How to pronounce “show”

Meaning

• [Verb]
• (transitive) To display, to have somebody see (something).
• (transitive) To bestow; to confer.
• (transitive) To indicate (a fact) to be true; to demonstrate.
• (transitive) To guide or escort.
• (intransitive) To be visible; to be seen; to appear.
• (intransitive, informal) To put in an appearance; show up.
• (intransitive, informal) To have an enlarged belly and thus be recognizable as pregnant.
• (intransitive, motor racing) To finish third, especially of horses or dogs.
• (intransitive, card games) To reveal one's hand of cards.
• (obsolete) To have a certain appearance, such as well or ill, fit or unfit; to become or suit; to appear.
• [Noun]
• (countable) A play, dance, or other entertainment.
• (countable) An exhibition of items.
• (countable) A broadcast program, especially a light entertainment program.
• (countable) A movie.
• (Australia, New Zealand, countable) An agricultural exhibition.
• A project or presentation.
• (countable) A demonstration.
• (uncountable) Mere display or pomp with no substance. (Usually seen in the phrases "all show" and "for show".)
• Outward appearance; wileful or deceptive appearance.
• (baseball, with "the") The major leagues.
• (mining, obsolete) A pale blue flame at the top of a candle flame, indicating the presence of firedamp.[3]
• (archaic) Pretence.
• (archaic) Sign, token, or indication.
• (obsolete) Semblance; likeness; appearance.
• (obsolete) Plausibility.
• (medicine) A discharge, from the vagina, of mucus streaked with blood, occurring a short time before labor.
• (military, slang) A battle; local conflict. [from 1892][2][4]

Practice Nearby Words

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