Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *(s)kewh₁-der.
Proto-Germanic *skawwōną
Proto-West Germanic *skauwōn
Old English scēawian
Middle English schewen
English show
From Middle English schewen, from Old English scēawian (“to look, look at, exhibit, display”), from Proto-West Germanic *skauwōn, from Proto-Germanic *skawwōną (“to look, see”), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)kewh₁- (“to heed, look, feel, take note of”); see haw, gaum, caveat, caution.
Cognate with Scots shaw (“to show”), Dutch schouwen (“to inspect, view”), German schauen (“to see, behold”), Danish skue (“to behold”). Related to sheen.
Wider cognates include Ancient Greek κῦδος (kûdos), Latin caveō whence English caution and caveat, Sanskrit कवि (kaví, “seer, prophet, bard”), Proto-Slavic *čuti (whence Russian чу́ять (čújatʹ) and many more).
Meanings
(transitive) To display, convey or exhibit; to have something available for others to see; to direct attention to something.
I do some sculpturing, but I don't like to show anybody.
All he had to show for four years of attendance at college was a framed piece of paper.
Not unnaturally, “Auntie” took this communication in bad part. Thus outraged, she showed herself to be a bold as well as a furious virago. Next day she found her way to their lodgings and tried to recover her ward by the hair of the head. 1918, W[illiam] B[abington] Maxwell, chapter XXII, in The Mirror and the Lamp, Indianapolis, Ind.: The Bobbs-Merrill Company, →OCLC:
The king showed great wisdom in his decisions.
The actor showed Macbeth's confidence in this scene.
The car's dull finish showed years of neglect.
(transitive) To display, convey or exhibit; to have something available for others to see; to direct attention to something. ▸ To indicate; to convey facts that lead to a conclusion.
Our schedule is showing appointments all day.
The record shows that you have been late twelve times this year.
(transitive) To display, convey or exhibit; to have something available for others to see; to direct attention to something. ▸ To guide or escort; to show the way.
If you get aggressive, the bouncer will show you to the door.
Could you please show him on his way. He has overstayed his welcome.
Who can show me to the office? I'll show you in.
(transitive) To display, convey or exhibit; to have something available for others to see; to direct attention to something. ▸ To bestow; to confer.
to show mercy; to show favour
(dialectal) show me the salt please
(transitive) To display, convey or exhibit; to have something available for others to see; to direct attention to something. ▸ To put on a movie, TV show, etc; to be presented in this way.
They showed episodes of some awful TV show on our flight.
The new Brad Pitt movie is showing at eight o'clock tonight.
The cinema on Ninth Avenue is showing a couple family movies.
(transitive) To display, convey or exhibit; to have something available for others to see; to direct attention to something. ▸ To display artwork in a gallery or museum.
The Smithsonian shows most of that artist's work.
John is showing his work tonight.
(transitive) To display, convey or exhibit; to have something available for others to see; to direct attention to something. ▸ To display on offer.
The store on Eighth Street is showing the new spring collection in the window.
(transitive) To display, convey or exhibit; to have something available for others to see; to direct attention to something. ▸ To give hints to the apparent or purported nature of one's hand of cards.
There's a bunch of ways to show a bad hand.
(intransitive, transitive) To display, convey or exhibit; to have something available for others to see; to direct attention to something. ▸ To reveal one's hand of cards.
He just wanted to finish this hand, so he showed as soon as he could.
He called instantly but was too ashamed to show until the river. 2017, Nathan Schwiethale, Ace High: Mastering Low Stakes Poker Cash Games, page 70:
(intransitive, transitive) To display, convey or exhibit; to have something available for others to see; to direct attention to something. ▸ To participate in a dog show, cat show, etc.; to compete with an animal at such a show; to be entered and displayed at such a show.
Nibbles is showing at the California Cat Show.
That's why we don't show in Philadelphia anymore.
She's showing her poodle at the dog show.
(transitive) To prove (a fact) to be true; to demonstrate; to instruct.
He doesn't just tell you how to do it, he shows you.
2018, VOA Learning English > China's Melting Glacier Brings Visitors, Adds to Climate Concerns
A report this year in the Journal of Geophysical Research showed that the glacier has lost 60 percent of its mass.
He draws eclectically on studies of baboons, descriptive anthropological accounts of hunter-gatherer societies and, in a few cases, the fossil record. With this biological framework in place, Corning endeavors to show that the capitalist system as currently practiced in the United States and elsewhere is manifestly unfair. 2012 March-April, John T. Jost, “Social Justice: Is It in Our Nature (and Our Future)?”, in American Scientist, volume 100, number 2, page 162:
She is showing how to complete the task.
We showed that the hypothesis is correct.
(reflexive, transitive) To prove (a fact) to be true; to demonstrate; to instruct. ▸ To reveal one's condition or nature.
She showed herself to be a jerk.
That shows what kind of person he is.
(qualifier:usually emphasized, sometimes, transitive, with the placeholder pronoun it) To prove (a fact) to be true; to demonstrate; to instruct. ▸ To demonstrate to another that they are wrong; to vindicate to someone; to prove something to those who doubt it; to suffice as revenge against someone.
This experiment will show that my theory is right.
If he attacked you, I'll kick his ass. Getting beat up will show him.
I'll prove your innocence to show it to your accusers.
She doesn't think I can win, so if I do, that'll show her.
(intransitive) To be or become visible or apparent; to be seen or demonstrated; to appear or be made to appear.
'Twas early June, the new grass was flourishing everywheres, the posies in the yard—peonies and such—in full bloom, the sun was shining, and the water of the bay was blue, with light green streaks where the shoal showed. 1913, Joseph C[rosby] Lincoln, chapter I, in Mr. Pratt’s Patients, New York, N.Y.; London: D[aniel] Appleton and Company, →OCLC:
All round a hedge upshoots, and shows / At distance like a little wood. 1842, Alfred Tennyson, “The Day-Dream. The Sleeping Palace.”, in Poems. […], volume II, London: Edward Moxon, […], →OCLC, page 151:
Your bald patch is starting to show.
Just such she shows before a rising storm. 1690, [John] Dryden, Don Sebastian, King of Portugal: […], London: […] Jo. Hindmarsh, […], →OCLC, (please specify the page number):
That wine stain shows on your shirt. You should wear a jacket to cover it up, so it doesn't show.
Her hatred showed on her face.
Staining wood will make minor scratches show on the surface.
The strain of the long voyage shows in our faces, but there is no disguising our joy. 1989 May, Jeff MacInnis, “Braving the Northwest Passage”, in National Geographic, volume 175, number 5, page 600:
His experience showed, because he knew exactly what to do when the emergency happened.
(informal, intransitive) To be or become visible or apparent; to be seen or demonstrated; to appear or be made to appear. ▸ To put in an appearance; show up.
Nobody even showed at our party.
We waited for an hour, but they never showed, so we had to take the bus home.
(intransitive) To be or become visible or apparent; to be seen or demonstrated; to appear or be made to appear. ▸ To finish third in a race, especially in horse or dog racing.
In the third race: Aces Up won, paying eight dollars; Blarney Stone placed, paying three dollars; and Cinnamon showed, paying five dollars.
(intransitive) To be or become visible or apparent; to be seen or demonstrated; to appear or be made to appear. ▸ To come into view on a screen; to become visible on a screen.
An error message will show on your monitor.
A color fluctuation will show on your computer screen.
(informal, intransitive) To be or become visible or apparent; to be seen or demonstrated; to appear or be made to appear. ▸ To have an enlarged belly and thus be recognizable as pregnant.
She's not showing yet, so I didn't realize she was pregnant.
"My friend is due 2 weeks after me and she has this cute bump. I’m barely showing! Could something be wrong? 2012, Carley Roney, The Baby Bump: 100s of Secrets to Surviving Those 9 Long Months, Chronicle Books, page 60:
Jessica: "So, um, do you think Bella's gonna be showing?"
Angela: "Jess, she's not pregnant."
Jessica: "Okay. Who else gets married at eighteen?" 2011, Bill Condon, director, The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 1:
(archaic, copulative, intransitive) To be or become visible or apparent; to be seen or demonstrated; to appear or be made to appear. ▸ To appear (a certain way).
He blinked with his eyes, and the damp dripped from his face, which showed haggard and drawn; but Appleby, who wondered if his own wore that look, surmised that this was not due to cowardice, and understood why the man breathed in gasps. 1907, Harold Blindloss, The Dust of Conflict:
He showed tired after a long day's toil.
[…] until the grey wintry dawn paled them, and the chill earth showed ghostly and desolate in the cold light. 1891, Maxwell Grey, In The Heart Of The Storm, volume 1:
The exposed dura showed healthy and was left undisturbed. 1905, R. Johnson Held, S. J. Kopetzky, “Report of a Case of Purulent Meningitis Following Radical Mastoid Operation—Recovery after Operative Interference”, in Manhattan Eye, Ear and Throat Hospital Reports, number 6:
(intransitive, obsolete) To be or become visible or apparent; to be seen or demonstrated; to appear or be made to appear. ▸ To appear or suit; to reflect well or poorly on someone; to be fitting.
My lord of York, it better showed with you. c. 1596–1599 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Second Part of Henry the Fourth, […]. Epilogue.”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act IV, scene i]:
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showe
alternative, obsolete
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showeth
Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres
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showing
Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part
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shows
Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres
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showedst
Number=Sing, Person=2, Tense=Past
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shewe
alternative, obsolete
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showest
Number=Sing, Person=2, Tense=Pres
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show
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show
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show
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show
Number=Sing, Person=1, Tense=Pres
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show
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show
Number=Sing, Person=2, Tense=Pres
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shew
Tense=Past
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shew
alternative, archaic
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shown
Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part
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showed
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showed
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showed
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showed
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Antonyms
cover up (antonym(s) of “display”) · hide (antonym(s) of “display”) · disprove (antonym(s) of “indicate a fact to be true”) · conceal (antonym(s) of “display”) · refute (antonym(s) of “indicate a fact to be true”)
ary ورى (to display) · qu rikuchiy (to display) · pl pokazywać (to indicate (a fact) to be true) · csb pòkôzac (to display) · hu jelez (to display) · eo vidiĝi (to be visible) · sk ukázať (to display) · fi näyttäytyä (to be visible) · be пака́зваць (to display) · sw -onyesha (to display) · zku mikangkanthi (to display) · el φαίνομαι (to be visible) · ar عَرَضَ (to display) · ta தெரி (to be visible) · frm monstrer (to display) · se vuosẹhit (to display) · fi näkyä (to have a big belly, as pregnant) · fro mostrer (to display) · el αποδεικνύω (to indicate (a fact) to be true) · acw فرجى (to display) · is sýna (to display) · fr se voir (to be visible) · ar وَضَحَ (to indicate (a fact) to be true) · sv demonstrera (to indicate (a fact) to be true) · hu kinyilvánít (to display) · nl brengen (to guide or escort) · la doceo (to display) · de sich zeigen (to be visible) · hu kimutat (to indicate (a fact) to be true) · ja 表す (to display) · gl mostrar (to display) · ro demonstra (to indicate (a fact) to be true) · nrf montrer (to display) · ltg ruodeit (to display) · alt кӧргӱзер (to display) · acw ورّى (to display) · eo vidigi (to display) · gl amosar (to display) · rm mussar (to display) · lb weisen (to display) · wa esse grosse (to have a big belly, as pregnant) · sh показати (to display) · fa نشان دادن (to indicate (a fact) to be true) · izh näyttää (to display) · ru показа́ться (to be visible) · hu elkísér (to guide or escort) · bg пока́звам (to display) · nl demonstreren (to indicate (a fact) to be true) · el παρουσιάζω (to display) · it portare (to guide or escort) · got 𐌱𐌰𐌽𐌳𐍅𐌾𐌰𐌽 (to indicate (a fact) to be true) · ktu monisa (to display) · cmn 顯示 /显示 (to display) · uli kawreloag (to display) · hi दिखाना (to display) · kl ersersippaa (to display) · cmn 展示 (to display) · acw عرض (to display) · et näitama (to display) · wa dimostrer (to indicate (a fact) to be true) · sco shaw (to display) · sv visa (to display) · es enseñar (to display) · ang ætīewan (to display) · eo demonstri (to indicate (a fact) to be true) · lut ʔugʷus (to guide or escort) · enm schewen (to display) · mn үзэсгэлэн (to display) · cs ukázat (to indicate (a fact) to be true) · id tunjuk (to display) · pt demonstrar (to indicate (a fact) to be true) · wa si vey (to be visible) · ln lakisa (to display) · acw ورّى (to display) · no vise (to display) · grc φαίνω (to be visible) · ta வழிகாட்டு (to guide or escort) · bn দেখানো (to display) · got 𐌰𐌿𐌲𐌾𐌰𐌽 (to display) · bg показвам (to indicate (a fact) to be true) · lv parādīt (to display) · ro arăta (to display) · aii ܡܲܚܘܹܐ (to display) · km បង្ហាញ (to display) · my ပြ (to display) · ka ჩვენება (to display) · ru показа́ть (to indicate (a fact) to be true) · eo aperi (to be visible) · tk görkezmek (to display) · pro mostrar (to display) · it condurre (to guide or escort) · cs ukazovat (to display) · tl magpakita (to display) · ta காண்பி (to display) · ks ہاوُن (to display) · ms tunjuk (to display) · nl tonen (to display) · sga do·aisféna (to indicate (a fact) to be true) · cs ukázat (to display) · fi pilkistää (to be visible) · he הִצִּיג (to display) · enm schewen (to guide or escort) · yue 展示 (to display) · ru пока́зывать (to indicate (a fact) to be true) · sah көрдөр (to display) · ckb پیشاندان (to display) · gd seall (to display) · sh pokazati (to display) · mk покажува (to indicate (a fact) to be true) · lo ສະແດງ (to display) · aii ܡܲܪܗܹܐ (to display) · hu bebizonyít (to indicate (a fact) to be true) · enm schewen (to indicate (a fact) to be true) · de führen (to guide or escort) · hu érzékeltet (to display) · uga 𐎁𐎙𐎊 (to display) · ja 示す (to indicate (a fact) to be true) · ja 示す (to display) · wa ès (to be visible) · hy ցույց տալ (to indicate (a fact) to be true) · ca mostrar (to display) · sga do·adbat (to display) · fi näyttää (to indicate (a fact) to be true) · lt rodyti (to display) · enm schewen (to be visible) · fro mustrer (to display) · kn ತೋರಿಸು (to display) · la ostendo (to display) · pdt wiesen (nds) (to display) · sco shaw (to indicate (a fact) to be true) · mfe montre (to display) · arz ورى (to display) · hsb pokazać (to display) · mi tītohu (to display) · km ណែ (to display) · ko 보이다 (to display) · ar قَدَّمَ (to display) · la designo (to display) · om agarsiisuu (to display) · ur دکھانا (to display) · lv rādīt (to display) · fa نشان دادن (to display) · eo ĉiĉeroni (to guide or escort) · grc δείκνυμι (to display) · he הֶרְאָה (to display) · kix āá (to display) · fi näkyä (to be visible) · hu bizonyít (to indicate (a fact) to be true) · bg пока́жа (to display) · fi saattaa (to guide or escort) · ta காண்பி (to indicate (a fact) to be true) · it guidare (to guide or escort) · ja 現れる (to be visible) · ajp ورجى (to display) · gu દેખાડવું (to display) · mk покаже (to indicate (a fact) to be true) · yi ווײַזן (to display) · th ชี้แจง (to display) · ar ثَبَتَ (to indicate (a fact) to be true) · el εμφανίζω (to display) · hu megmutatkozik (to be visible) · hu vezet (to guide or escort) · ajp فرجى (to display) · tr göstermek (to display) · te చూపించు (to display) · ca demostrar (to indicate (a fact) to be true) · ta காட்டு (to indicate (a fact) to be true) · gu બતાવું (to display) · ru пока́зывать (to display) · hu meglátszik (to be visible) · nl aantonen (to indicate (a fact) to be true) · fi esitellä (to display) · sv synas (to be visible) · hu kísér (to guide or escort) · he הֶרְאָה (to indicate (a fact) to be true) · vi tỏ ra (to display) · acw عرض (to display) · es mostrar (to display) · eo montri (to display) · da vise (to display) · eo gvidi (to guide or escort) · ary قدم (to display) · ja 見せる (to display) · el δείχνω (to display) · se čájẹhit (to display) · nds-de wiesen (to display) · sa दिशति (to display) · ky көргөзүү (to display) · fa نمودن (to display) · fi näyttää (to display) · be паказа́ць (to display) · lt parodyti (to display) · sv visa (to indicate (a fact) to be true) · la praestō (to display) · hu mutatkozik (to be visible) · uk пока́зувати (to display) · chr ᎠᎪᏩᏛᏗᎭ (to display) · ga taispeáin (to display) · ja 見える (to be visible) · wa mostrer (to indicate (a fact) to be true) · hy ցույց տալ (to display) · hsb pokazować (to display) · eo videbli (to be visible) · de zeigen (to display) · ln monisa (to display) · fo vísa (to display) · vi chỉ (to display) · fi osoittaa (to indicate (a fact) to be true) · sv märkas (to be visible) · it fare vedere (to display) · mk покаже (to display) · cmn 表示 (to display) · no vise (to indicate (a fact) to be true) · wa mostrer (to display) · cy dangos (to display) · ia monstrar (to display) · ht montre (to display) · it mostrare (to display) · tl ipakita (to display) · br diskouez (to indicate (a fact) to be true) · ca ensenyar (to display) · ro arăta (to indicate (a fact) to be true) · la monstro (to display) · hu megmutat (to display) · fr montrer (to display) · vi cho thấy (to indicate (a fact) to be true) · cmn 讓……看看 /让……看看 (to display) · uz koʻrsatmoq (to display) · sq tregoj (to display) · hu tanúsít (to display) · nl te zien zijn (to be visible) · it dimostrare (to indicate (a fact) to be true) · nl vertonen (to display) · mr दाखवणे (to display) · eo montriĝi (to be visible) · kk көрсету (to display) · sl pokazati (to display) · acw ورجى (to display) · jv meruhi (to display) · eo montri (to indicate (a fact) to be true) · xdq чибижиха́ра (to display) · eo demonstracii (to indicate (a fact) to be true) · ckb پیشاندان (to indicate (a fact) to be true) · pt mostrar (to display) · my ပြသ (to display) · ovd lat sją̊ (to display) · sk ukazovať (to display) · az göstərmək (to display) · la exhibeo (to display) · tg нишон додан (to display) · uk показа́ти (to display) · fro monstrer (to display) · ar ظَهَرَ (to display) · ar ارْتَسَمَ (to be visible) · fi opastaa (to guide or escort) · th แสดง (to display) · ko 전시하다 (to display) · pjt nintini (to display) · swb uenyesa (to display) · hu mutat (to display) · ru показа́ть (to display) · th แสดง (to indicate (a fact) to be true) · grc φαίνω (to display) · aii ܡܲܚܙܹܐ (to display) · hu kimutat (to display) · eo aperi graveda (to have a big belly, as pregnant) · ky көрсөтүү (to display) · ga léirigh (to indicate (a fact) to be true) · pl pokazywać (to display) · la offero (to display) · kk қарату (to display) · ru пока́зываться (to be visible) · de zeigen (to indicate (a fact) to be true) · fr démontrer (to indicate (a fact) to be true) · br dont war-wel (to be visible) · pt apresentar (to display) · sl kazati (to display) · pl pokazać (to display) · bg виждам се (to be visible) · br diskouez (to display) · hu látható (to be visible) · osc 𐌃𐌄𐌝𐌊𐌖𐌌 (to display) · hu tanúskodik (to indicate (a fact) to be true) · mk покажува (to display) · hu látszik (to be visible) · fur mostrâ (to display) · ta காட்டு (to display) · got 𐌲𐌰𐍄𐌴𐌹𐌷𐌰𐌽 (to display) · nl laten zien (to display) · ar أَرَى (to display) · fo sýna (to display)
From Middle English schewe, from the verb (schewen).
Meanings
(countable) A play, dance, or other entertainment.
There were a thousand people at the show.
Then he commenced to talk, really talk. and inside of two flaps of a herring's fin he had me mesmerized, like Eben Holt's boy at the town hall show. He talked about the ills of humanity, and the glories of health and Nature and service and land knows what all. 1913, Joseph C[rosby] Lincoln, chapter IV, in Mr. Pratt’s Patients, New York, N.Y.; London: D[aniel] Appleton and Company, →OCLC:
(countable) An exhibition of items.
Represented by Olney Gleason gallery, she was the subject of a 2025 solo show at the MSU Broad Art Museum in Michigan and recently unveiled a permanent installation at the Princeton University Art Museum. 2026 May 14, Julie Belcove, “Farm Fresh”, in Architectural Digest, volume 83, number 4, page 93:
art show; dog show
(countable) A broadcast program, especially a light entertainment program.
They performed in the show.
I spotted my neighbour on the morning TV show.
radio show; television show
Every day I do my morning show. 2016, VOA Learning English (public domain)
(countable) A movie.
Let's catch a show.
(Australia, New-Zealand, countable) An agricultural exhibition.
E. C. McEnulty, who won the chop at the show on Thursday, cut through a foot lying block in 34 seconds 1924 October 6, The Examiner, Launceston, page 2, column 6:
I'm taking the kids to the show on Tuesday.
(countable, uncountable) A project or presentation.
Let's get this show on the road.
It was Apple's usual dog and pony show.
They went on an international road show to sell the shares to investors.
Let's get on with the show.
(countable) A demonstration.
show of force
(uncountable) Mere display or pomp with no substance. (Usually seen in the phrases “all show” and “for show”.)
The dog sounds ferocious but it's all show.
I envy none their pageantry and show. 1725–1728, [Edward Young], “(please specify the page)”, in Love of Fame, the Universal Passion. In Seven Characteristical Satires, 4th edition, London: […] J[acob] and R[ichard] Tonson […], published 1741, →OCLC:
(countable, uncountable) Outward appearance; wileful or deceptive appearance.
So may the outward shows be least themselves:
The world is still deceived with ornament. c. 1596–1598 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Merchant of Venice”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act III, scene ii]:
(countable, uncountable, with “the”) The major leagues.
He played AA ball for years, but never made it to the show.
(countable, obsolete, uncountable) A pale blue flame at the top of a candle flame, indicating the presence of firedamp.
(archaic, countable, uncountable) Pretence.
(archaic, countable, uncountable) Sign, token, or indication.
He through the midst unmarked,
In show plebeian angel militant
Of lowest order, passed. 1667, John Milton, “Book IX”, in Paradise Lost. […], London: […] [Samuel Simmons], and are to be sold by Peter Parker […]; [a]nd by Robert Boulter […]; [a]nd Matthias Walker, […], →OCLC; republished as Paradise Lost in Ten Books: […], London: Basil Montagu Pickering […], 1873, →OCLC:
Beware of the scribes,[…]which devour widows' houses, and for a shew make long prayers. 1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Luke 20:46-47:
(countable, obsolete, uncountable) Plausibility.
(countable, uncountable) A discharge, from the vagina, of mucus streaked with blood, occurring a short time before labor.
(countable, slang, uncountable) A battle; local conflict.
A subaltern, wearing a glengarry, came out of a house, playing with the nose of a shell. He walked a little way with me.
“Going into the show?” 1918, Denis Garstin, The Shilling Soldiers, London: Hodder and Stoughton, page 116:
(countable, uncountable) A circular impression on sand, indicating the presence of a clam by its siphon.
Iron Springs offers a guided clam dig for first timers or those who are rusty at spotting the clam's show at low tide. It includes a license and all the equipment you'll need to catch your limit on Copalis Beach […] 2014, Karen Gaudette Brewer, Seafood Lover's Pacific Northwest, page 128:
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shows
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(noun)) · show notes (Terms derived from show (noun)) · showfield (Terms derived from show (noun)) · teleshow (Terms derived from show (noun)) · show-stealing (Terms derived from show (noun)) · keep the show on the road (Terms derived from show (noun)) · magazine show (Terms derived from show (noun)) · go-show (Terms derived from show (noun)) · medicine show (Terms derived from show (noun)) · show bread (Terms derived from show (noun)) · shit show (Terms derived from show (noun)) · quilt show (Terms derived from show (noun)) · showbag (Terms derived from show (noun)) · showgoer (Terms derived from show (noun)) · run the whole show (Terms derived from show (noun)) · picture show (Terms derived from show (noun)) · super-show (Terms derived from show (noun)) · no-show (Terms derived from show (noun)) · show jumper (Terms derived from show (noun)) · monkey show (Terms derived from show (noun)) · flicker show (Terms derived from show (noun)) · light show (Terms derived from show (noun)) · 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(noun)) · no-call-no-show (Terms derived from show (noun)) · all over the show (Terms derived from show (noun)) · showwoman (Terms derived from show (noun)) · the show must go on (Terms derived from show (noun)) · show pony (Terms derived from show (noun)) · horse show (Terms derived from show (noun)) · step show (Terms derived from show (noun)) · show bench (Terms derived from show (noun)) · reality show (Terms derived from show (noun)) · tiger show (Terms derived from show (noun)) · show bill (Terms derived from show (noun)) · smokeshow (Terms derived from show (noun)) · show barn (Terms derived from show (noun)) · showperson (Terms derived from show (noun)) · showfloor (Terms derived from show (noun)) · string show (Terms derived from show (noun)) · holy show (Terms derived from show (noun)) · get the show on the road (Terms derived from show (noun)) · stage show (Terms derived from show (noun)) · show-glass (Terms derived from show (noun)) · showband (Terms derived from show (noun)) · object show (Terms derived from show (noun)) · showmance (Terms derived from show (noun)) · show time (Terms derived from show (noun)) · phone-in show (Terms derived from show (noun)) · show-stone (Terms derived from show (noun)) · leg show (Terms derived from show (noun)) · horror show (Terms derived from show (noun)) · showfolk (Terms derived from show (noun)) · passing show (Terms derived from show (noun)) · talk show (Terms derived from show (noun)) · showprint (Terms derived from show (noun)) · jolly good show (Terms derived from show (noun)) · show-off (Terms derived from show (noun)) · peep show (Terms derived from show (noun)) · slide-show (Terms derived from show (noun)) · peepshow (Terms derived from show (noun)) · auto show (Terms derived from show (noun)) · ping pong show (Terms derived from show (noun)) · showbread (Terms derived from show (noun)) · show cave (Terms derived from show (noun)) · shewage (Terms derived from show (noun)) · show bag (Terms derived from show (noun)) · drag show (Terms derived from show (noun)) · showie (Terms derived from show (noun)) · show-and-tell (Terms derived from show (noun)) · dumb-show (Terms derived from show (noun)) · supershow (Terms derived from show (noun)) · show song (Terms derived from show (noun)) · minstrel show (Terms derived from show (noun)) · show of hands (Terms derived from show (noun)) · gallanty show (Terms derived from show (noun)) · clown show (Terms derived from show (noun)) · postshow (Terms derived from show (noun)) · showtime (Terms derived from show (noun)) · no show (Terms derived from show (noun)) · air show (Terms derived from show (noun)) · raree show (Terms derived from show (noun)) · gang show (Terms derived from show (noun)) · bloody show (Terms derived from show (noun)) · good show (Terms derived from show (noun)) · motor show (Terms derived from show (noun)) · car show (Terms derived from show (noun)) · tabloid talk show (Terms derived from show (noun)) · show biscuit 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(Terms derived from show (noun)) · showboard (Terms derived from show (noun)) · showplan (Terms derived from show (noun)) · roadshow (Terms derived from show (noun)) · moving-picture show (Terms derived from show (noun)) · puppet-show (Terms derived from show (noun)) · showboat (Terms derived from show (noun)) · show stone (Terms derived from show (noun)) · call-in show (Terms derived from show (noun)) · showhouse (Terms derived from show (noun)) · showground (Terms derived from show (noun)) · dog show (Terms derived from show (noun)) · aquashow (Terms derived from show (noun)) · show-run (Terms derived from show (noun)) · bad show (Terms derived from show (noun)) · make a show of oneself (Terms derived from show (noun)) · showcard (Terms derived from show (noun)) · sideshow (Terms derived from show (noun)) · dumb show (Terms derived from show (noun)) · show stopper (Terms derived from show (noun)) · show of force (Terms derived from show (noun)) · floor show (Terms derived from show 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pl show (exhibition — see also exhibition, exposition) · ro program (broadcast program(me)) · uk спекта́кль (entertainment) · eo ŝajno (mere display) · vi chương trình (broadcast program(me)) · ota طنطنه (mere display) · eo montro (demonstration) · hu show (entertainment) · bg спекта́къл (entertainment) · ga clár (broadcast program(me)) · uz spektakl (entertainment) · sv program (broadcast program(me)) · ja 誇示 (demonstration) · bg представле́ние (entertainment) · fr exposition (exhibition — see also exhibition, exposition) · ota نمایش (demonstration) · ug تاماشا (entertainment) · uz koʻrinish (entertainment) · sw maonyesho (demonstration) · sh šȍu (entertainment) · sk šou (broadcast program(me)) · cs přehlídka (exhibition — see also exhibition, exposition) · nb show (broadcast program(me)) · sco shaw (broadcast program(me)) · he הַצָּגָה (entertainment) · nl show (entertainment) · sl šov (entertainment) · kk қойылым (entertainment) · ru пока́з (demonstration) · mk шоу (entertainment) · mk емисија (entertainment) · tr program (broadcast program(me)) · nl expositie (exhibition — see also exhibition, exposition) · el θέαμα (entertainment) · ota نمایش (exhibition — see also exhibition, exposition) · pt show (entertainment) · tr şov (entertainment) · uk виста́ва (entertainment) · uk експози́ція (exhibition — see also exhibition, exposition) · ru переда́ча (broadcast program(me)) · bg шо́у (entertainment) · tg намоиш (entertainment) · ja 展示会 (exhibition — see also exhibition, exposition) · cmn 見紅 /见红 (bloody mucus discharge leading up to labor) · la spectaculum (entertainment) · kk көрме (exhibition — see also exhibition, exposition) · pl pokaz (entertainment) · ko 쇼 (entertainment) · ga seó (broadcast program(me)) · be спэкта́кль (entertainment) · fr émission (broadcast program(me)) · mk претстава (entertainment) · tr şov (exhibition — see also exhibition, exposition) · ka წარმოდგენა (entertainment) · te ప్రదర్శనం (exhibition — see also exhibition, exposition) · eo eksponaĵo (exhibition — see also exhibition, exposition) · pt demonstração (demonstration) · sh ѝзложба (exhibition — see also exhibition, exposition) · tl palabas (entertainment) · sh прѐдстава (entertainment) · th ละคร (entertainment) · km ល្ខោន (entertainment) · bg по́казност (mere display) · ga seó (entertainment) · ms penontonan (exhibition — see also exhibition, exposition) · ur تَماشا (entertainment) · yue 騷 /骚 (entertainment) · hu műsor (entertainment) · es show (entertainment) · ta பகட்டு (mere display) · ru зре́лище (entertainment) · cmn 演出 (entertainment) · cmn 節目 /节目 (broadcast program(me)) · ja 番組 (broadcast program(me)) · sw shoo (entertainment) · fr démonstration (demonstration) · ko 쇼 (broadcast program(me)) · bg зре́лище (entertainment) · pt mostra (exhibition — see also exhibition, exposition) · gd taisbeanadh (demonstration) · fi show (entertainment) · sh prèdstava (entertainment) · el έκθεση (exhibition — see also exhibition, exposition) · ug كۆرۈنۈش (entertainment) · ro expoziție (exhibition — see also exhibition, exposition) · uz shou (entertainment) · tl programa (broadcast program(me)) · fi esitys (entertainment) · el σόου (entertainment) · vi triển lãm (exhibition — see also exhibition, exposition) · ur تَماشَہ (entertainment) · fi näytös (mere display) · be пака́з (entertainment) · sv demonstration (demonstration) · it programma (broadcast program(me)) · fa-ira نَمایِش (entertainment) · ro demonstrație (demonstration) · eo spektaĵo (entertainment) · fi demonstraatio (demonstration) · ar عَرْض (demonstration) · ms acara (broadcast program(me)) · be спекта́кль (entertainment) · cy sioe (entertainment) · ota اویون (entertainment) · ckb پیشانگا (exhibition — see also exhibition, exposition) · sl predstava (entertainment) · ta நிகழ்ச்சி (broadcast program(me)) · ru шо́у (broadcast program(me)) · ms rancangan (broadcast program(me)) · lo ລະຄອນ (entertainment) · la ostentus (exhibition — see also exhibition, exposition) · ru представле́ние (entertainment) · ja ショー (broadcast program(me)) · nl tentoonstelling (exhibition — see also exhibition, exposition) · de Schau (entertainment) · hy շոու (entertainment) · de Demonstration (demonstration) · ja 公演 (entertainment) · ru шо́у (entertainment) · cy arddangosfa (exhibition — see also exhibition, exposition) · ms cerita (broadcast program(me)) · sco shaw (demonstration) · ca programa (broadcast program(me)) · sv show (entertainment) · ka სპექტაკლი (entertainment) · it spettacolo (entertainment) · sk predstavenie (entertainment) · fr festival (entertainment) · el επίδειξη (demonstration) · cmn 表演 (entertainment) · it mostra (exhibition — see also exhibition, exposition) · ja お印 (bloody mucus discharge leading up to labor) · uz tomosha (entertainment) · ur شو (entertainment) · tg тамошо (entertainment) · tr gösteri (broadcast program(me)) · pt espetáculo (entertainment) · fi näytös (demonstration) · ar بَرْنَامَج (broadcast program(me)) · hu műsor (broadcast program(me)) · th ละคร (broadcast program(me)) · ky спектакль (entertainment) · gd taisbeanadh (mere display) · ar اِسْتِعْرَاض (entertainment) · ja ショー (entertainment) · ro spectacol (entertainment) · sco shaw (entertainment) · sk šou (entertainment) · ta நிகழ்ச்சி (entertainment) · my ရှိုး (entertainment) · ru програ́мма (broadcast program(me)) · cs ukázka (demonstration) · tr şov (broadcast program(me)) · ta கண்காட்சி (exhibition — see also exhibition, exposition) · uk шо́у (entertainment) · sh демонстра́ција (demonstration) · tl palabas (broadcast program(me)) · fa-ira شُوْ (broadcast program(me)) · pa ਤਮਾਸ਼ਾ (entertainment) · hu előadás (entertainment) · cs podívaná (entertainment) · cs pořad (broadcast program(me)) · ms pertunjukan (entertainment) · sh шо̏у (broadcast program(me)) · eo masko (mere display) · he תָּכְנִית (broadcast program(me)) · nb show (entertainment) · hy ներկայացում (entertainment) · gd taisbeanadh (exhibition — see also exhibition, exposition) · hy թատերախաղ (entertainment) · pt exposição (exhibition — see also exhibition, exposition) · th โชว์ (entertainment) · cmn 秀 (entertainment) · vi trình diễn (entertainment) · ko 프로그램 (broadcast program(me)) · he הוֹפָעָה (entertainment) · id acara (broadcast program(me)) · ar إِظْهَار (demonstration) · ko 흥행 (entertainment) · ms program (broadcast program(me)) · pl wystawa (entertainment) · sw maonyesho (exhibition — see also exhibition, exposition) · ky шоу (entertainment) · te ప్రదర్శనం (demonstration) · uk видо́вище (entertainment) · ms pertunjukan (exhibition — see also exhibition, exposition) · hi तमाशा (entertainment) · sh šȍu (broadcast program(me)) · ta பொருட்காட்சி (exhibition — see also exhibition, exposition) · mk изложба (exhibition — see also exhibition, exposition) · it esibizione (exhibition — see also exhibition, exposition) · cmn 展覽會 /展览会 (exhibition — see also exhibition, exposition) · tl pagtatanghal (entertainment) · eo programo (broadcast program(me)) · bg и́зложба (exhibition — see also exhibition, exposition) · hu látszat (mere display) · kk көрініс (entertainment) · ky көрүнүш (entertainment) · nl voorstelling (entertainment) · de Show (entertainment) · da show (entertainment) · ko 전시회 (exhibition — see also exhibition, exposition) · ms pameran (exhibition — see also exhibition, exposition) · la ostentus (demonstration) · el εκπομπή (broadcast program(me)) · mt wirja (exhibition — see also exhibition, exposition) · cy rhaglen (broadcast program(me)) · cy sioe (exhibition — see also exhibition, exposition) · fi näyttely (exhibition — see also exhibition, exposition) · sco shaw (exhibition — see also exhibition, exposition) · fi esittely (exhibition — see also exhibition, exposition) · mt essibizjoni (exhibition — see also exhibition, exposition) · ja 興行 (entertainment) · de Sendung (broadcast program(me)) · ca espectacle (entertainment) · cs šou (entertainment) · id pertunjukan (entertainment) · hu demonstráció (demonstration) · ru спекта́кль (entertainment) · hu fitogtatás (demonstration) · grc θέα (entertainment) · fr spectacle (entertainment) · fi ohjelma (broadcast program(me)) · sh шо̏у (entertainment) · ru демонстра́ция (demonstration) · eo ekspozicio (exhibition — see also exhibition, exposition) · sh demonstrácija (demonstration) · be відо́вішча (entertainment) · cs předvedení (demonstration) · vi biểu diễn (entertainment) · sv uppvisning (exhibition — see also exhibition, exposition) · de Programm (broadcast program(me)) · bg демонстра́ция (demonstration) · tr gösteri (entertainment) · nb program (broadcast program(me)) · ar مَعْرِض (exhibition — see also exhibition, exposition) · hi शो (entertainment) · ms persembahan (entertainment) · uk ви́ставка (exhibition — see also exhibition, exposition) · fa-ira تَماشا (entertainment) · sl oddaja (entertainment) · bg пока́зване (demonstration) · ru телепрогра́мма (broadcast program(me)) · az tamaşa (entertainment) · pt programa (broadcast program(me)) · ro emisiune (broadcast program(me)) · sh ìzložba (exhibition — see also exhibition, exposition) · ar عَرْض (entertainment) · cs výstava (exhibition — see also exhibition, exposition) · hu kiállítás (exhibition — see also exhibition, exposition) · kk шоу (entertainment) · sv utställning (exhibition — see also exhibition, exposition) · mt spettaklu (entertainment) · de Schau (demonstration) · ru вы́ставка (exhibition — see also exhibition, exposition) · eo spektaklo (entertainment) · he מוֹפָע (exhibition — see also exhibition, exposition) · fi näytelmä (entertainment) · hu bemutató (exhibition — see also exhibition, exposition) · mk емисија (broadcast program(me)) · be шо́у (entertainment) · ota شان (mere display) · id programa (broadcast program(me))
Synonym of shive (“wood fragment of the husk of flax or hemp”).
Old houses in the north-east sometimes have a thick layer of flax waste or “shows” under the thatch. 1942 March, E[myr] Estyn Evans, Irish Heritage: The Landscape, the People and Their Work, Dundalk, County Louth: W[illiam] Tempest, Dundalgan Press, page 64:
When the flax is ſufficiently watered, it feels ſoft to the grip, and the harle parts eaſily with the boon or ſhow, which laſt is then become brittle, and looks whitiſh. 1765, “Directions for raising Flax”, in Museum Rusticum et Commerciale: or, Select Papers on Agriculture, Commerce, Arts, and Manufactures. […], volume IV, London: […] R[obert] Davis, […] J[ohn] Newbery, […] and L[ockyer] Davis and C[harles] Reymers, […], page 459:
Laſt year (1793) I tranſplanted, from ſeed-beds, into the nurſery, ſeveral fruit-trees; the ground around ſome of which I covered, as above, with flax-ſhows. Notwithſtanding the great heat of the ſummer, none of thoſe trees where the earth was covered with ſhows, died or decayed; becauſe the ſhows prevented the earth under them from being dried by the ſun. 1798, [Christian Friedrich] Germershausen, anonymous translator, “On the Means of promoting the Growth of young Fruit-Trees, particularly in Grass-Land. […] From the Transactions of the Œconomical Society of Leipsic.”, in The Repertory of Arts and Manufactures: […], volume VIII, London: […] [F]or the proprietors; and sold by H[enry] Lowndes, […], page 63: