From WordNet (r) 2.0 (August 2003) [wn]:
show
n 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]
v 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"
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Show \Show\, v. i. [Written also shew.]
1. To exhibit or manifest one's self or itself; to appear; to
look; to be in appearance; to seem.
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Just such she shows before a rising storm. --Dryden.
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All round a hedge upshoots, and shows
At distance like a little wood. --Tennyson.
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2. To have a certain appearance, as well or ill, fit or
unfit; to become or suit; to appear.
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My lord of York, it better showed with you. --Shak.
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To show off, to make a show; to display one's self.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Show \Show\, v. t. [imp. Showed; p. p. Shownor 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).
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Go thy way, shew thyself to the priest. --Matt.
viii. 4.
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Nor want we skill or art from whence to raise
Magnificence; and what can heaven show more?
--Milton.
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2. To exhibit to the mental view; to tell; to disclose; to
reveal; to make known; as, to show one's designs.
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Shew them the way wherein they must walk. --Ex.
xviii. 20.
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If it please my father to do thee evil, then I will
shew it thee, and send thee away. --1 Sam. xx.
13.
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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.
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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.
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I 'll show my duty by my timely care. --Dryden.
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5. To bestow; to confer; to afford; as, to show favor.
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Shewing mercy unto thousands of them that love me.
--Ex. xx. 6.
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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.]
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Show \Show\, n. [Formerly written also shew.]
1. The act of showing, or bringing to view; exposure to
sight; exhibition.
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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.
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As for triumphs, masks, feasts, and such shows.
--Bacon.
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3. Proud or ostentatious display; parade; pomp.
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I envy none their pageantry and show. --Young.
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4. Semblance; likeness; appearance.
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He through the midst unmarked,
In show plebeian angel militant
Of lowest order, passed. --Milton.
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5. False semblance; deceitful appearance; pretense.
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Beware of the scribes, . . . which devour widows'
houses, and for a shew make long prayers. --Luke xx.
46. 47.
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6. (Med.) A discharge, from the vagina, of mucus streaked
with blood, occuring a short time before labor.
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7. (Mining) A pale blue flame, at the top of a candle flame,
indicating the presence of fire damp. --Raymond.
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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.
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