SHOW, v.t. pret. showed; pp. shown or showed. It is sometimes written shew, shewed, shewn. [If the radical letter lost was a labial, show coincides with the Gr.]

1. To exhibit or present to the view of others.

Go thy way, show thyself to the priest. Matt. 8.

2. To afford to the eye or to notice; to contain in a visible form.

Nor want we skill o rart, from whence to raise

Magnificence; and what can heaven show more? Milton.

3. To make or enable to see.

4. To make or enable to perceive.

5. To make to know; to cause to understand; to make known; to teach or inform.

Know, I am sent

To show thee what shall come in future days. Milton.

6. To prove; to manifest.

I'll show my duty by my timely care. Dryden.

7. T oinform; to teach; with of.

The time cometh when I shall no more speak to you in proverbs, but I shall show you plainly of the Father. John 16.

8. To point out, as a guide.

Thou shalt show them th eway in which they must walk. Ex. 18.

9. To bestow; to confer; to afford; as, to show favor or mercy on any person.

10. To prove by evidence, testimony or authentic registers or documents.

They could not show their father's house. Ezra 2.

11. To disclose; to make known.

I durst not show mine opinion. Job. 32.

12. To discover; to explain; as, to show a dream or interpretation.

1. Superficial appearance; not reality. Mild heav'n / Disapproves that care, though wise in show. – Milton.
2. A spectacle; something offered to view for money. Addison.
3. Ostentatious display or parade. I envy none their pageantry and show. – Young.
4. Appearance as an object of notice. The city itself makes the noblest show of any in the world. – Addison.
5. Public appearance, in distinction from concealment; as, an open show.
6. Semblance; likeness. In show plebeian angel militant. – Milton.
7. Speciousness; plausibility. But a short exile must for show precede. – Dryden.
8. External appearance. And forc'd, at least in show, to prize it more. – Dryden.
9. Exhibition to view; as, a show of cattle, or cattle-show. – Agricult. Societies.
10. Pomp; magnificent spectacle. As for triumph; masks, feasts, and such shows … – Bacon.
11. A phantom; as, a fairy show. – Dryden.
12. Representative action; as, a dumb show. – Addison.
13. External appearance; hypocritical pretense. Who devour widows' houses, and for a show make long prayers. – Luke xx.

1. To appear; to look; to be in appearance. Just such she shows before a rising storm. – Dryden.
2. To have appearance; to become or suit well or ill. My lord of York, it better show'd with you. [Obs.] – Shak.

1. To exhibit or present to the view of others. Go thy way, show thyself to the priest. Matth. viii.
2. To afford to the eye or to notice; to contain in a visible form. Nor want we skill or art, from whence to raise / Magnificence; and what can heaven show more? – Milton.
3. To make or enable to see. – Milton.
4. To make or enable to perceive. – Milton.
5. To make to know; to cause to understand; to make known to; to teach or inform. – Job x. Know, I am sent / To show thee what shall come in future days. – Milton.
6. To prove; to manifest. I'll shove my duty by my timely care. – Dryden.
7. To inform; to teach; with of. The time cometh when I shall no more speak to you in proverbs, but I shall show you plainly of the Father. – John xvi.
8. To point out, as a guide. Thou shalt show them the way in which they must walk. – Exod. xviii.
9. To bestow; to confer; to afford; as, to show favor or mercy on any person. – Ps. cxii. 5.
10. To prove by evidence, testimony or authentic registers or documents. They could not show their father's house. – Ezra ii.
11. To disclose; to make known. I durst not show you mine opinion. – Job xxxii.
12. To discover; to explain; as, to show a dream or interpretation. – Dan. ii. To show forth, to manifest; to publish; to proclaim. – 1 Pet. ii.

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 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.

3. The act of showing, or bringing to view; exposure to sight; exhibition.
4. 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.

5. To have a certain appearance, as well or ill, fit or unfit; to become or suit; to appear.
   
   

   My lord of York, it better showed with you. Shak.

   To show off, to make a show; to display one's self.

6. 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.

7. 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.
8. Proud or ostentatious display; parade; pomp.
   
   

   I envy none their pageantry and show. Young.

9. 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.

10. Semblance; likeness; appearance.
    
    

    He through the midst unmarked,
    In show plebeian angel militant
    Of lowest order, passed. Milton.

11. 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.]

12. False semblance; deceitful appearance; pretense.
    
    

    Beware of the scribes, . . . which devour widows' houses, and for a shew make long prayers. Luke xx. 46. 47.

13. A discharge, from the vagina, of mucus streaked with blood, occuring a short time before labor.
14. 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.