show
show is a 4-letter English word with 30 senses as transitive verb, intransitive verb, noun, and verb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: 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). Face value is 10 in Scrabble and 9 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.
Definitions
- transitive verb. 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).
- transitive verb. To exhibit to the mental view; to tell; to disclose; to reveal; to make known; as, to show one's designs.
- transitive verb. 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.
- transitive verb. 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.
- transitive verb. To bestow; to confer; to afford; as, to show favor.
- intransitive verb. To exhibit or manifest one's self or itself; to appear; to look; to be in appearance; to seem.
- intransitive verb. To have a certain appearance, as well or ill, fit or unfit; to become or suit; to appear.
- noun. The act of showing, or bringing to view; exposure to sight; exhibition.
- noun. 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.
- noun. Proud or ostentatious display; parade; pomp.
- noun. Semblance; likeness; appearance.
- noun. False semblance; deceitful appearance; pretense.
- noun. A discharge, from the vagina, of mucus streaked with blood, occuring a short time before labor.
- noun. A pale blue flame, at the top of a candle flame, indicating the presence of fire damp.
- noun. the act of publicly exhibiting or entertaining
"a remarkable show of skill"
- noun. pretending that something is the case in order to make a good impression
"they try to keep up appearances"
"that ceremony is just for show"
- noun. a social event involving a public performance or entertainment
"they wanted to see some of the shows on Broadway"
- noun. something intended to communicate a particular impression
"made a display of strength"
"a show of impatience"
- verb. 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"
- verb. indicate a certain reading; of gauges and instruments
"The thermometer showed thirteen degrees below zero"
"The gauge read `empty'"
- verb. give evidence of, as of records
"The diary shows his distress that evening"
- verb. 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"
- verb. give expression to
"She showed her disappointment"
- verb. provide evidence for
"The blood test showed that he was the father"
"Her behavior testified to her incompetence"
- verb. finish third or better in a horse or dog race
"he bet $2 on number six to show"
- verb. show in, or as in, a picture
"This scene depicts country life"
"the face of the child is rendered with much tenderness in this painting"
- verb. take (someone) to their seats, as in theaters or auditoriums
"The usher showed us to our seats"
- verb. make visible or noticeable
"She showed her talent for cooking"
"Show me your etchings, please"
- verb. be or become visible or noticeable
"His good upbringing really shows"
"The dirty side will show"
- verb. give an exhibition of to an interested audience
"She shows her dogs frequently"
"We will demo the new software in Washington"
Synonyms
appearance, display, demonstrate, establish, prove, shew, read, record, register, designate, indicate, point, evince, express, evidence, testify, depict, picture, render, usher, demo, exhibit, present
Anagrams
Other playable words that use exactly the letters in show:
Common word forms
shows, showed, shower, showful, showing, showable, showless
Words from these letters
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