Definition for Show (-'s, -s)

show (-'s, -s), n. [see show, v.] (webplay: audience, displayed, phantom, view).

  1. Carnival; circus; elaborate exhibition; event held in a portable building with a charge for admission; [fig.] atmospheric display; sunrise, sunset, or aurora borealis.
  2. Spectacle; exhibition; facade; window dressing.
  3. Appearance; awakening; presence; coming into consciousness.
  4. Performance; public presentation; [fig.] marvel; wonder; miracle.
  5. Panorama; scene; vision; vista.
  6. Drama; play; theater staging.

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