SHOW WINDOW
Dictionary entry overview: What does show window mean?
• SHOW WINDOW (noun)
The noun SHOW WINDOW has 2 senses:
1. a setting in which something can be displayed to best effect
2. a window of a store facing onto the street; used to display merchandise for sale in the store
Familiarity information: SHOW WINDOW used as a noun is rare.
Dictionary entry details
• SHOW WINDOW (noun)
Meaning:
A setting in which something can be displayed to best effect
Classified under:
Nouns denoting stable states of affairs
Synonyms:
show window; showcase
Context example:
it was a showcase for democracy in Africa
Hypernyms ("show window" is a kind of...):
background; scope; setting (the state of the environment in which a situation exists)
Meaning:
A window of a store facing onto the street; used to display merchandise for sale in the store
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
display window; shopwindow; show window
Hypernyms ("show window" is a kind of...):
window (a framework of wood or metal that contains a glass windowpane and is built into a wall or roof to admit light or air)
Holonyms ("show window" is a part of...):
shopfront; storefront (the front side of a store facing the street; usually contains display windows)
