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  5  definitions  found 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Show  \Show\,  v.  i.  [Written  also  shew.] 
  1.  To  exhibit  or  manifest  one's  self  or  itself  to  appear;  to 
  look  to  be  in  appearance;  to  seem. 
 
  Just  such  she  shows  before  a  rising  storm.  --Dryden. 
 
  All  round  a  hedge  upshoots,  and  shows  At  distance 
  like  a  little  wood.  --Tennyson. 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Show  \Show\,  v.  t.  [imp.  {Showed};  p.  p.  {Shown}or  {Showed};  p. 
  pr  &  vb  n.  {Showing}.  It  is  sometimes  written  {shew}, 
  {shewed},  {shewn},  {shewing}.]  [OE.  schowen  shewen,  schewen 
  shawen,  AS  sce['a]wian,  to  look  see  view;  akin  to  OS 
  scaw?n,  OFries  skawia  D.  schouwen  OHG.  scouw?n,  G. 
  schauen  Dan.  skue,  Sw  sk?da,  Icel.  sko?a,  Goth.  usskawjan 
  to  waken,  skuggwa  a  mirror,  Icel.  skuggy  shade,  shadow,  L. 
  cavere  to  be  on  one's  guard,  Gr  ???  to  mark,  perceive,  hear, 
  Skr.  kavi  wise.  Cf  {Caution},  {Scavenger},  {Sheen}.] 
  1.  To  exhibit  or  present  to  view;  to  place  in  sight;  to 
  display;  --  the  thing  exhibited  being  the  object,  and 
  often  with  an  indirect  object  denoting  the  person  or  thing 
  seeing  or  beholding;  as  to  show  a  house;  show  your 
  colors;  shopkeepers  show  customers  goods  (show  goods  to 
  customers). 
 
  Go  thy  way  shew  thyself  to  the  priest.  --Matt. 
  viii.  4. 
 
  Nor  want  we  skill  or  art  from  whence  to  raise 
  Magnificence;  and  what  can  heaven  show  more? 
  --Milton. 
 
  2.  To  exhibit  to  the  mental  view;  to  tell  to  disclose;  to 
  reveal;  to  make  known  as  to  show  one's  designs. 
 
  Shew  them  the  way  wherein  they  must  walk.  --Ex. 
  xviii.  20. 
 
  If  it  please  my  father  to  do  thee  evil,  then  I  will 
  shew  it  thee,  and  send  thee  away  --1  Sam.  xx 
  13. 
 
  3.  Specifically,  to  make  known  the  way  to  (a  person);  hence 
  to  direct;  to  guide;  to  asher;  to  conduct;  as  to  show  a 
  person  into  a  parlor;  to  show  one  to  the  door. 
 
  4.  To  make  apparent  or  clear,  as  by  evidence,  testimony,  or 
  reasoning;  to  prove;  to  explain;  also  to  manifest;  to 
  evince;  as  to  show  the  truth  of  a  statement;  to  show  the 
  causes  of  an  event. 
 
  I  'll  show  my  duty  by  my  timely  care  --Dryden. 
 
  5.  To  bestow;  to  confer;  to  afford;  as  to  show  favor. 
 
  Shewing  mercy  unto  thousands  of  them  that  love  me 
  --Ex.  xx  6. 
 
  {To  show  forth},  to  manifest;  to  publish;  to  proclaim. 
 
  {To  show  his  paces},  to  exhibit  the  gait,  speed,  or  the  like 
  --  said  especially  of  a  horse. 
 
  {To  show  off},  to  exhibit  ostentatiously. 
 
  {To  show  up},  to  expose.  [Colloq.] 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Show  \Show\,  n.  [Formerly  written  also  shew.] 
  1.  The  act  of  showing,  or  bringing  to  view;  exposure  to 
  sight;  exhibition. 
 
  2.  That  which  os  shown,  or  brought  to  view;  that  which  is 
  arranged  to  be  seen;  a  spectacle;  an  exhibition;  as  a 
  traveling  show  a  cattle  show 
 
  As  for  triumphs,  masks,  feasts,  and  such  shows. 
  --Bacon. 
 
  3.  Proud  or  ostentatious  display;  parade;  pomp. 
 
  I  envy  none  their  pageantry  and  show  --Young. 
 
  4.  Semblance;  likeness;  appearance. 
 
  He  through  the  midst  unmarked,  In  show  plebeian 
  angel  militant  Of  lowest  order  passed.  --Milton. 
 
  5.  False  semblance;  deceitful  appearance;  pretense. 
 
  Beware  of  the  scribes,  .  .  .  which  devour  widows' 
  houses,  and  for  a  shew  make  long  prayers.  --Luke  xx 
  46.  47. 
 
  6.  (Med.)  A  discharge,  from  the  vagina,  of  mucus  streaked 
  with  blood,  occuring  a  short  time  before  labor. 
 
  7.  (Mining)  A  pale  blue  flame,  at  the  top  of  a  candle  flame, 
  indicating  the  presence  of  fire  damp.  --Raymond. 
 
  {Show  bill},  a  broad  sheet  containing  an  advertisement  in 
  large  letters. 
 
  {Show  box},  a  box  xontaining  some  object  of  curiosity  carried 
  round  as  a  show 
 
  {Show  card},  an  advertising  placard;  also  a  card  for 
  displaying  samples. 
 
  {Show  case},  a  gla?ed  case,  box,  or  cabinet  for  displaying 
  and  protecting  shopkeepers'  wares,  articles  on  exhibition 
  in  museums,  etc 
 
  {Show  glass},  a  glass  which  displays  objects;  a  mirror. 
 
  {Show  of  hands},  a  raising  of  hands  to  indicate  judgment;  as 
  the  vote  was  taken  by  a  show  of  hands. 
 
  {Show  stone},  a  piece  of  glass  or  crystal  supposed  to  have 
  the  property  of  exhibiting  images  of  persons  or  things  not 
  present,  indicating  in  that  way  future  events. 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
 
 
  In  quarter,  and  in  terms  like  bride  and  groom.  --Shak. 
 
  I  knew  two  that  were  competitors  for  the  secretary's 
  place  .  .  .  and  yet  kept  good  quarter  between  themselves. 
  --Bacon. 
 
  {False  quarter},  a  cleft  in  the  quarter  of  a  horse's  foot. 
 
  {Fifth  quarter},  the  hide  and  fat;  --  a  butcher's  term. 
 
  {On  the  quarter}  (Naut.),  in  a  direction  between  abeam  and 
  astern;  opposite,  or  nearly  opposite,  a  vessel's  quarter. 
 
 
  {Quarter  aspect}.  (Astrol.)  Same  as  {Quadrate}. 
 
  {Quarter  back}  (Football),  the  player  who  has  position  next 
  behind  center  rush,  and  receives  the  ball  on  the  snap 
  back 
 
  {Quarter  badge}  (Naut.),  an  ornament  on  the  side  of  a  vessel 
  near  the  stern.  --Mar.  Dict. 
 
  {Quarter  bill}  (Naut.),  a  list  specifying  the  different 
  stations  to  be  taken  by  the  officers  and  crew  in  time  of 
  action  and  the  names  of  the  men  assigned  to  each 
 
  {Quarter  block}  (Naut.),  a  block  fitted  under  the  quarters  of 
  a  yard  on  each  side  of  the  slings,  through  which  the  clew 
  lines  and  sheets  are  reeved.  --R.  H.  Dana,  Jr 
 
  {Quarter  boat}  (Naut.),  a  boat  hung  at  a  vessel's  quarter. 
 
  {Quarter  cloths}  (Naut.),  long  pieces  of  painted  canvas,  used 
  to  cover  the  quarter  netting. 
 
  {Quarter  day},  a  day  regarded  as  terminating  a  quarter  of  the 
  year;  hence  one  on  which  any  payment,  especially  rent, 
  becomes  due.  In  matters  influenced  by  United  States 
  statutes,  quarter  days  are  the  first  days  of  January, 
  April,  July,  and  October.  In  New  York  and  many  other 
  places,  as  between  landlord  and  tenant,  they  are  the  first 
  days  of  May  August,  November,  and  February.  The  quarter 
  days  usually  recognized  in  England  are  25th  of  March  (Lady 
  Day),  the  24th  of  June  (Midsummer  Day),  the  29th  of 
  September  (Michaelmas  Day),  and  the  25th  of  December 
  (Christmas  Day). 
 
  {Quarter  face},  in  fine  arts,  portrait  painting,  etc.,  a  face 
  turned  away  so  that  but  one  quarter  is  visible. 
 
  {Quarter  gallery}  (Naut.),  a  balcony  on  the  quarter  of  a 
  ship.  See  {Gallery},  4. 
 
  {Quarter  gunner}  (Naut.),  a  petty  officer  who  assists  the 
  gunner. 
 
  {Quarter  look},  a  side  glance.  [Obs.]  --B.  Jonson 
 
  {Quarter  nettings}  (Naut.),  hammock  nettings  along  the 
  quarter  rails. 
 
  {Quarter  note}  (Mus.),  a  note  equal  in  duration  to  half  a 
  minim  or  a  fourth  of  semibreve;  a  crochet. 
 
  {Quarter  pieces}  (Naut.),  several  pieces  of  timber  at  the 
  after-part  of  the  quarter  gallery,  near  the  taffrail. 
  --Totten. 
 
  {Quarter  point}.  (Naut.)  See  {Quarter},  n.,  1 
  n  . 
 
  {Quarter  railing},  or  {Quarter  rails}  (Naut.),  narrow  molded 
  planks  reaching  from  the  top  of  the  stern  to  the  gangway, 
  serving  as  a  fence  to  the  quarter-deck. 
 
  {Quarter  sessions}  (Eng.  Law),  a  general  court  of  criminal 
  jurisdiction  held  quarterly  by  the  justices  of  peace  in 
  counties  and  by  the  recorders  in  boroughs. 
 
  {Quarter  square}  (Math.),  the  fourth  part  of  the  square  of  a 
  number.  Tables  of  quarter  squares  have  been  devised  to 
  save  labor  in  multiplying  numbers. 
 
  {Quarter  turn},  {Quarter  turn  belt}  (Mach.),  an  arrangement 
  in  which  a  belt  transmits  motion  between  two  shafts  which 
  are  at  right  angles  with  each  other 
 
  {Quarter  watch}  (Naut.),  a  subdivision  of  the  full  watch  (one 
  fourth  of  the  crew)  on  a  man-of-  war. 
 
  {To  give},  or  {show},  {quarter}  (Mil.),  to  accept  as 
  prisoner,  on  submission  in  battle;  to  forbear  to  kill,  as 
  a  vanquished  enemy. 
 
  {To  keep  quarter}.  See  {Quarter},  n.,  3. 
 
  From  WordNet  r  1.6  [wn]: 
 
  show 
  n  1:  a  public  entertainment  or  exhibition;  "a  remarkable  show  of 
  skill" 
  2:  something  done  in  order  to  communicate  a  particular 
  impression;  "made  a  display  of  strength";  "a  show  of 
  impatience";  "a  good  show  of  looking  interested"  [syn:  {display}] 
  3:  (in  horse  racing)  a  finish  in  third  place 
  4:  a  public  exhibition  or  entertainment;  "they  wanted  to  see 
  some  of  the  shows  on  Broadway" 
  5:  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"  [syn:  {appearance}] 
  v  1:  show  or  demonstrate  something  to  an  interested  audience; 
  "She  shows  her  dogs  frequently";  "We  will  demo  the  new 
  software  in  Washington"  [syn:  {demo},  {exhibit},  {present}, 
  {demonstrate}] 
  2:  establish  the  validity  of  something  "This  behavior  shows 
  his  true  nature"  [syn:  {prove},  {demonstrate},  {establish}, 
  {shew}]  [ant:  {disprove}] 
  3:  provide  evidence  for  "The  blood  test  showed  that  he  was  the 
  father";  "Her  behavior  testified  to  her  incompetence" 
  [syn:  {testify},  {bear  witness},  {prove},  {evidence}] 
  4:  make  visible  or  noticeable:  "She  showed  her  talent  for 
  cooking"  [ant:  {hide}] 
  5:  give  a  demonstration  of:  "This  improvement  shows  the  effect 
  of  the  drug  most  clearly"  [syn:  {demonstrate}] 
  6:  show  in  or  as  in  a  picture;  "This  scene  depicts  country 
  life"  [syn:  {picture},  {depict}] 
  7:  give  expression  to  "She  showed  her  disappointment"  [syn:  {express}, 
  {evince}] 
  8:  indicate  a  place  direction,  person,  or  thing  either 
  spatially  or  figuratively;  "I  showed  the  customer  the 
  glove  section";  "He  showed  her  that  there  was  a  lot  of 
  space";  "he  indicated  his  opponents"  [syn:  {indicate},  {point}] 
  9:  make  clear  and  visible;  "The  article  revealed  the  policies 
  of  the  government"  [syn:  {reveal},  {display}] 
  10:  be  or  become  visible  or  noticeable;  "His  good  upbringing 
  really  shows";  "The  dirty  side  will  show"  [syn:  {show  up}] 
  11:  indicate  a  certain  reading;  of  gauges  and  instruments;  "The 
  thermometer  showed  thirteen  degrees  below  zero";  "The 
  gauge  read  `empty'"  [syn:  {read},  {register},  {record}] 
  12:  give  evidence  of  as  of  records;  "The  diary  shows  his 
  distress  that  evening" 
  13:  show  someone  to  their  seats,  as  in  theaters  or 
  auditoriums;  "The  usher  showed  us  to  our  seats"  [syn:  {usher}] 




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