show
Noun
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is a type of: amusement, entertainment - an activity that is diverting and that holds the attentionsubtypes:
- 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
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is a type of: demo, demonstration - a visual presentation showing how something workssubtypes:same as: display
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is a type of: social event - an event characteristic of persons forming groupssubtypes:
- 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
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is a type of: feigning, pretence, pretending, pretense, simulation - the act of giving a false appearancesame as: appearance
Verb
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is a type of: show - make visible or noticeablesubtypes: bring home - make understandable and clear
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is a type of: affirm, confirm, corroborate, substantiate, support, sustain - establish or strengthen as with new evidence or factssubtypes:
- 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
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referred to in: jurisprudence, law - the collection of rules imposed by authorityis a type of: inform - impart knowledge of some fact, state of affairs, or event tosubtypes:
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causes: see - perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sightsubtypes:
- 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, unveil - make visible
- demo, demonstrate, exhibit, present, show - 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
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referred to in: art, artistic creation, artistic production - the creation of beautiful or significant thingssubtypes:
- illustrate - depict with an illustration
- map - depict as if on a map
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is a type of: convey - (of information) make known; pass onsubtypes:
- 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
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is a type of: inform - impart knowledge of some fact, state of affairs, or event tosubtypes:
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is a type of: appear - come into sight or viewsubtypes: register - show in one's facesame as: show up
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is a type of: indicate - to state or express brieflysubtypes:
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subtypes: marshal - lead ceremoniously, as in a processionsame as: usher
Found on Word Lists
- Events ("What?")
- Nouns denoting acts or actions
- Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
- Recreation and Sports
- Verbs of fighting, athletic activities
- Verbs of seeing, hearing, feeling
- Verbs of sewing, baking, painting, performing
- Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing
- Verbs of thinking, judging, analyzing, doubting
- Verbs of walking, flying, swimming
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