VERB | perception | show, demo, exhibit, present, demonstrate | give an exhibition of to an interested audience |
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cognition | show, prove, demonstrate, establish, shew | establish the validity of something, as by an example, explanation or experiment / experiment | |
communication | show, testify, bear witness, prove, evidence | provide evidence for | |
perception | show | make visible or noticeable | |
creation | show, picture, depict, render | show in, or as in, a picture / picture | |
communication | show, express, evince | give expression / expression to | |
communication | show, indicate, point, designate | indicate a place, direction, person, or thing | |
perception | show, show up | be or become visible or noticeable / noticeable | |
communication | show, read, register, record | indicate a certain reading | |
communication | show | give evidence of, as of records / records / records | |
motion | show, usher | take (someone) to their seats / seats / seats, as in theaters or auditoriums | |
competition | show | finish third or better in a horse or dog race | |
NOUN | act | show | the act of publicly exhibiting or entertaining |
communication | show, display | something intended to communicate a particular impression | |
communication | show | a social event involving a public performance or entertainment | |
act | show, appearance | pretending that something is the case in order to make a good impression |
Sounds | show' | |
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Rhymes | sideshow |
Meaning | Something intended to communicate a particular impression. | |
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Examples |
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Synonym | display | |
Narrower | big stick | A display of force or power |
gaudery, pomp | cheap or pretentious / pretentious or vain display | |
Broader | demonstration, demo | A visual presentation showing how something works |
Spanish | exhibición, indicio, muestra, signo | |
Catalan | exhibició, indici, signe |
Meaning | pretending that something is the case in order to make a good impression. | |
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Example | "that ceremony is just for show" | |
Synonym | appearance | |
Broader | pretense, pretence, pretending, simulation, feigning | The act of giving a false / false / false appearance |
Spanish | apariencia | |
Catalan | aparença | |
Adjectives | showy | marked by ostentation but often tasteless |
Meaning | Give an exhibition of to an interested audience. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody something; Somebody ----s something to somebody; Somebody ----s somebody with something | |
Model | The parents show a French poem to the children; The parents show the children a French poem | |
Example | "She shows her dogs frequently" | |
Synonyms | demo, exhibit, present, demonstrate | |
Narrower | bring home | make understandable and clear |
Broader | show | make visible or noticeable |
Spanish | demostrar, evidenciar, exhibir, manifestar, mostrar, obsequiar, presentar, revelar | |
Catalan | demostrar, ensenyar, evidenciar, exhibir, mostrar, obsequiar, presentar, provar, revelar | |
Nouns | show | the act of publicly exhibiting or entertaining |
show | a social event involving a public performance or entertainment | |
showing | something shown to the public | |
showing | the display of a motion picture |
Meaning | Establish the validity of something, as by an example, explanation or experiment / experiment. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something; Somebody ----s that CLAUSE | |
Example | "The mathematician showed the validity of the conjecture" | |
Synonyms | prove, demonstrate, establish, shew | |
Narrower | negate, contradict | prove negative |
prove | prove formally | |
prove oneself | show one's ability or courage | |
stultify | prove to be of unsound mind or demonstrate someone's incompetence | |
Broader | confirm, corroborate, sustain, substantiate, support, affirm | Establish or strengthen as with new evidence or facts |
Opposite | disprove, confute | prove to be false |
Spanish | comprobar, demostrar, establecer, evidenciar, implantar, instaurar, instituir, mostrar, presentar, probar, revelar | |
Catalan | demostrar, establir, evidenciar, implantar, instaurar, instituir, mostrar, presentar, provar, revelar |
Meaning | Provide evidence for. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something; Somebody ----s that CLAUSE | |
Model | They show that there was a traffic accident | |
Example | "The blood test showed that he was the father" | |
Synonyms | testify, bear witness, prove, evidence | |
Category | law, jurisprudence | The collection of rules imposed by authority |
Narrower | adduce, abduce, cite | Advance evidence for |
attest, certify, manifest, demonstrate, evidence | Provide evidence for | |
presume | constitute reasonable evidence for | |
Broader | inform | Impart knowledge of some fact, state or affairs, or event to |
Spanish | declarar, demostrar, evidenciar, mostrar, presentar, prestar, probar, revelar, ser testigo, testificar, testimoniar | |
Catalan | declarar, demostrar, evidenciar, mostrar, presentar, prestar, provar, revelar, testificar |
Meaning | make visible or noticeable. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody; Something ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody something; Somebody ----s something to somebody | |
Examples |
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Cause to | see | perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight |
Narrower | bring out, unveil, reveal | make visible |
define, delineate | Show the form or outline of | |
do justice | bring out fully or to advantage | |
etch | Cause to stand out or be clearly defined or visible | |
expose, exhibit, display | To show, make visible or apparent | |
flash | expose or show briefly | |
fly | Display in the air or cause to float | |
give | Present to view | |
peep | Cause to appear | |
project | Project on a screen | |
reflect | Show an image of | |
screen | Project onto a screen for viewing | |
show, demo, exhibit, present, demonstrate | Give an exhibition of to an interested audience | |
See also | show off | display proudly |
Opposite | hide, conceal | prevent from being seen or discovered |
Spanish | aparecer, enseñar, evidenciar, mostrar, poner de manifiesto, presentar, revelar | |
Catalan | ensenyar, mostrar, presentar, revelar |
Meaning | show in, or as in, a picture / picture. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
Synonyms | picture, depict, render | |
Category | art, artistic creation, artistic production | The creation of beautiful or significant things |
Narrower | illustrate | depict with an illustration |
map | depict as if on a map | |
Broader | represent, interpret | create an image or likeness of |
Spanish | mostrar, pintar, retratar | |
Catalan | retratar |
Meaning | Indicate a place, direction, person, or thing; either spatially or figuratively. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody something; Somebody ----s something to somebody; Somebody ----s that CLAUSE | |
Example | "I showed the customer the glove section" | |
Synonyms | indicate, point, designate | |
Narrower | finger | Indicate the fingering for the playing of musical scores for keyboard instruments |
point | Indicate the presence of (game) by standing and pointing with the muzzle | |
reflect | manifest or bring back | |
signalize, signalise, point out, call attention | point out carefully and clearly | |
Broader | inform | Impart knowledge of some fact, state or affairs, or event to |
Spanish | apuntar, demostrar, designar, enseñar, indicar, mostrar, presentar, probar, revelar, señalar | |
Catalan | apuntar, assenyalar, demostrar, designar, ensenyar, indicar, mostrar, presentar, provar, revelar |
Meaning | Be or become visible or noticeable / noticeable. | |
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Pattern | Something ----s; Something is ----ing PP | |
Model | The moon will soon show | |
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Synonym | show up | |
Narrower | register | show in one's face |
Broader | appear | Come into sight or view |
Spanish | demostrar, destacar, mostrar, presentar, resaltar, revelar | |
Catalan | demostrar, ensenyar, mostrar, presentar, ressaltar, revelar |
Meaning | indicate a certain reading; of gauges and instruments. | |
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Pattern | Something ----s something | |
Example | "The thermometer showed thirteen degrees below zero" | |
Synonyms | read, register, record | |
Narrower | say | Indicate |
show | Give evidence of, as of records / records / records | |
strike | Indicate (a certain time) by striking | |
Broader | indicate | To state or express briefly |
Spanish | marcar, registrar | |
Catalan | enregistrar, marcar, registrar |
Meaning | Give evidence of, as of records / records / records. | |
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Pattern | Something ----s something | |
Example | "The diary shows his distress that evening" | |
Narrower | attest | Establish or verify the usage of |
surcharge | show an omission in (an account) for which credit ought to have been given | |
Broader | read, register, show, record | indicate a certain reading |
Spanish | mostrar |
Meaning | Take (someone) to their seats / seats / seats, as in theaters or auditoriums. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s somebody | |
Example | "The usher showed us to our seats" | |
Synonym | usher | |
Narrower | marshal | Lead ceremoniously, as in a procession |
Broader | lead, take, direct, conduct, guide | Take somebody somewhere |
Spanish | guiar | |
Catalan | anunciar, guiar, introduir |
Meaning | Finish third or better in a horse or dog race. | |
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Pattern | Something ----s | |
Example | "he bet $2 on number six to show" | |
Broader | race, run | compete in a race |
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