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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Show \Show\, verb (used with an object) [imp. {Showed}; p. p. {Shown}or {Showed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Showing}. It is sometimes written {shew}, {shewed}, {shewn}, {shewing}.] [OE. schowen, shewen, schewen, shawen, AS. sce['a]wian, to look, see, view; akin to OS. scaw?n, OFries. skawia, D. schouwen, OHG. scouw?n, G. schauen, Dan. skue, Sw. sk?da, Icel. sko?a, Goth. usskawjan to waken, skuggwa a mirror, Icel. skuggy shade, shadow, L. cavere to be on one's guard, Gr. ??? to mark, perceive, hear, Skr. kavi wise. Cf. {Caution}, {Scavenger}, {Sheen}.]
1. 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).
Go thy way, shew thyself to the priest. --Matt. viii. 4.
Nor want we skill or art from whence to raise Magnificence; and what can heaven show more? --Milton.
2. To exhibit to the mental view; to tell; to disclose; to reveal; to make known; as, to show one's designs.
Shew them the way wherein they must walk. --Ex. xviii. 20.
If it please my father to do thee evil, then I will shew it thee, and send thee away. --1 Sam. xx. 13.
3. Specifically, to make known the way to (a person); hence, to direct; to guide; to asher; to conduct; as, to show a person into a parlor; to show one to the door.
4. To make apparent or clear, as by evidence, testimony, or reasoning; to prove; to explain; also, to manifest; to evince; as, to show the truth of a statement; to show the causes of an event.
I 'll show my duty by my timely care. --Dryden.
5. To bestow; to confer; to afford; as, to show favor.
Shewing mercy unto thousands of them that love me. --Ex. xx. 6.
{To show forth}, to manifest; to publish; to proclaim.
{To show his paces}, to exhibit the gait, speed, or the like; -- said especially of a horse.
{To show off}, to exhibit ostentatiously.
{To show up}, to expose. [Colloq.]
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Show \Show\, verb (used without an object) [Written also shew.]
1. To exhibit or manifest one's self or itself; to appear; to look; to be in appearance; to seem.
Just such she shows before a rising storm. --Dryden.
All round a hedge upshoots, and shows At distance like a little wood. --Tennyson.
2. To have a certain appearance, as well or ill, fit or unfit; to become or suit; to appear.
My lord of York, it better showed with you. --Shak.
{To show off}, to make a show; to display one's self.
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Show \Show\, noun [Formerly written also shew.]
1. The act of showing, or bringing to view; exposure to sight; exhibition.
2. That which os shown, or brought to view; that which is arranged to be seen; a spectacle; an exhibition; as, a traveling show; a cattle show.
As for triumphs, masks, feasts, and such shows. --Bacon.
3. Proud or ostentatious display; parade; pomp.
I envy none their pageantry and show. --Young.
4. Semblance; likeness; appearance.
He through the midst unmarked, In show plebeian angel militant Of lowest order, passed. --Milton.
5. False semblance; deceitful appearance; pretense.
Beware of the scribes, . . . which devour widows' houses, and for a shew make long prayers. --Luke xx. 46. 47.
6. (Med.) A discharge, from the vagina, of mucus streaked with blood, occuring a short time before labor.
7. (Mining) A pale blue flame, at the top of a candle flame, indicating the presence of fire damp. --Raymond.
{Show bill}, a broad sheet containing an advertisement in large letters.
{Show box}, a box xontaining some object of curiosity carried round as a show.
{Show card}, an advertising placard; also, a card for displaying samples.
{Show case}, a gla?ed case, box, or cabinet for displaying and protecting shopkeepers' wares, articles on exhibition in museums, etc.
{Show glass}, a glass which displays objects; a mirror.
{Show of hands}, a raising of hands to indicate judgment; as, the vote was taken by a show of hands.
{Show stone}, a piece of glass or crystal supposed to have the property of exhibiting images of persons or things not present, indicating in that way future events.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
show
noun
1: a public exhibition of entertainment; "a remarkable show of skill"
2: something intended to communicate a particular impression; "made a display of strength"; "a show of impatience"; "a good show of looking interested" [syn: {display}]
3: a public exhibition or entertainment; "they wanted to see some of the shows on Broadway"
4: 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" [syn: {appearance}]
verb
1: show or demonstrate something to an interested audience; "She shows her dogs frequently"; "We will demo the new software in Washington" [syn: {demo}, {exhibit}, {present}, {demonstrate}]
2: establish the validity of something, as by an example, explanation or experiment; "The experiment demonstrated the instability of the compound"; "The mathematician showed the validity of the conjecture" [syn: {prove}, {demonstrate}, {establish}, {shew}] [ant: {disprove}]
3: provide evidence for; "The blood test showed that he was the father"; "Her behavior testified to her incompetence" [syn: {testify}, {bear witness}, {prove}, {evidence}]
4: make visible or noticeable; "She showed her talent for cooking"; "Show me your etchings, please" [ant: {hide}]
5: show in, or as in, a picture; "This scene depicts country life"; "the face of the child is rendered with much tenderness in this painting" [syn: {picture}, {depict}, {render}]
6: give expression to; "She showed her disappointment" [syn: {express}, {evince}]
7: indicate a place, direction, person, or thing; either spatially or figuratively; "I showed the customer the glove section"; "He pointed to the empty parking space"; "he indicated his opponents" [syn: {indicate}, {point}]
8: make clear and visible; "The article revealed the policies of the government" [syn: {reveal}, {display}]
9: be or become visible or noticeable; "His good upbringing really shows"; "The dirty side will show" [syn: {show up}]
10: indicate a certain reading; of gauges and instruments; "The thermometer showed thirteen degrees below zero"; "The gauge read 'empty'" [syn: {read}, {register}, {record}]
11: give evidence of, as of records; "The diary shows his distress that evening"
12: show (someone) to their seats, as in theaters or auditoriums; "The usher showed us to our seats" [syn: {usher}]
13: finish third or better in a horse or dog race; "he bet $2 on number six to show" [also: {shown}]
From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:
667 Moby Thesaurus words for "show": 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 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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
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