show
verb
[ ʃəʊ ]
• allow or cause (something) to be visible.
• "a white blouse will show the blood"
Similar:
be visible,
be seen,
be in view,
manifest,
appear,
be revealed,
be obvious,
Opposite:
be invisible,
• allow (a quality or emotion) to be perceived; display.
• "it was Frank's turn to show his frustration"
Similar:
manifest,
make manifest,
exhibit,
reveal,
convey,
communicate,
make known,
indicate,
express,
proclaim,
intimate,
make plain,
make obvious,
signify,
evince,
evidence,
disclose,
betray,
divulge,
give away,
• demonstrate or prove.
• "experts say this shows the benefit of regular inspections"
Similar:
prove,
demonstrate,
confirm,
show beyond doubt,
manifest,
produce/submit proof,
produce/submit evidence,
establish evidence,
evince,
witness to,
give substance to,
determine,
demonstrate the truth of,
convince someone,
substantiate,
corroborate,
verify,
establish,
ratify,
validate,
authenticate,
attest,
certify,
testify,
document,
bear out,
• finish third or in the first three in a race.
• "Greenough was the only other rider clear in round one, but she failed to show for the tiebreaker"
show
noun
• a spectacle or display, typically an impressive one.
• "spectacular shows of bluebells"
• a play or other stage performance, especially a musical.
Similar:
performance,
public performance,
theatrical performance,
production,
staging,
play,
drama,
film,
concert,
musical,
piece,
gig,
• an outward appearance or display of a quality or feeling.
• "Joanie was frightened of any show of affection"
• a discharge of blood and mucus from the vagina at the onset of labour or menstruation.
• an opportunity for doing something; a chance.
• "I didn't have a show"
Origin:
Old English scēawian ‘look at, inspect’, from a West Germanic base meaning ‘look’; related to Dutch schouwen and German schauen .
on show
• being exhibited.
• "her designs were perhaps the most imaginative range on show"
