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Noun show has 4 senses
- show - a public exhibition of entertainment; "a remarkable show of skill"
--1 is a kind of entertainment, amusement
--1 has particulars: | | carnival, fair, funfair; dog show; horseshow; raree-show; circus; cabaret, floorshow, floor show; ice show; interlude, intermezzo, entr'acte; display, exhibit, showing; presentation, presentment, demonstration; demonstration; road show; sideshow; Wild West Show, Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show |
- display, show - something intended to communicate a particular impression; "made a display of strength"; "a show of impatience"; "a good show of looking interested"
--2 is a kind of demonstration, demo
--2 has particulars: big stick; gaudery
- show - a public exhibition or entertainment; "they wanted to see some of the shows on Broadway"
--3 is a kind of social event; communication
--3 has particulars: | | stage dancing, choreography; movie, film, picture, moving picture, moving-picture show, motion picture, motion-picture show, picture show, pic, flick; attraction; broadcast, program, programme; performance, public presentation; burlesque; play; galanty show, shadow show, shadow play; puppet show, puppet play; variety show, variety |
- appearance, show - 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"
--4 is a kind of pretense, pretence, pretending, simulation, feigning
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