| dictionary | A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z |
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| Sounds | show' |
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| Rhymes | sideshow |
| Meaning | A public exhibition of entertainment. |
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| Examples | "a remarkable show of skill" |
| Narrower | carnival, fair, funfair; dog show; horseshow; raree-show; circus; cabaret, floorshow, floor show; ice show; interlude, intermezzo, entr'acte; display, exhibit, showing; presentation, presentment, demonstration; demonstration; road show; sideshow; Wild West Show, Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show |
| Broader | entertainment, amusement |
| Verbs | show |
| Meaning | Something intended to communicate a particular impression. |
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| Examples | "a show of impatience"; "a good show of looking interested" |
| Synonyms | display |
| Narrower | big stick; gaudery |
| Broader | demonstration, demo |
| Meaning | A public exhibition or entertainment. |
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| Examples | "they wanted to see some of the shows on Broadway" |
| Narrower | stage dancing, choreography; movie, film, picture, moving picture, moving-picture show, motion picture, motion-picture show, picture show, pic, flick; attraction; broadcast, program, programme; performance, public presentation; burlesque; play; galanty show, shadow show, shadow play; puppet show, puppet play; variety show, variety |
| Broader | communication; social event |
| Verbs | show |
| Meaning | Pretending that something is the case in order to make a good impression. |
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| Examples | "that ceremony is just for show" |
| Synonyms | appearance |
| Broader | pretense, pretence, pretending, simulation, feigning |
| Meaning | Show or demonstrate something to an interested audience. |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody something; Somebody ----s something to somebody; Somebody ----s somebody with something |
| Model | The parents show a French poem to the children; The parents show the children a French poem |
| Examples | "She shows her dogs frequently" |
| Synonyms | demo, exhibit, present, demonstrate |
| Narrower | bring home |
| Broader | show |
| Nouns | show; showing; showing; show |
| Meaning | Establish the validity of something, as by an example, explanation or experiment. |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something; Somebody ----s that CLAUSE |
| Examples | "The mathematician showed the validity of the conjecture" |
| Synonyms | prove, demonstrate, establish, shew |
| Narrower | prove oneself; prove; negate, contradict; stultify |
| Broader | confirm, corroborate, sustain, substantiate, support, affirm |
| Contrary | disprove, confute |
| Meaning | Provide evidence for. |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something; Somebody ----s that CLAUSE |
| Model | They show that there was a traffic accident |
| Examples | "The blood test showed that he was the father" |
| Synonyms | testify, bear witness, prove, evidence |
| Category | law, jurisprudence |
| Narrower | attest, certify, manifest, demonstrate, evidence; presume; adduce, abduce, cite |
| Broader | inform |
| Meaning | Make visible or noticeable. |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody; Something ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody something; Somebody ----s something to somebody |
| Examples | "She showed her talent for cooking"; "Show me your etchings, please" |
| Cause to | see |
| Narrower | give; peep; project; do justice; flash; screen; expose, exhibit, display; fly; uncover, bring out, unveil, reveal; show, demo, exhibit, present, demonstrate; define, delineate |
| Contrary | hide, conceal |
| See also | show off |
| Meaning | Show in, or as in, a picture. |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something |
| Synonyms | picture, depict, render |
| Category | art, artistic creation, artistic production |
| Narrower | illustrate; map |
| Broader | represent, interpret |
| Meaning | Give expression to. |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something |
| Examples | "She showed her disappointment" |
| Synonyms | express, evince |
| Narrower | sneer; imply, connote; burst out; suggest, evoke, paint a picture; imply; give; exude; vent, ventilate, give vent; give voice, formulate, word, phrase, articulate; stress, emphasize, emphasise, punctuate, accent, accentuate; menace; beam; smile |
| Broader | convey, impart |
| Meaning | Indicate a place, direction, person, or thing. Either spatially or figuratively. |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody something; Somebody ----s something to somebody; Somebody ----s that CLAUSE |
| Examples | "I showed the customer the glove section" |
| Synonyms | indicate, point |
| Narrower | finger; signalize, signalise, point out, call attention; reflect |
| Broader | inform |
| Meaning | Make clear and visible. |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something |
| Synonyms | reveal, display |
| Narrower | express |
| Broader | communicate, pass on, pass, put across |
| Meaning | Be or become visible or noticeable. |
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| Pattern | Something ----s; Something is ----ing PP |
| Model | The moon will soon show |
| Examples | "His good upbringing really shows"; "The dirty side will show" |
| Synonyms | show up |
| Narrower | register |
| Broader | appear |
| Meaning | Indicate a certain reading. Of gauges and instruments. |
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| Pattern | Something ----s something |
| Examples | "The thermometer showed thirteen degrees below zero" |
| Synonyms | read, register, record |
| Narrower | say; show; strike |
| Broader | indicate |
| Meaning | Give evidence of, as of records. |
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| Pattern | Something ----s something |
| Examples | "The diary shows his distress that evening" |
| Narrower | attest; surcharge |
| Broader | read, register, show, record |
| Meaning | Show (someone) to their seats, as in theaters or auditoriums. |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s somebody |
| Examples | "The usher showed us to our seats" |
| Synonyms | usher |
| Narrower | marshal |
| Broader | lead, take, direct, conduct, guide |
| Meaning | Finish third or better in a horse or dog race. |
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| Pattern | Something ----s |
| Examples | "he bet $2 on number six to show" |
| Broader | race, run |