show
verb [T] (FAIL TO HIDE) /ʃəʊ/
/ʃoʊ/ (showed, shown)Definition
› to fail to hide something, or to make it possible to see or know something that is not intended to be seen or known: Your shirt's so thin that it shows your bra. Light-coloured carpets show the dirt. [+ question word] His failure in the exams shows (up) just how bad his teachers are.Showing and demonstrating
(Definition of show verb (FAIL TO HIDE) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- act sth out phrasal verb
- attest verb
- barometer noun
- bespeak verb
- bring sth out phrasal verb (MAKE NOTICEABLE)
- demo noun (MARCH)
- flicker noun (FEELING)
- manifestation noun
- point (sth/sb) out phrasal verb
- point the way idiom
- point to/towards sth phrasal verb
- proclaim verb (SHOW)
- produce verb (BRING OUT)
- production noun (BRINGING OUT)
- prove verb (SHOW)
- put up sth phrasal verb
- release verb (MAKE FREE)
- signify verb (MAKE KNOWN)
- suggest verb (SHOW/EXPRESS)
- wear verb (ON BODY)
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