To have an enlarged belly and thus be recognizable as pregnant.
 * 2)  To finish third, especially of horses or dogs.
 * In the third race: Aces up won, paying eight dollars; Blarney Stone placed, paying three dollars; and Cinnamon showed, paying five dollars.

Synonyms

 * display, indicate, point out, reveal, exhibit
 * demonstrate, prove
 * arrive, show up

Antonyms

 * conceal, cover up, hide
 * disprove, refute

Derived terms

 * Category:English words derived from: show (verb)


 * shower
 * show off


 * show a clean pair of heels
 * show somebody the door
 * show up

Noun

 * 1)  A play, dance, or other entertainment.
 * 2)  An exhibition of items.
 * art show
 * dog show
 * 1)  A demonstration.
 * show of force
 * 1)  A broadcast program/programme.
 * radio show
 * television show
 * 1)  A movie.
 * Let's catch a show.
 * 1)  Mere display with no substance
 * The dog sounds ferocious but it's all show.
 * 1) A project or presentation.
 * Let's get on with the show.
 * Let's get this show on the road.
 * The went on an international road show to sell the shares to investors.
 * ''It was Apple's usual dog and pony show
 * 1)  The major leagues.
 * He played AA ball for years, but never made it to the show.

Synonyms

 * exhibition, exposition
 * demonstration, illustration, proof
 * program(me)
 * façade, front, superficiality
 * big leagues

Derived terms

 * showbusiness, showbiz
 * show business
 * showlike
 * showy
 * talk show

Verbs for Show
acclaim—; applaud—; back—; censor—; conclude—; extol—; finance—; flock to—; hail—; offer—; produce—; render—; review—; revise—; stage—; —beguiles; — draws; —traduces.

Adverbs for Show
distinctly; conclusively; vaguely; picturesquely; deftly; negatively; devoutly; conspicuously; adroitly; accurately; unequivocally; ingeniously; photographically; subsequently; reluctantly; ostentatiously; delusively; spectacularly; formidably; imperially.

Thesaurus
Grand Guignol, Passion play, Prospero, Tom show, accompany, accord, account for, acting, advertise, affect, affectation, affectedness, afford, afford proof of, air, airiness, airs, airs and graces, alibi, allege, allegorize, antimasque, apology, apparent character, appear, appearance, appearances, approve, argue, arise, array, arrive, artificiality, ascertain, attest, attitudinizing, audience success, authenticate, auto show, ballet, bare, bazaar, be conspicuous, be evident, be indicative of, be noticeable, be revealed, be seen, be significant of, be symptomatic of, be visible, bear out, become manifest, become visible, benefit, bespeak, bestow, betoken, betray, bill, blazon, blind, blow in, bluff, bluffing, boast, boat show, bomb, brag, brandish, bravura, break, break the seal, breathe, brilliancy, bring forth, bring forward, bring home to, bring into view, bring out, bring to light, bring to notice, broadcast drama, broaden the mind, burlesque show, catechize, certify, chance, characterization, characterize, charade, cheating, cinch, cine, cinema, civilize, clarify, clear up, cliff hanger, clinch, cloak, closet drama, color, coloring, come, come forth, come forward, come in sight, come out, come to hand, come to light, comedy drama, commercial complex, conduct, conduct to, confirm, connote, contrast, corroborate, cosmorama, cover, cover story, cover-up, crack, critical success, crop out, cyclorama, dangle, daring, dash, daytime serial, deal in, debut, deception, decipher, delusion, delusiveness, demonstrate, demonstration, demythologize, denominate, denomination, denotation, denote, depict, designation, determine, develop, device, dialogue, differentiate, differentiation, diorama, direct, direct to, disclose, disclosure, discover, disguise, dismask, display, disport, dissemblance, dissembling, dissimulation, divulge, documentary drama, drama, dramalogue, dramatic play, dramatic series, dramatics, dramatize, draw the veil, duodrama, duologue, eclat, eclipse, edify, effect, elucidate, embarrass, embody, emerge, emporium, enact, enactment, enlighten, entail, enter, entertainment, epic theater, escort, establish, etalage, euhemerize, evidence, evince, excuse, exemplify, exhibit, exhibition, exhibitionism, experimental theater, explain, explain away, explicate, expo, expose, expose to view, exposit, exposition, exposure, expound, express, expression, exteriors, external appearance, externals, extravaganza, facade, face, fade in, failure, fair, fakery, faking, fallaciousness, false air, false appearance, false front, false light, false show, falseness, falsity, fanfare, fanfaronade, farewell performance, feigned belief, feigning, feint, figure, film, fingering, fix, flair, flash, flaunt, flaunting, flea fair, flea market, flesh show, flick, flop, flourish, follow, follow from, four-flushing, fraud, front, furnish evidence, gasser, gaudiness, georama, get, get in, gilt, give away, give evidence, give indication of, give instruction, give lessons in, give reason for, give sign, give the meaning, give token, giveaway, glare, gloss, go to show, grandstand, ground, guide, guise, handle, happening, have a case, heave in sight, highlight, hint, histrionics, hit, hit show, hold good, hold water, humbug, humbuggery, hypocrisy, idealization, identification, identify, illuminate, illumine, illusionism, illusionist, illusiveness, illustrate, image, immateriality, impart, imply, imposture, impression, improvisational drama, incarnate, indicate, indication, indicativeness, inform, insincerity, instruct, involve, issue, issue forth, lame excuse, lay bare, lay open, lay out, lead, lead to, legitimate drama, let daylight in, let out, light show, likeness, locus standi, look forth, look-in, loom, loom large, magic, magic act, magic show, magician, make clear, make good, make known, make out, make plain, make the scene, manifest, manifestation, mannerism, mark, market, market overt, marketplace, mart, mask, masque, masquerade, materialize, mean, meaning, meet the gaze, melodrama, mere externals, mere show, meretriciousness, minstrel show, miracle, miracle play, monodrama, monologue, morality, morality play, mortify, motion picture, mount, moving picture, music drama, musical, musical revue, myriorama, mystery, mystery play, nail down, naming, note, occasion, offer, open, open market, open the eyes, open up, opening, opera, ostensible motive, ostent, ostentation, out, outcrop, outshine, outward appearance, outward show, overshadow, pageant, pageantry, panel show, panoply, panorama, pantomime, parade, pastoral, pastoral drama, peep out, perform, performance, phantasmagoria, photoplay, picking out, picture, picture show, piece, pilot, play, playacting, playlet, plaza, plead, point out to, point the way, point to, pointing, pointing out, pointing to, pomp, poor excuse, popularize, portray, pose, posing, posture, premiere, present, presentation, presentment, prestidigitation, pretense, pretension, pretentiousness, pretext, problem play, proclaim, produce, production, proffer, project, projection, protestation, prove, prove to be, prove true, prunes and prisms, psychedelic show, psychodrama, public image, public motive, put on, put right, put to shame, put-off, put-on, putting on airs, quiz show, radio drama, raise the curtain, rationalize, reach, read, rear its head, record, reeducate, refuge, register, remove all doubt, represent, representation, retrospective, reveal, review, revue, rialto, ring up, rise, roll out, route, say, school, screen, see, see the light, seeming, selection, sell, semblance, sensational play, serial, set at rest, set forth, set out, set right, set straight, settle, settle the matter, sham, sharpen the wits, shed light upon, shepherd, shifting scene, shine, shine out, shine through, shopping center, shopping mall, shopping plaza, shot, show forth, show how, show off, show signs of, show the way, show through, show up, showing, showing-off, sight, signalize, signification, signify, simplify, simulacrum, simulation, sitcom, situation comedy, sketch, skit, sleight of hand, smoke screen, soap, soap opera, sociodrama, solve, sorcerer, sorcery, speak for itself, speak volumes, specification, specious appearance, speciousness, spectacle, spell out, splash, splurge, sport, spotlight, spread, squeak, stage, stage play, stage presentation, stage show, staginess, stalking-horse, stand for, stand forth, stand out, staple, steer, straight drama, stratagem, stream forth, street market, strike the eye, strip bare, stylishness, submit, substantiate, subterfuge, success, suggest, suggestion, superficiality, supply, surface appearance, surface show, suspense drama, swagger, swan song, symbolize, symptomaticness, symptomatize, symptomize, tableau, tableau vivant, talk show, teach, teach a lesson, teach the rudiments, teleplay, television drama, television play, tell, tend to show, testify, theater of cruelty, theatrical performance, theatrics, throw light upon, time, token, total theater, trade fair, trick, trot out, tryout, turn up, unactuality, uncloak, uncover, undrape, unfold, unfolding, unfoldment, unfurl, unkennel, unlock, unmask, unnaturalness, unpack, unravel, unreality, unroll, unscreen, unsheathe, unshroud, unsubstantiality, unveil, unveiling, unwrap, upstage, usher, vain show, variety show, varnish, varnishing day, vaudeville, vaunt, vehicle, veil, veneer, verify, vernissage, wave, window dressing, word-of-mouth success, work

Alternative forms

 * shew

Etymology
scēawian, from West Germanic *skauwojanan. Cognate with Dutch schouwen and German schauen.

Verb

 * Anglo-Norman: mustrer
 * Arabic: عرض, ,
 * Bengali: দেখানো
 * Bulgarian: показвам
 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin: 展示,, , , 讓...看看, 让...看看
 * Croatian: pokazati, demostrirati
 * Czech:
 * Dutch: tonen, laten zien
 * Esperanto: vidigi,
 * Finnish: näyttää, (indifferently or in a way that annoys the speaker) näytellä; (in an official context) esittää
 * French:
 * Middle French: monstrer
 * Old French: mostrer, monstrer
 * German:
 * Hebrew: הציג,
 * Hindi:
 * Hungarian: ,
 * Interlingua: monstrar
 * Italian:
 * Japanese:, , 表す


 * Korean:
 * Kurdish:
 * Latin:, offero, exhibo, designo, monstro
 * Marathi: दाखवणे (daakhawaNe)
 * Norwegian:
 * Old English: ,
 * Old Provençal:
 * Persian: نشان دادن
 * Polish:
 * Portuguese: ,
 * Romanian:
 * Russian: ,
 * Scots: shaw
 * Scottish Gaelic:
 * Spanish:
 * Swahili:
 * Swedish:
 * Telugu: చూపించు (choopinchu)
 * Thai: (sà-daeng)
 * Turkish:
 * Urdu: دکھانا


 * Arabic: ,
 * Catalan: demostrar
 * Czech:
 * Dutch: ,
 * Finnish: ,
 * French:
 * German:
 * Hebrew:
 * Italian:
 * Japanese:
 * Kurdish:


 * Norwegian:
 * Persian: (neshân dâdan)
 * Polish:
 * Portuguese:
 * Quechua: aminakoyim
 * Romanian: ,
 * Scots: shaw
 * Spanish:
 * Swahili:
 * Swedish: ,
 * Thai: (sà-daeng)


 * Swedish: synas, märkas


 * : diskouez
 * : показвам (pokazvam) (1,2)
 * : 使被看见 (shǐ bèi kànjiàn)
 * : montrar, indikar (indicate)
 * : menunjukkan, mempertunjukkan, menampilkan, memperlihatkan

Noun

 * Arabic: ,
 * Catalan: espectacle
 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin: 表演, 演出
 * Croatian:
 * Czech:
 * Dutch: ,
 * Finnish:, ,
 * French:
 * Hebrew: הופעה
 * Italian:
 * Japanese: 興行


 * Maltese: spettaklu
 * Persian:
 * Romanian: spectacol
 * Russian: представление, шоу, спектакль, зрелище
 * Scots: shaw
 * Spanish: ,
 * Swahili:
 * Swedish:
 * Thai: (lá-kon),โชว์(choh) (=show)
 * Turkish: gösteri, şov


 * Arabic:
 * Croatian:
 * Czech: ,
 * Dutch: ,
 * Finnish: ,
 * Hebrew:
 * Italian:
 * Japanese: 展示会
 * Kurdish:
 * Maltese: wirja, essibizjoni


 * Romanian:
 * Russian:
 * Scots: shaw
 * Scottish Gaelic:
 * Spanish:
 * Swahili:
 * Swedish: uppvisning, utställning
 * Telugu: ప్రదర్శనం (pradarSanam)
 * Turkish: şov


 * Arabic: ,
 * Croatian: demonstracija
 * Czech: ,
 * Finnish: ,
 * German:
 * Japanese: 誇示
 * Romanian: demonstraţie


 * Scots: shaw
 * Scottish Gaelic:
 * Spanish:
 * Swahili:
 * Swedish:
 * Telugu: ప్రదర్శనం (pradarSanam)


 * Arabic: (barnāmaj)
 * Croatian:
 * Czech:
 * Finnish:
 * French:
 * Hebrew: תוכנית
 * Italian: programma
 * Norwegian: ,


 * Romanian: emisiune, program
 * Russian:, телепрограмма
 * Scots: shaw
 * Spanish:
 * Swahili:
 * Thai: (lá-kon)
 * Turkish: gösteri, şov,


 * Scottish Gaelic:


 * Swahili:


 * : шоу (šou) (1), представление (predstavlénie)  (2), спектакъл (spektákǎl)  (2), изложба (izložba)  (3), показване (pokazvane)  (4), демонстрация (demonstrátsija)  (4)
 * : 演出 (yǎnchū), 表演 (biǎoyǎn)

Anagrams

 * hows, how's
 * who's

Noun

 * 1) show

Etymology
From.

Noun

 * 1) show; a play, dance, or other entertainment.

Etymology
From.