show

Primary Meanings of show

1.	v n	make visible or noticeable something intended to communicate a particular impression
2.	v	establish the validity of something, as by an example, explanation or experiment
3.	v	take (someone) to their seats, as in theaters or auditoriums
4.	v	finish third or better in a horse or dog race

Full Definitions of show

v make visible or noticeable

“She showed her talent for cooking”

“Show me your etchings, please”

Antonyms:: conceal, hide
prevent from being seen or discovered

Types:: show 29 types...; hide 29 types...; give
present to view; reflect
show an image of; peep
cause to appear; project
project on a screen; do justice
bring out fully or to advantage; flash
expose or show briefly; screen
project onto a screen for viewing; display, exhibit, expose
to show, make visible or apparent; fly
display in the air or cause to float; bring out, reveal, uncover, unveil
make visible; demo, demonstrate, exhibit, present
give an exhibition of to an interested audience; etch
cause to stand out or be clearly defined or visible; define, delineate
show the form or outline of; bring home
make understandable and clear; disclose, expose
disclose to view as by removing a cover; silhouette
project on a background, such as a screen, like a silhouette; open
display the contents of a file or start an application as on a computer; bring forth, produce
bring out for display; hold up
hold up something as an example; hold up one's achievements for admiration; bench
exhibit on a bench; moon
expose one's buttocks to; flash, flaunt, ostentate, show off, swank
display proudly; act ostentatiously or pretentiously; brandish
exhibit aggressively; model
display (clothes) as a mannequin; model, pose, posture, sit
assume a posture as for artistic purposes; excavate, unearth
recover through digging; trot out
bring out and show for inspection and admiration; unfold
open to the view; gibbet, pillory
expose to ridicule or public scorn

v give expression to

“She showed her disappointment”

Synonyms:: evince, express

Types:: show 32 types...; hide 32 types...; 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; give
manifest or show; exude
make apparent by one's mood or behavior; give vent, vent, ventilate
give expression or utterance to; articulate, formulate, give voice, phrase, word
put into words or an expression; accent, accentuate, emphasise, emphasize, punctuate, stress
to stress, single out as important; menace
express a threat either by an utterance or a gesture; beam
express with a beaming face or smile; smile
express with a smile; background, downplay, play down
understate the importance or quality of; bring out, set off
direct attention to, as if by means of contrast; presuppose, suppose
require as a necessary antecedent or precondition; ask
direct or put; seek an answer to; re-emphasise, re-emphasize
emphasize anew; bear down
pay special attention to; rip out
burst out with a violent or profane utterance; intimate, suggest
imply as a possibility; connote, predicate
involve as a necessary condition of consequence; as in logic; lexicalise, lexicalize
make or coin into a word or accept a new word into the lexicon of a language; dogmatise, dogmatize
state as a dogma; formularise, formularize
express as a formula; cast, couch, frame, put, redact
formulate in a particular style or language; topicalize
emphasize by putting heavy stress on or by moving to the front of the sentence; point up
emphasize, especially by identification; drive home, press home, ram home
make clear by special emphasis and try to convince somebody of something; emphasise, emphasize, underline, underscore
give extra weight to (a communication); reek, smack, smell
have an element suggestive (of something); imply, incriminate, inculpate
suggest that someone is guilty

Type of:: convey
make known; pass on, of information

v be or become visible or noticeable

“His good upbringing really shows”

“The dirty side will show”

Synonyms:: show up

Types:: register
show in one's face

Type of:: appear
come into sight or view

v show in, or as in, a picture

Synonyms:: depict, picture, render

Types:: illustrate
depict with an illustration; map
depict as if on a map

Type of:: interpret, represent
create an image or likeness of

v give an exhibition of to an interested audience

“She shows her dogs frequently”

Synonyms:: demo, demonstrate, exhibit, present

Types:: bring home
make understandable and clear

v indicate a place, direction, person, or thing; either spatially or figuratively

“I showed the customer the glove section”

Synonyms:: designate, indicate, point

Types:: show 4 types...; hide 4 types...; point
indicate the presence of (game) by standing and pointing with the muzzle; finger
indicate the fingering for the playing of musical scores for keyboard instruments; call attention, point out, signalise, signalize
point out carefully and clearly; reflect
manifest or bring back

Type of:: inform
impart knowledge of some fact, state or affairs, or event to

v indicate a certain reading; of gauges and instruments

“The thermometer showed thirteen degrees below zero”

Synonyms:: read, record, register

Types:: show 4 types...; hide 4 types...; say
indicate; strike
indicate (a certain time) by striking; attest
establish or verify the usage of; surcharge
show an omission in (an account) for which credit ought to have been given

Type of:: indicate
to state or express briefly

n something intended to communicate a particular impression

“a show of impatience”

“a good show of looking interested”

Synonyms:: display

Types:: big stick
a display of force or power; gaudery, pomp
cheap or pretentious or vain display

Type of:: demo, demonstration
a visual presentation showing how something works

n the act of publicly exhibiting or entertaining

“a remarkable show of skill”

Types:: show 22 types...; hide 22 types...; carnival, fair, funfair
a traveling show; having sideshows and rides and games of skill etc.; dog show
a competitive exhibition of dogs; horseshow
a competitive exhibition of horses; raree-show
a street show; circus
a performance given by a traveling company of acrobats, clowns, and trained animals; cabaret, floor show, floorshow
a series of acts at a night club; ice show
any entertainment performed by ice skaters; entr'acte, interlude, intermezzo
a brief show (music or dance etc) inserted between the sections of a longer performance; display, exhibit, showing
something shown to the public; demonstration, presentation, presentment
a show or display; the act of presenting something to sight or view; demonstration
a show of military force or preparedness; road show
a show on tour; sideshow
a minor show that is part of a larger one (as at the circus); 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; three-ring circus
a circus with simultaneous performances in three rings; parade
a visible display; light show
a display of colored lights moving in shifting patterns; exhibition
the act of exhibiting; exposure
presentation to view in an open or public manner; performance
the act of presenting a play or a piece of music or other entertainment; lecture demonstration
presentation of an example of what the lecturer is discoursing about; counterdemonstration
a demonstration held in opposition to another demonstration

Type of:: amusement, entertainment
an activity that is diverting and that holds the attention

n a social event involving a public performance or entertainment

“they wanted to see some of the shows on Broadway”

Types:: show 62 types...; hide 62 types...; choreography, stage dancing
a show involving artistic dancing; 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 sound and a sequence of images giving the illusion of continuous movement; attraction
an entertainment that is offered to the public; broadcast, program, programme
a radio or television show; performance, public presentation
a dramatic or musical entertainment; burlesque
a theatrical entertainment of broad and earthy humor; consists of comic skits and short turns (and sometimes striptease); play
a theatrical performance of a drama; galanty show, shadow play, shadow show
a drama executed by throwing shadows on a wall; puppet play, puppet show
a show in which the actors are puppets; variety, variety show
a show consisting of a series of short unrelated performances; ballet, concert dance
a theatrical representation of a story that is performed to music by trained dancers; modern dance
a style of theatrical dancing that is not as restricted as classical ballet; movements are expressive of feelings; apache dance
a violent fast dance in French vaudeville (an apache is a member of the French underworld); belly dance, belly dancing, danse du ventre
a Middle Eastern dance in which the dancer makes sensuous movements of the hips and abdomen; bolero
a Spanish dance in triple time accompanied by guitar and castanets; cakewalk
a strutting dance based on a march; was performed in minstrel shows; originated as a competition among Black dancers to win a cake; cancan
a high-kicking dance of French origin performed by a female chorus line; nude dancing
erotic dancing with little or no clothing; telefilm
a movie that is made to be shown on television; feature, feature film
the principal (full-length) film in a program at a movie theater; final cut
the final edited version of a movie as approved by the director and producer; travelog, travelogue
a film or illustrated lecture on traveling; home movie
a film made at home by an amateur photographer; counterattraction
a rival attraction; collage film
a movie that juxtaposes different kinds of footage; coming attraction
a movie that is advertised to draw customers; shoot-'em-up
a movie featuring shooting and violence; short subject
a brief film; often shown prior to showing the feature; docudrama, documentary, documentary film, infotainment
a film or TV program presenting the facts about a person or event; cinema verite
a movie that shows ordinary people in actual activities without being controlled by a director; film noir
a movie that is marked by a mood of pessimism, fatalism, menace, and cynical characters; skin flick
a pornographic movie; rough cut
the first print of a movie after preliminary editing; silent movie, silent picture, silents
a movie without a soundtrack; slow motion
a movie that apparently takes place at a slower than normal speed; achieved by taking the film at a faster rate; talkie, talking picture
a movie with synchronized speech and singing; 3-D, 3D, three-D
a movie with images having three dimensional form or appearance; news, news program, news show
a program devoted to current events, often using interviews and commentary; rerun
a program that is broadcast again; chat show, talk show
a program during which well-known people discuss a topic or answer questions telephoned in by the audience; TV program, TV show, television program, television show
a program broadcast by television; game show, giveaway
a television or radio program in which contestants compete for awards; serial, series
a serialized set of programs; episode, installment, instalment
a part of a broadcast serial; sustaining program
a program without a commercial sponsor; act, bit, number, routine, turn
a short theatrical performance that is part of a longer program; benefit
a performance to raise money for a charitable cause; concert
a performance of music by players or singers not involving theatrical staging; pianism
performance by or technique of a pianist; play reading
performance of a play by a group of readers; premiere
the first public performance of a play or movie; recital
performance of music or dance especially by soloists; rendering, rendition
a performance of a musical composition or a dramatic role etc.; song and dance
theatrical performance combining singing and dancing; histrionics, representation, theatrical, theatrical performance
a performance of a play; spectacular
a lavishly produced performance; world premiere
(music) the first public performance (as of a dramatic or musical work) anywhere in the world; musical, musical comedy, musical theater
a play or film whose action and dialogue is interspersed with singing and dancing; curtain raiser
a short play presented before the main play; minstrel show
a variety show in which the performers are made up in blackface; review, revue
a variety show with topical sketches and songs and dancing and comedians; music hall, vaudeville
a variety show with songs and comic acts etc.

Type of:: social event
an event characteristic of persons forming groups

n pretending that something is the case in order to make a good impression

“that ceremony is just for show”

Synonyms:: appearance

Type of:: feigning, pretence, pretending, pretense, simulation
the act of giving a false appearance

v establish the validity of something, as by an example, explanation or experiment

“The mathematician showed the validity of the conjecture”

Synonyms:: demonstrate, establish, prove, shew

Antonyms:: confute, disprove
prove to be false

Types:: show 6 types...; hide 6 types...; prove oneself
show one's ability or courage; prove
prove formally; demonstrate by a mathematical, formal proof; contradict, negate
prove negative; show to be false; stultify
prove to be of unsound mind or demonstrate someone's incompetence; invalidate, nullify
show to be invalid; confute, disprove
prove to be false

Type of:: affirm, confirm, corroborate, substantiate, support, sustain
establish or strengthen as with new evidence or facts

v give evidence of, as of records

“The diary shows his distress that evening”

Types:: attest
establish or verify the usage of; surcharge
show an omission in (an account) for which credit ought to have been given

Type of:: read, record, register
indicate a certain reading; of gauges and instruments

v provide evidence for

“The blood test showed that he was the father”

Synonyms:: bear witness, evidence, prove, testify

Types:: show 8 types...; hide 8 types...; 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; authenticate
establish the authenticity of something; reflect
give evidence of the quality of; reflect
give evidence of a certain behavior; notarise, notarize
authenticate as a notary; condemn
demonstrate the guilt of (someone)

Type of:: inform
impart knowledge of some fact, state or affairs, or event to

v take (someone) to their seats, as in theaters or auditoriums

“The usher showed us to our seats”

Synonyms:: usher

Types:: marshal
lead ceremoniously, as in a procession

Type of:: conduct, direct, guide, lead, take
take somebody somewhere

v finish third or better in a horse or dog race

“he bet $2 on number six to show”

Type of:: race, run
compete in a race