Note: these 'words' (valid or invalid) are all the permutations of the word show. These words are obtained by scrambling the letters in show.
Definitions and meaning of show
show
Alternative forms
shew(archaic)
shewe(obsolete)
showe(obsolete)
Etymology
From Middle Englishschewen, from Old Englishscēawian(“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 Scotsshaw(“to show”), Dutchschouwen(“to inspect, view”), Germanschauen(“to see, behold”), Danishskue(“to behold”). Related to sheen.
Wider cognates include Ancient Greekκῦδος(kûdos), Latincaveō whence Englishcaution and Englishcaveat, and Sanskritकवि(kaví, “seer, prophet, bard”).
show (third-person singular simple presentshows, present participleshowing, simple pastshowedor(archaic)shew, past participleshownor(now rare, US)showed)
(transitive) To display, to have somebody see (something).
(transitive) To bestow; to confer.
to show mercy; to show favour; (dialectal)show me the salt please
(transitive) To indicate (a fact) to be true; to demonstrate.
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A report this year in the Journal of Geophysical Research showed that the glacier has lost 60 percent of its mass.
(transitive) To guide or escort.
(intransitive) To be visible; to be seen; to appear.
(intransitive, informal) To put in an appearance; show up.
(intransitive, informal) To have an enlarged belly and thus be recognizable as pregnant.
(intransitive, motor racing) To finish third, especially of horses or dogs.
(intransitive, card games) To reveal one's hand of cards.
(obsolete) To have a certain appearance, such as well or ill, fit or unfit; to become or suit; to appear.
Usage notes
The past participle shown was uncommon before the 19th century, but is now the preferred form in standard English. In the UK, showed is regarded as archaic or dialectal. In the US, it is considered a standard variant form, but shown is more common. Garner's Modern American Usage favors shown over showed as past participle and claims it is mandatory for passives.
In the past, shew was used as a past-tense form and shewed as a past participle of this verb; both forms are now archaic.
Conjugation
Synonyms
(display):display, exhibit, flaunt, indicate, parade, point out, reveal, rub one's nose in, show off
(indicate a fact to be true):demonstrate, prove
(put in an appearance):arrive, show up
Antonyms
(antonym(s) of "display"):conceal, cover up, hide
(antonym(s) of "indicate a fact to be true"):disprove, refute
Derived terms
Translations
See also
showcase
showdown
Noun
show (countable and uncountable, pluralshows)
(countable) A play, dance, or other entertainment.
(countable) An exhibition of items.
(countable) A broadcast program, especially a light entertainment program.
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Every day I do my morning show.
(countable) A movie.
(Australia, New Zealand, countable) An agricultural show.
A project or presentation.
(countable) A demonstration.
(uncountable) Mere display or pomp with no substance. (Usually seen in the phrases "all show" and "for show".)
Outward appearance; wileful or deceptive appearance.
(baseball, with "the") The major leagues.
(mining, obsolete) A pale blue flame at the top of a candle flame, indicating the presence of firedamp.
(archaic) Pretence.
(archaic) Sign, token, or indication.
(obsolete) Semblance; likeness; appearance.
(obsolete) Plausibility.
(medicine) A discharge, from the vagina, of mucus streaked with blood, occurring a short time before labor.
(military, slang) A battle; local conflict. [1892]
show(broadcast program, especially a light entertainment program)
Declension
References
“show” in Den Danske Ordbog
Dutch
Etymology
Borrowed from Englishshow.
Pronunciation
IPA(key): /ʃoː/
Hyphenation: show
Noun
showm (pluralshows, diminutiveshowtjen)
A show(entertainment).
Derived terms
modeshow
showbiz
showen
talkshow
Descendants
→? Sranan Tongo: syow
→ Caribbean Javanese: so
Finnish
Etymology
From Englishshow.
Pronunciation
IPA(key): /ˈʃou̯/, [ˈʃo̞u̯]
IPA(key): /ˈʃoː/, [ˈʃo̞ː]
IPA(key): /ˈsoː/, [ˈs̠o̞ː]
Noun
show
show (entertainment)
Usage notes
In plural usually substituted with a synonym, as the word does not easily fit into any Finnish declension category.
Declension
Synonyms
esitys, näytös
Derived terms
Further reading
“show”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish][2] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-03
show(large, impressive artistic and entertainment show of revue character with the participation of singers, dancers, circus performers, usually conducted by an anchorman)
Synonym:widowisko
Hypernym:przedstawienie
show(impressive artistic performance or demonstration of some unusual skill)
Synonym:pokaz
show(event or series of events in social, political, or cultural life taking on the character of a spectacle eagerly watched by all)
Synonym:przedstawienie
Further reading
show in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
show in Polish dictionaries at PWN
show in PWN's encyclopedia
Portuguese
Alternative forms
chou(rare)
xou(rare)
Etymology
Unadapted borrowing from Englishshow.
Pronunciation
Noun
showm (pluralshows)
show(an entertainment performance event)
Synonyms:espetáculo, apresentação
(especially) concert (musical presentation)
(Brazil, colloquial) an act or performance that demonstrates high skill; spectacle; display; feat
Synonym:espetáculo
(colloquial, often used in dar um show) the action of crying or yelling out loud in order to protest or complain about something, often in the context of a discussion or argument
(informal) a scene, i.e. an exhibition of passionate or strong feeling before others, creating embarrassment or disruption
Synonym:escena
Usage notes
According to Royal Spanish Academy (RAE) prescriptions, unadapted foreign words should be written in italics in a text printed in roman type, and vice versa, and in quotation marks in a manuscript text or when italics are not available. In practice, this RAE prescription is not always followed.
Derived terms
Further reading
“show”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014