n. 25B6; verb
the stitches do not show : BE VISIBLE, be seen, be in view, be obvious.
he wouldn't show the picture : DISPLAY, exhibit, put on show/display, put on view, parade, uncover, reveal.
Frank showed his frustration : MANIFEST, exhibit, reveal, convey, communicate, make known; express, proclaim, make plain, make obvious, disclose, betray; formal evince.
I'll show you how to make a daisy chain : DEMONSTRATE, explain, describe, illustrate; teach, instruct, give instructions.
recent events show this to be true : PROVE, demonstrate, confirm, show beyond doubt; substantiate, corroborate, verify, establish, attest, certify, testify, bear out; formal evince.
a young woman showed them to their seats : ESCORT, accompany, take, conduct, lead, usher, guide, direct, steer, shepherd.
(informal) they never showed : APPEAR, arrive, come, get here/there, put in an appearance, materialize, turn up; informal show up.
conceal.
25B6; noun
a spectacular show of bluebells : DISPLAY, array, exhibition, presentation, exposition, spectacle.
the motor show : EXHIBITION, exposition, fair, extravaganza, spectacle; N. Amer. exhibit.
they took in a show : (THEATRICAL) PERFORMANCE, musical, play.
she's only doing it for show : APPEARANCE, display, impression, ostentation, image.
Drew made a show of looking busy : PRETENCE, outward appearance, (false) front, guise, semblance, pose, parade.
(informal) I don't run the show : UNDERTAKING, affair, operation, proceedings, enterprise, business, venture.
25A0; show off (informal) BEHAVE AFFECTEDLY, put on airs, put on an act, swagger around, swank, strut, strike an attitude, posture; draw attention to oneself; N. Amer. informal cop an attitude.
25A0; show something off DISPLAY, show to advantage, exhibit, demonstrate, parade, draw attention to, flaunt.
25A0; show up
cancers show up on X-rays : BE VISIBLE, be obvious, be seen, be revealed.
(informal) only two waitresses showed up. : See show verb sense 7.
25A0; show someone/something up
the sun showed up the shabbiness of the room : EXPOSE, reveal, make visible, make obvious, highlight.
(informal) they showed him up in front of his friends. : See humiliate .