Idioms for show
Origin of show
before 900; (v.) Middle English
showen, s(c)hewen to look at, show, Old English
scēawian to look at; cognate with Dutch
schowen, German
schauen; (noun) Middle English
s(c)hew(e), derivative of the v.
synonym study for show
24, 25.
Show,
display,
ostentation,
pomp suggest the presentation of a more or less elaborate, often pretentious, appearance for the public to see.
Show often indicates an external appearance that may or may not accord with actual facts:
a show of modesty.
Display applies to an intentionally conspicuous show:
a great display of wealth.
Ostentation is vain, ambitious, pretentious, or offensive display:
tasteless and vulgar ostentation.
Pomp suggests such a show of dignity and authority as characterizes a ceremony of state:
The coronation was carried out with pomp and ceremonial.
OTHER WORDS FROM show
Words nearby show
Example sentences from the Web for show
British Dictionary definitions for show
show
/ (ʃəʊ) /
verb shows, showing, showed, shown or showed
noun
Word Origin for show
Old English
scēawian; related to Old High German
scouwōn to look, Old Norse
örskār careful, Greek
thuoskoos seer
Medical definitions for show
show
[ shō ]
n.
The first discharge of blood in menstruation.
The discharge of bloody mucus from the vagina indicating the start of labor.
Idioms and Phrases with show
show