Dictionary entry details
• SHOW (noun)
Meaning:
The act of publicly exhibiting or entertaining
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Context example:
a remarkable show of skill
Hypernyms ("show" is a kind of...):
amusement; entertainment (an activity that is diverting and that holds the attention)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "show"):
carnival; fair; funfair (a traveling show; having sideshows and rides and games of skill etc.)
Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show; Wild West Show (a spectacular show organized in 1883 by William F. Cody that featured horseback riding and marksmanship on a large scale; toured the United States and Europe)
sideshow (a minor show that is part of a larger one (as at the circus))
road show (a show on tour)
demonstration (a show of military force or preparedness)
demonstration; presentation; presentment (a show or display; the act of presenting something to sight or view)
display; exhibit; showing (something shown to the public)
entr'acte; interlude; intermezzo (a brief show (music or dance etc) inserted between the sections of a longer performance)
ice show (any entertainment performed by ice skaters)
dog show (a competitive exhibition of dogs)
horseshow (a competitive exhibition of horses)
raree-show (a street show)
circus (performance given by a traveling company of acrobats clowns and trained animals)
cabaret; floor show; floorshow (a series of acts at a night club)
Meaning:
Something intended to communicate a particular impression
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Synonyms:
display; show
Context examples:
made a display of strength / a show of impatience / a good show of looking interested
Hypernyms ("show" is a kind of...):
demo; demonstration (a visual presentation showing how something works)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "show"):
big stick (a display of force or power)
gaudery; pomp (cheap or pretentious or vain display)
Meaning:
A social event involving a public performance or entertainment
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Context example:
they wanted to see some of the shows on Broadway
Hypernyms ("show" is a kind of...):
social event (an event characteristic of persons forming groups)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "show"):
variety; variety show (a show consisting of a series of short unrelated performances)
puppet play; puppet show (a show in which the actors are puppets)
galanty show; shadow play; shadow show (a drama executed by throwing shadows on a wall)
play (a theatrical performance of a drama)
burlesque (a theatrical entertainment of broad and earthy humor; consists of comic skits and short turns (and sometimes striptease))
performance; public presentation (a dramatic or musical entertainment)
broadcast; program; programme (a radio or television show)
attraction (an entertainment that is offered to the public)
film; flick; motion picture; motion-picture show; movie; moving picture; moving-picture show; pic; picture; picture show (a form of entertainment that enacts a story by a sequence of images giving the illusion of continuous movement)
choreography; stage dancing (a show involving artistic dancing)
Meaning:
Pretending that something is the case in order to make a good impression
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Synonyms:
show; appearance
Context examples:
they try to keep up appearances / that ceremony is just for show
Hypernyms ("show" is a kind of...):
feigning; pretence; pretending; pretense; simulation (the act of giving a false appearance)
• SHOW (verb)
Meaning:
Show or demonstrate something to an interested audience
Classified under:
Verbs of seeing, hearing, feeling
Synonyms:
present; demonstrate; demo; show; exhibit
Context examples:
She shows her dogs frequently / We will demo the new software in Washington
Hypernyms (to "show" is one way to...):
show (make visible or noticeable)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "show"):
bring home (make understandable and clear)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody something
Somebody ----s something to somebody
Somebody ----s somebody with something
Sentence examples:
The parents show a French poem to the children
The parents show the children a French poem
Meaning:
Establish the validity of something, as by an example, explanation or experiment
Classified under:
Verbs of thinking, judging, analyzing, doubting
Synonyms:
shew; show; prove; demonstrate; establish
Context examples:
The experiment demonstrated the instability of the compound / The mathematician showed the validity of the conjecture
Hypernyms (to "show" is one way to...):
affirm; confirm; corroborate; substantiate; support; sustain (establish or strengthen as with new evidence or facts)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "show"):
stultify (prove to be of unsound mind or demonstrate someone's incompetence)
contradict; negate (prove negative; show to be false)
prove (prove formally; demonstrate by a mathematical, formal proof)
prove oneself (show one's ability or courage)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
Somebody ----s that CLAUSE
Meaning:
Provide evidence for
Classified under:
Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing
Synonyms:
bear witness; evidence; testify; prove; show
Context examples:
The blood test showed that he was the father / Her behavior testified to her incompetence
Hypernyms (to "show" is one way to...):
inform (impart knowledge of some fact, state or affairs, or event to)
Domain category:
jurisprudence; law (the collection of rules imposed by authority)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "show"):
attest; certify; demonstrate; evidence; manifest (provide evidence for; stand as proof of; show by one's behavior, attitude, or external attributes)
presume (constitute reasonable evidence for)
abduce; adduce; cite (advance evidence for)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
Somebody ----s that CLAUSE
Sentence example:
They show that there was a traffic accident
Meaning:
Make visible or noticeable
Classified under:
Verbs of seeing, hearing, feeling
Context examples:
She showed her talent for cooking / Show me your etchings, please
Cause:
see (perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "show"):
define; delineate (show the form or outline of)
demo; demonstrate; exhibit; present; show (show or demonstrate something to an interested audience)
bring out; reveal; uncover; unveil (make visible)
fly (display in the air or cause to float)
display; exhibit; expose (to show, make visible or apparent)
screen (project onto a screen for viewing)
flash (expose or show briefly)
do justice (bring out fully or to advantage)
project (project on a screen)
peep (cause to appear)
give (present to view)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody something
Somebody ----s something to somebody
Antonym:
hide (prevent from being seen or discovered)
Also:
show off (display proudly; act ostentatiously or pretentiously)
Meaning:
Show in, or as in, a picture
Classified under:
Verbs of sewing, baking, painting, performing
Synonyms:
depict; picture; show; render
Context examples:
This scene depicts country life / the face of the child is rendered with much tenderness in this painting
Hypernyms (to "show" is one way to...):
interpret; represent (create an image or likeness of)
Domain category:
art; artistic creation; artistic production (the creation of beautiful or significant things)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "show"):
map (depict as if on a map)
illustrate (depict with an illustration)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
Meaning:
Give expression to
Classified under:
Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing
Synonyms:
evince; express; show
Context example:
She showed her disappointment
Hypernyms (to "show" is one way to...):
convey; impart (make known; pass on, of information)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "show"):
smile (express with a smile)
beam (express with a beaming face or smile)
menace (express a threat either by an utterance or a gesture)
accent; accentuate; emphasise; emphasize; punctuate; stress (to stress, single out as important)
articulate; formulate; give voice; phrase; word (put into words or an expression)
give vent; vent; ventilate (give expression or utterance to)
exude (make apparent by one's mood or behaviour)
give (manifest or show)
sneer (express through a scornful smile)
connote; imply (express or state indirectly)
burst out (give sudden release to an expression)
evoke; paint a picture; suggest (call to mind)
imply (suggest as a logically necessary consequence; in logic)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
Meaning:
Indicate a place, direction, person, or thing; either spatially or figuratively
Classified under:
Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing
Synonyms:
point; indicate; show
Context examples:
I showed the customer the glove section / He pointed to the empty parking space / he indicated his opponents
Hypernyms (to "show" is one way to...):
inform (impart knowledge of some fact, state or affairs, or event to)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "show"):
reflect (manifest or bring back)
call attention; point out; signalise; signalize (point out carefully and clearly)
finger (indicate the fingering for the playing of musical scores for keyboard instruments)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody something
Somebody ----s something to somebody
Somebody ----s that CLAUSE
Meaning:
Make clear and visible
Classified under:
Verbs of seeing, hearing, feeling
Synonyms:
display; reveal; show
Context example:
The article revealed the policies of the government
Hypernyms (to "show" is one way to...):
communicate; pass; pass along; pass on; put across (transmit information)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "show"):
express (manifest the effects of (a gene or genetic trait))
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
Meaning:
Be or become visible or noticeable
Classified under:
Verbs of seeing, hearing, feeling
Synonyms:
show up; show
Context examples:
His good upbringing really shows / The dirty side will show
Hypernyms (to "show" is one way to...):
appear (come into sight or view)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "show"):
register (show in one's face)
Sentence frames:
Something ----s
Something is ----ing PP
Sentence example:
The moon will soon show
Meaning:
Indicate a certain reading; of gauges and instruments
Classified under:
Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing
Synonyms:
record; register; read; show
Context examples:
The thermometer showed thirteen degrees below zero / The gauge read 'empty'
Hypernyms (to "show" is one way to...):
indicate (to state or express briefly)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "show"):
say (indicate)
show (give evidence of, as of records)
strike (indicate (a certain time) by striking)
Sentence frame:
Something ----s something
Meaning:
Give evidence of, as of records
Classified under:
Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing
Context example:
The diary shows his distress that evening
Hypernyms (to "show" is one way to...):
read; record; register; show (indicate a certain reading; of gauges and instruments)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "show"):
attest (establish or verify the usage of)
surcharge (show an omission in (an account) for which credit ought to have been given)
Sentence frame:
Something ----s something
Meaning:
Show (someone) to their seats, as in theaters or auditoriums
Classified under:
Verbs of walking, flying, swimming
Synonyms:
usher; show
Context example:
The usher showed us to our seats
Hypernyms (to "show" is one way to...):
conduct; direct; guide; lead; take (take somebody somewhere)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "show"):
marshal (lead ceremoniously, as in a procession)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s somebody
Meaning:
Finish third or better in a horse or dog race
Classified under:
Verbs of fighting, athletic activities
Context example:
he bet $2 on number six to show
Hypernyms (to "show" is one way to...):
race; run (compete in a race)
Sentence frame:
Something ----s
