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Noun: showing  showing
  1. The display of a motion picture
    - screening, viewing
     
  2. Something shown to the public
    - display, exhibit
Verb: show (showed,shown)  show
  1. Give an exhibition of to an interested audience
    "She shows her dogs frequently"
    - demo, exhibit, present, demonstrate, showcase
     
  2. Establish the validity of something, as by an example, explanation or experiment
    "The mathematician showed the validity of the conjecture"
    - prove, demonstrate, establish, shew [Brit, archaic]
     
  3. Provide evidence for
    "The blood test showed that he was the father"
    - testify, bear witness, prove, evidence
     
  4. Make visible or noticeable
    "She showed her talent for cooking"; "Show me your etchings, please"
     
  5. Show in, or as in, a picture
    - picture, depict, render
     
  6. Give expression to
    "She showed her disappointment"
    - express, evince
     
  7. Indicate a place, direction, person, or thing; either spatially or figuratively
    "I showed the customer the glove section"
    - indicate, point, designate
     
  8. Be or become visible or noticeable
    "His good upbringing really shows"; "The dirty side will show"
    - show up
     
  9. Indicate a certain reading; of gauges and instruments
    "The thermometer showed thirteen degrees below zero"
    - read, register, record
     
  10. Give evidence of, as of records
    "The diary shows his distress that evening"
     
  11. Take (someone) to their seats, as in theatres or auditoriums
    - usher
     
  12. Finish third or better in a horse or dog race
    "he bet $2 on number six to show"

Derived forms: showings

See also: show off

Type of: affirm, appear, conduct, confirm, convey, corroborate, direct, display, guide, indicate, inform, interpret, lead, race, represent, run, show, substantiate, support, sustain, take

Antonym: hide

Encyclopedia: Show, Don't Tell Show Show, not tell Show, don't tell