show (noun)

  • 1show — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 on TV, radio, etc. ADJECTIVE ▪ live, recorded ▪ family ▪ cable (AmE), network (esp. AmE), radio, television …

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  • 2SHOW — (Roget s Thesaurus II) Index show noun acknowledgment, display (2), exhibition, expression, guide, hint, lead, nudity, precursor, reflection …

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  • 3show — I show, noun Something that one views or at which one looks and at the same time hears II show, verb To make apparent or clear by evidence, to prove …

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  • 4show-and-tell — ¦ ̷ ̷  ̷ ̷ ˈ ̷ ̷ noun 1. : a classroom exercise in which children display an item and talk about it 2. : a public display or demonstration * * * show and tellˈ noun An activity of young schoolchildren in which an object is brought to the class by …

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  • 5show — [ʆəʊ ǁ ʆoʊ] noun [countable] an occasion when a lot of similar things are brought together in one place so that people can come and look at them or so that they can compete against each other see also roadshow agriˈcultural ˌshow FARMING a public …

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  • 6show bill — noun a poster advertising a show or play • Syn: ↑show card, ↑theatrical poster • Hypernyms: ↑poster, ↑posting, ↑placard, ↑notice, ↑bill, ↑card …

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  • 7show — vt showed, shown, or, showed, show·ing: to demonstrate or establish by argument, reasoning, or evidence must show a compelling need for the court action show cause: to establish by reasoning and evidence a valid reason for something if a debtor… …

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  • 8show card — noun a poster advertising a show or play • Syn: ↑show bill, ↑theatrical poster • Hypernyms: ↑poster, ↑posting, ↑placard, ↑notice, ↑bill, ↑card …

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  • 9show trial — noun a trial held for show; the guilt of the accused person has been decided in advance • Hypernyms: ↑trial * * * noun, pl ⋯ trials [count] : a trial in a court of law in which the verdict has been decided in advance They were forced to confess… …

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  • 10show home — or show house noun A decorated and furnished house shown to prospective buyers as an example of the type of house available on a new or incomplete housing estate • • • Main Entry: ↑show * * * ˈshow house f17 [show house show houses] …

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