SHOW
\ʃˈə͡ʊ], \ʃˈəʊ], \ʃ_ˈəʊ]\
Definitions of SHOW
- 2006 - WordNet 3.0
- 2011 - English Dictionary Database
- 2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
- 1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
- 1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
- 1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
- 1920 - A practical medical dictionary.
- 1898 - Warner's pocket medical dictionary of today.
- 1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
- 1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
- 1914 - Nuttall's Standard dictionary of the English language
- 1874 - Etymological and pronouncing dictionary of the English language
- 1898 - American pocket medical dictionary
- 1916 - Appleton's medical dictionary
- 1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language
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provide evidence for; "The blood test showed that he was the father"; "Her behavior testified to her incompetence"
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establish the validity of something, as by an example, explanation or experiment; "The experiment demonstrated the instability of the compound"; "The mathematician showed the validity of the conjecture"
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indicate a place, direction, person, or thing; either spatially or figuratively; "I showed the customer the glove section"; "He pointed to the empty parking space"; "he indicated his opponents"
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a public exhibition of entertainment; "a remarkable show of skill"
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a public exhibition or entertainment; "they wanted to see some of the shows on Broadway"
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give evidence of, as of records; "The diary shows his distress that evening"
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finish third or better in a horse or dog race; "he bet $2 on number six to show"
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make visible or noticeable; "She showed her talent for cooking"; "Show me your etchings, please"
By Princeton University
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provide evidence for; "The blood test showed that he was the father"; "Her behavior testified to her incompetence"
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establish the validity of something, as by an example, explanation or experiment; "The experiment demonstrated the instability of the compound"; "The mathematician showed the validity of the conjecture"
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indicate a place, direction, person, or thing; either spatially or figuratively; "I showed the customer the glove section"; "He pointed to the empty parking space"; "he indicated his opponents"
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a public exhibition of entertainment; "a remarkable show of skill"
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a public exhibition or entertainment; "they wanted to see some of the shows on Broadway"
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give evidence of, as of records; "The diary shows his distress that evening"
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finish third or better in a horse or dog race; "he bet $2 on number six to show"
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
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To exhibit or present to view; to place in sight; to display; -- the thing exhibited being the object, and often with an indirect object denoting the person or thing seeing or beholding; as, to show a house; show your colors; shopkeepers show customers goods (show goods to customers).
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To exhibit to the mental view; to tell; to disclose; to reveal; to make known; as, to show one's designs.
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Specifically, to make known the way to (a person); hence, to direct; to guide; to asher; to conduct; as, to show a person into a parlor; to show one to the door.
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To make apparent or clear, as by evidence, testimony, or reasoning; to prove; to explain; also, to manifest; to evince; as, to show the truth of a statement; to show the causes of an event.
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To bestow; to confer; to afford; as, to show favor.
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To exhibit or manifest one's self or itself; to appear; to look; to be in appearance; to seem.
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To have a certain appearance, as well or ill, fit or unfit; to become or suit; to appear.
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The act of showing, or bringing to view; exposure to sight; exhibition.
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That which os shown, or brought to view; that which is arranged to be seen; a spectacle; an exhibition; as, a traveling show; a cattle show.
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Proud or ostentatious display; parade; pomp.
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Semblance; likeness; appearance.
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False semblance; deceitful appearance; pretense.
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A discharge, from the vagina, of mucus streaked with blood, occuring a short time before labor.
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A pale blue flame, at the top of a candle flame, indicating the presence of fire damp.
By Oddity Software
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To exhibit or present to view; to place in sight; to display; -- the thing exhibited being the object, and often with an indirect object denoting the person or thing seeing or beholding; as, to show a house; show your colors; shopkeepers show customers goods (show goods to customers).
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To exhibit to the mental view; to tell; to disclose; to reveal; to make known; as, to show one's designs.
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Specifically, to make known the way to (a person); hence, to direct; to guide; to asher; to conduct; as, to show a person into a parlor; to show one to the door.
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To make apparent or clear, as by evidence, testimony, or reasoning; to prove; to explain; also, to manifest; to evince; as, to show the truth of a statement; to show the causes of an event.
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To bestow; to confer; to afford; as, to show favor.
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To exhibit or manifest one's self or itself; to appear; to look; to be in appearance; to seem.
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To have a certain appearance, as well or ill, fit or unfit; to become or suit; to appear.
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The act of showing, or bringing to view; exposure to sight; exhibition.
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That which os shown, or brought to view; that which is arranged to be seen; a spectacle; an exhibition; as, a traveling show; a cattle show.
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Proud or ostentatious display; parade; pomp.
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Semblance; likeness; appearance.
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False semblance; deceitful appearance; pretense.
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A discharge, from the vagina, of mucus streaked with blood, occuring a short time before labor.
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A pale blue flame, at the top of a candle flame, indicating the presence of fire damp.
By Noah Webster.
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To present to view; exhibit; display; to tell, reveal, or make known; make clear; make (a person) understand; direct; as, to show one to his seat; bestow; as, to show favor.
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To present an appearance; to be visible or noticeable; as, the stain shows.
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The act of exhibiting or displaying; the exhibition or display; parade; pomp; deceitful appearance or pretense; as, a show of wealth; sign or promise, as of metal in a mine.
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Showed.
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Shown.
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Showing.
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer
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Showing.
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To present to view: to enable to perceive or know: to inform: to teach: to guide: to prove: to explain: to bestow.
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To appear: to look:-pa.p. shown or showed.
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Act of showing: display: a sight or spectacle: parade: appearance: plausibility: pretence.
By Daniel Lyons
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An appearance; specifically the first appearance of blood in beginning menstruation or labor.
By Stedman, Thomas Lathrop
By William R. Warner
By William Hand Browne, Samuel Stehman Haldeman
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To present to view; exhibit; explain; reveal; prove; convince; confer; bestow.
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To become visible; appear; seem.
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A spectacle; exhibition; display; parade; pretense; semblance; indication; promise.
By James Champlin Fernald
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The act of showing; exhibition to view; appearance; ostentatious display; semblance; plausibility; pretence. Show of hands, a raising of hands as a vote. To show off, to exhibit in an ostentatious manner. To show forth, to proclaim. To show up, to expose.
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To present to the view; to enable to see or perceive; to teach or inform; to prove; to manifest; to point out; to bestow.
By Nuttall, P.Austin.
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To present to view; to make or enable to see or know; to reveal; to give proof of; to publish; to teach, instruct, or inform; to point out; to confer or bestow; to afford; to appear or be in appearance.
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A sight or spectacle; something exhibited for money; superficial appearance; ostentatious display; hypocritical pretence; public appearance.
By Stormonth, James, Phelp, P. H.
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Appearance of blood forerunning labor or menstruation.
By Willam Alexander Newman Dorland
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An appearance. A colloquial term for the first discharge of blood in menstruation or in labor.
By Smith Ely Jelliffe
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n. Act of showing or bringing to view; appearance; exhibition;—that which is shown or brought to view; a spectacle;—proud or ostentatious display; parade; pomp;— semblance; likeness; appearance;— pretext; specious;-plausibility; representation; theatrical action;—dramatic exhibition. Show of hands, vote taken at a public meeting by raising hands for or against a motion, candidate, &c.
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