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To display, to have somebody see (something).

To bestow; to confer.

To indicate (a fact) to be true; to demonstrate.

To guide or escort.

To be visible; to be seen; to appear.

(informal) To put in an appearance; show up.

(informal) To have an enlarged belly and thus be recognizable as pregnant.

(racing) To finish third, especially of horses or dogs.

(card games) To reveal one's hand of cards.

(obsolete) To have a certain appearance, such as well or ill, fit or unfit; to become or suit; to appear.

A play, dance{{,}} or other entertainment.

(exhibition) An exhibition of items.

A broadcast program, especially a light entertainment program.

A movie.

An agricultural show.

A project or presentation.

A demonstration.

Mere display or pomp with no substance. (Usually seen in the phrases "all show" and "for show".)

Outward appearance; wileful or deceptive appearance.

(with "the") The major leagues.

(obsolete) A pale blue flame at the top of a candle flame, indicating the presence of firedamp.

(archaic) Pretence.

(archaic) Sign, token, or indication.

(obsolete) Semblance; likeness; appearance.

(obsolete) Plausibility.

(medicine) A discharge, from the vagina, of mucus streaked with blood, occurring a short time before labor.

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(t=wood fragment of the husk of flax or hemp).