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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).

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Manner of action 71

Abduce 76% connected

To draw or conduct away; to withdraw; to draw to a different part.

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Accent 76% connected

A superior force of voice or of articulative effort upon some particular syllable of a word or a phrase, distinguishing it from the others.

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Accentuate 76% connected

To pronounce with an accent or with accents.

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Adduce 76% connected

To bring forward or offer, as an argument, passage, or consideration which bears on a statement or case; to cite; to allege.

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Agree 76% connected

In good part; kindly.

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Articulate 76% connected

Expressed in articles or in separate items or particulars.

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Ascertain 76% connected

To render (a person) certain; to cause to feel certain; to make confident; to assure; to apprise.

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Attest 76% connected

To bear witness to; to certify; to affirm to be true or genuine; as, to attest the truth of a writing, a copy of record.

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Beam 76% connected

Any large piece of timber or iron long in proportion to its thickness, and prepared for use.

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Certify 76% connected

To give cetain information to; to assure; to make certain.

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Cite 76% connected

To call upon officially or authoritatively to appear, as before a court; to summon.

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Connote 76% connected

To mark along with; to suggest or indicate as additional; to designate by implication; to include in the meaning; to imply.

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Contradict 76% connected

To assert the contrary of; to oppose in words; to take issue with; to gainsay; to deny the truth of, as of a statement or a speaker; to impugn.

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Define 76% connected

To fix the bounds of; to bring to a termination; to end.

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Delineate 76% connected

Delineated; portrayed.

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Demonstrate 76% connected

To point out; to show; to exhibit; to make evident.

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Determine 76% connected

To fix the boundaries of; to mark off and separate.

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Display 76% connected

To unfold; to spread wide; to expand; to stretch out; to spread.

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Emit 76% connected

To send forth; to throw or give out; to cause to issue; to give vent to; to eject; to discharge; as, fire emits heat and smoke; boiling water emits s…

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Emphasise 76% connected

To make a point stand out as especially important.

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Emphasize 76% connected

To utter or pronounce with a particular stress of voice; to make emphatic; as, to emphasize a word or a phrase.

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Etch 76% connected

A variant of Eddish.

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Evidence 76% connected

That which makes evident or manifest; that which furnishes, or tends to furnish, proof; any mode of proof; the ground of belief or judgement; as, the…

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Exhibit 76% connected

To hold forth or present to view; to produce publicly, for inspection; to show, especially in order to attract notice to what is interesting; to disp…

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Expose 76% connected

To set forth; to set out to public view; to exhibit; to show; to display; as, to expose goods for sale; to expose pictures to public inspection.

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Express 76% connected

Exactly representing; exact.

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Exude 76% connected

To discharge through pores or incisions, as moisture or other liquid matter; to give out.

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Find 76% connected

To meet with, or light upon, accidentally; to gain the first sight or knowledge of, as of something new, or unknown; hence, to fall in with, as a per…

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Finger 76% connected

One of the five terminating members of the hand; a digit; esp., one of the four extermities of the hand, other than the thumb.

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Flash 76% connected

To burst or break forth with a sudden and transient flood of flame and light; as, the lighting flashes vividly; the powder flashed.

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Fly 76% connected

To move in or pass thorugh the air with wings, as a bird.

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Formulate 76% connected

To reduce to, or express in, a formula; to put in a clear and definite form of statement or expression.

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Give 76% connected

To bestow without receiving a return; to confer without compensation; to impart, as a possession; to grant, as authority or permission; to yield up o…

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Illustrate 76% connected

To make clear, bright, or luminous.

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Imply 76% connected

To infold or involve; to wrap up.

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Incriminate 76% connected

To accuse; to charge with a crime or fault; to criminate.

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Inculpate 76% connected

To blame; to impute guilt to; to accuse; to involve or implicate in guilt.

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Manifest 76% connected

Evident to the senses, esp. to the sight; apparent; distinctly perceived; hence, obvious to the understanding; apparent to the mind; easily apprehens…

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Map 76% connected

A representation of the surface of the earth, or of some portion of it, showing the relative position of the parts represented; -- usually on a flat…

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Marshal 76% connected

Originally, an officer who had the care of horses; a groom.

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Menace 76% connected

The show of an intention to inflict evil; a threat or threatening; indication of a probable evil or catastrophe to come.

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Peep 76% connected

To cry, as a chicken hatching or newly hatched; to chirp; to cheep.

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Phrase 76% connected

A brief expression, sometimes a single word, but usually two or more words forming an expression by themselves, or being a portion of a sentence; as,…

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Point 76% connected

To appoint.

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Present 76% connected

Being at hand, within reach or call, within certain contemplated limits; -- opposed to absent.

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Presume 76% connected

To assume or take beforehand; esp., to do or undertake without leave or authority previously obtained.

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Project 76% connected

The place from which a thing projects, or starts forth.

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Prove 76% connected

To try or to ascertain by an experiment, or by a test or standard; to test; as, to prove the strength of gunpowder or of ordnance; to prove the conte…

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Punctuate 76% connected

To mark with points; to separate into sentences, clauses, etc., by points or stops which mark the proper pauses in expressing the meaning.

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Reek 76% connected

A rick.

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Reflect 76% connected

To bend back; to give a backwa/d turn to; to throw back; especially, to cause to return after striking upon any surface; as, a mirror reflects rays o…

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Register 76% connected

A written account or entry; an official or formal enumeration, description, or record; a memorial record; a list or roll; a schedule.

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Reveal 76% connected

To make known (that which has been concealed or kept secret); to unveil; to disclose; to show.

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Say 76% connected

Saw.

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Screen 76% connected

Anything that separates or cuts off inconvenience, injury, or danger; that which shelters or conceals from view; a shield or protection; as, a fire s…

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Signalize 76% connected

To make signal or eminent; to render distinguished from what is common; to distinguish.

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Smack 76% connected

A small sailing vessel, commonly rigged as a sloop, used chiefly in the coasting and fishing trade.

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Smell 76% connected

To perceive by the olfactory nerves, or organs of smell; to have a sensation of, excited through the nasal organs when affected by the appropriate ma…

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Smile 76% connected

To express amusement, pleasure, moderate joy, or love and kindness, by the features of the face; to laugh silently.

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Sneer 76% connected

To show contempt by turning up the nose, or by a particular facial expression.

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Stress 76% connected

Distress.

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Strike 76% connected

To touch or hit with some force, either with the hand or with an instrument; to smite; to give a blow to, either with the hand or with any instrument…

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Stultify 76% connected

To make foolish; to make a fool of; as, to stultify one by imposition; to stultify one's self by silly reasoning or conduct.

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Surcharge 76% connected

To overload; to overburden; to overmatch; to overcharge; as, to surcharge a beast or a ship; to surcharge a cannon.

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Test 76% connected

A cupel or cupelling hearth in which precious metals are melted for trial and refinement.

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Unveil 76% connected

To remove a veil from; to divest of a veil; to uncover; to disclose to view; to reveal; as, she unveiled her face.

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Utter 76% connected

Outer.

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Vent 76% connected

Sale; opportunity to sell; market.

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Ventilate 76% connected

To open and expose to the free passage of air; to supply with fresh air, and remove impure air from; to air; as, to ventilate a room; to ventilate a…

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Verbalize 76% connected

To convert into a verb; to verbify.

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Word 76% connected

The spoken sign of a conception or an idea; an articulate or vocal sound, or a combination of articulate and vocal sounds, uttered by the human voice…

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Affirm 76% connected

to assert or confirm, as a judgment, decree, or order, brought before an appellate court for review.

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Alter 76% connected

To make otherwise; to change in some respect, either partially or wholly; to vary; to modify.

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Amusement 76% connected

Deep thought; muse.

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Appear 76% connected

To come or be in sight; to be in view; to become visible.

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Change 76% connected

To alter; to make different; to cause to pass from one state to another; as, to change the position, character, or appearance of a thing; to change t…

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Conduct 76% connected

The act or method of conducting; guidance; management.

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Confirm 76% connected

To make firm or firmer; to add strength to; to establish; as, health is confirmed by exercise.

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Convey 76% connected

To carry from one place to another; to bear or transport.

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Corroborate 76% connected

To make strong, or to give additional strength to; to strengthen.

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Demonstration 76% connected

The act of demonstrating; an exhibition; proof; especially, proof beyond the possibility of doubt; indubitable evidence, to the senses or reason.

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Direct 76% connected

Straight; not crooked, oblique, or circuitous; leading by the short or shortest way to a point or end; as, a direct line; direct means.

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Entertainment 76% connected

The act of receiving as host, or of amusing, admitting, or cherishing; hospitable reception; also, reception or treatment, in general.

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Feigning 76% connected

of Feign

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Guide 76% connected

The leather strap by which the shield of a knight was slung across the shoulder, or across the neck and shoulder.

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Indicate 76% connected

To point out; to discover; to direct to a knowledge of; to show; to make known.

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Inform 76% connected

Without regular form; shapeless; ugly; deformed.

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Interpret 76% connected

To explain or tell the meaning of; to expound; to translate orally into intelligible or familiar language or terms; to decipher; to define; -- applie…

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Lead 76% connected

One of the elements, a heavy, pliable, inelastic metal, having a bright, bluish color, but easily tarnished. It is both malleable and ductile, though…

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Modify 76% connected

To change somewhat the form or qualities of; to alter somewhat; as, to modify a contrivance adapted to some mechanical purpose; to modify the terms o…

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Pretence 76% connected

Alt. of Pretenceless

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Pretending 76% connected

of Pretend

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Pretense 76% connected

Alt. of Pretence

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Race 76% connected

To raze.

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Read 76% connected

Rennet. See 3d Reed.

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Record 76% connected

To recall to mind; to recollect; to remember; to meditate.

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Register 76% connected

A written account or entry; an official or formal enumeration, description, or record; a memorial record; a list or roll; a schedule.

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Represent 76% connected

To present again or anew; to present by means of something standing in the place of; to exhibit the counterpart or image of; to typify.

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Run 76% connected

of Run

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Simulation 76% connected

The act of simulating, or assuming an appearance which is feigned, or not true; -- distinguished from dissimulation, which disguises or conceals what…

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Substantiate 76% connected

To make to exist; to make real.

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Support 76% connected

To bear by being under; to keep from falling; to uphold; to sustain, in a literal or physical sense; to prop up; to bear the weight of; as, a pillar…

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Sustain 76% connected

To keep from falling; to bear; to uphold; to support; as, a foundation sustains the superstructure; a beast sustains a load; a rope sustains a weight.

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Take 76% connected

Taken.

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Attraction 76% connected

An invisible power in a body by which it draws anything to itself; the power in nature acting mutually between bodies or ultimate particles, tending…

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Broadcast 76% connected

A casting or throwing seed in all directions, as from the hand in sowing.

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Burlesque 76% connected

Tending to excite laughter or contempt by extravagant images, or by a contrast between the subject and the manner of treating it, as when a trifling…

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Cabaret 76% connected

A tavern; a house where liquors are retailed.

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Carnival 76% connected

A festival celebrated with merriment and revelry in Roman Gatholic countries during the week before Lent, esp. at Rome and Naples, during a few days…

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Circus 76% connected

A level oblong space surrounded on three sides by seats of wood, earth, or stone, rising in tiers one above another, and divided lengthwise through t…

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Demonstration 76% connected

The act of demonstrating; an exhibition; proof; especially, proof beyond the possibility of doubt; indubitable evidence, to the senses or reason.

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Display 76% connected

To unfold; to spread wide; to expand; to stretch out; to spread.

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Entr'acte 76% connected

The interval of time which occurs between the performance of any two acts of a drama.

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Exhibit 76% connected

To hold forth or present to view; to produce publicly, for inspection; to show, especially in order to attract notice to what is interesting; to disp…

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Fair 76% connected

Free from spots, specks, dirt, or imperfection; unblemished; clean; pure.

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Gaudery 76% connected

Finery; ornaments; ostentatious display.

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Interlude 76% connected

A short entertainment exhibited on the stage between the acts of a play, or between the play and the afterpiece, to relieve the tedium of waiting.

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Intermezzo 76% connected

An interlude; an intermede. See Intermede.

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Performance 76% connected

The act of performing; the carrying into execution or action; execution; achievement; accomplishment; representation by action; as, the performance o…

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Play 76% connected

To engage in sport or lively recreation; to exercise for the sake of amusement; to frolic; to spot.

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Pomp 76% connected

A procession distinguished by ostentation and splendor; a pageant.

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Presentation 76% connected

The act of presenting, or the state of being presented; a setting forth; an offering; bestowal.

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Presentment 76% connected

The act of presenting, or the state of being presented; presentation.

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Program 76% connected

Same as Programme.

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Programme 76% connected

That which is written or printed as a public notice or advertisement; a scheme; a prospectus; especially, a brief outline or explanation of the order…

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Raree-show 76% connected

A show carried about in a box; a peep show.

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Showing 76% connected

of Show

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Variety 76% connected

The quality or state of being various; intermixture or succession of different things; diversity; multifariousness.

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Demonstrate 74% connected

To point out; to show; to exhibit; to make evident.

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Demonstrate 74% connected

To point out; to show; to exhibit; to make evident.

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Demonstration 74% connected

The act of demonstrating; an exhibition; proof; especially, proof beyond the possibility of doubt; indubitable evidence, to the senses or reason.

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Demonstration 74% connected

The act of demonstrating; an exhibition; proof; especially, proof beyond the possibility of doubt; indubitable evidence, to the senses or reason.

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Deposer 74% connected

One who deposes or degrades from office.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

Open English WordNet records a derivational relationship between these word forms.

Deposer 74% connected

One who deposes or degrades from office.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

Open English WordNet records a derivational relationship between these word forms.

Expressible 74% connected

Capable of being expressed, squeezed out, shown, represented, or uttered.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Expressible 74% connected

Capable of being expressed, squeezed out, shown, represented, or uttered.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

Open English WordNet records a derivational relationship between these word forms.

Expressive 74% connected

Serving to express, utter, or represent; indicative; communicative; -- followed by of; as, words expressive of his gratitude.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

Open English WordNet records a derivational relationship between these word forms.

Expressive 74% connected

Serving to express, utter, or represent; indicative; communicative; -- followed by of; as, words expressive of his gratitude.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

Open English WordNet records a derivational relationship between these word forms.

Guide 74% connected

The leather strap by which the shield of a knight was slung across the shoulder, or across the neck and shoulder.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

Open English WordNet records a derivational relationship between these word forms.

Guide 74% connected

The leather strap by which the shield of a knight was slung across the shoulder, or across the neck and shoulder.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

Open English WordNet records a derivational relationship between these word forms.

Readjustment 74% connected

A second adjustment; a new or different adjustment.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Readjustment 74% connected

A second adjustment; a new or different adjustment.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

Open English WordNet records a derivational relationship between these word forms.

Showy 74% connected

Making a show; attracting attention; presenting a marked appearance; ostentatious; gay; gaudy.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Showy 74% connected

Making a show; attracting attention; presenting a marked appearance; ostentatious; gay; gaudy.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Testimonial 74% connected

A writing or certificate which bears testimony in favor of one's character, good conduct, ability, etc., or of the value of a thing.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Testimonial 74% connected

A writing or certificate which bears testimony in favor of one's character, good conduct, ability, etc., or of the value of a thing.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Testimony 74% connected

A solemn declaration or affirmation made for the purpose of establishing or proving some fact.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Testimony 74% connected

A solemn declaration or affirmation made for the purpose of establishing or proving some fact.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

Open English WordNet records a derivational relationship between these word forms.

Causes 1

See 72% connected

A seat; a site; a place where sovereign power is exercised.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

Open English WordNet records a causal relationship between these meanings.

See also 2

Ostentate 66% connected

To make an ambitious display of; to show or exhibit boastingly.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

Open English WordNet provides this as a see-also lexical relationship.

Ostentate 66% connected

To make an ambitious display of; to show or exhibit boastingly.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

Open English WordNet provides this as a see-also lexical relationship.

Synonym 22

Appearance 92% connected

The act of appearing or coming into sight; the act of becoming visible to the eye; as, his sudden appearance surprised me.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.

Demonstrate 92% connected

To point out; to show; to exhibit; to make evident.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.

Depict 92% connected

Depicted.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.

Designate 92% connected

Designated; appointed; chosen.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.

Display 92% connected

To unfold; to spread wide; to expand; to stretch out; to spread.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.

Establish 92% connected

To make stable or firm; to fix immovably or firmly; to set (a thing) in a place and make it stable there; to settle; to confirm.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.

Evidence 92% connected

That which makes evident or manifest; that which furnishes, or tends to furnish, proof; any mode of proof; the ground of belief or judgement; as, the…

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.

Evince 92% connected

To conquer; to subdue.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.

Exhibit 92% connected

To hold forth or present to view; to produce publicly, for inspection; to show, especially in order to attract notice to what is interesting; to disp…

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.

Express 92% connected

Exactly representing; exact.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.

Indicate 92% connected

To point out; to discover; to direct to a knowledge of; to show; to make known.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.

Picture 92% connected

The art of painting; representation by painting.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.

Point 92% connected

To appoint.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.

Present 92% connected

Being at hand, within reach or call, within certain contemplated limits; -- opposed to absent.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.

Prove 92% connected

To try or to ascertain by an experiment, or by a test or standard; to test; as, to prove the strength of gunpowder or of ordnance; to prove the conte…

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.

Read 92% connected

Rennet. See 3d Reed.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.

Record 92% connected

To recall to mind; to recollect; to remember; to meditate.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.

Register 92% connected

A written account or entry; an official or formal enumeration, description, or record; a memorial record; a list or roll; a schedule.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.

Render 92% connected

One who rends.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.

Shew 92% connected

See Show.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.

Testify 92% connected

To make a solemn declaration, verbal or written, to establish some fact; to give testimony for the purpose of communicating to others a knowledge of…

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.

Usher 92% connected

An officer or servant who has the care of the door of a court, hall, chamber, or the like; hence, an officer whose business it is to introduce strang…

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.

Near synonym 8

Demonstrate 92% connected

To point out; to show; to exhibit; to make evident.

general 78% interchangeable

Demonstrate overlaps with show, but its tone, intensity or usual context may differ. Check the definition before substituting it.

Indicate 90% connected

To point out; to discover; to direct to a knowledge of; to show; to make known.

general 74% interchangeable

Indicate overlaps with show, but its tone, intensity or usual context may differ. Check the definition before substituting it.

Reveal 88% connected

To make known (that which has been concealed or kept secret); to unveil; to disclose; to show.

general 70% interchangeable

Reveal overlaps with show, but its tone, intensity or usual context may differ. Check the definition before substituting it.

Illustrate 86% connected

To make clear, bright, or luminous.

general 66% interchangeable

Illustrate overlaps with show, but its tone, intensity or usual context may differ. Check the definition before substituting it.

Display 84% connected

To unfold; to spread wide; to expand; to stretch out; to spread.

general 62% interchangeable

Display overlaps with show, but its tone, intensity or usual context may differ. Check the definition before substituting it.

Establish 82% connected

To make stable or firm; to fix immovably or firmly; to set (a thing) in a place and make it stable there; to settle; to confirm.

general 58% interchangeable

Establish overlaps with show, but its tone, intensity or usual context may differ. Check the definition before substituting it.

Suggest 80% connected

To introduce indirectly to the thoughts; to cause to be thought of, usually by the agency of other objects.

general 54% interchangeable

Suggest overlaps with show, but its tone, intensity or usual context may differ. Check the definition before substituting it.

Present 78% connected

Being at hand, within reach or call, within certain contemplated limits; -- opposed to absent.

general 50% interchangeable

Present overlaps with show, but its tone, intensity or usual context may differ. Check the definition before substituting it.

Stronger synonym 1

Establish 92% connected

To make stable or firm; to fix immovably or firmly; to set (a thing) in a place and make it stable there; to settle; to confirm.

academic reporting verbs 62% interchangeable stronger

Use when evidence supports a well-founded conclusion.

Softer synonym 3

Imply 88% connected

To infold or involve; to wrap up.

academic reporting verbs 62% interchangeable softer

Curated member of Academic reporting verbs.

Indicate 88% connected

To point out; to discover; to direct to a knowledge of; to show; to make known.

academic reporting verbs 62% interchangeable softer

Use when evidence points towards a conclusion without proving it.

Suggest 88% connected

To introduce indirectly to the thoughts; to cause to be thought of, usually by the agency of other objects.

academic reporting verbs 62% interchangeable softer

Useful for cautious or preliminary findings.

Formal equivalent 2

Demonstrate 90% connected

To point out; to show; to exhibit; to make evident.

academic reporting verbs 62% interchangeable more formal

Use when evidence provides strong support.

Illustrate 90% connected

To make clear, bright, or luminous.

academic reporting verbs 62% interchangeable more formal

Curated member of Academic reporting verbs.

Academic alternative 7

Demonstrate 93% connected

To point out; to show; to exhibit; to make evident.

evidence 72% interchangeable more formal stronger

Demonstrate is stronger and more formal, especially when evidence clearly supports a claim.

The results show a difference. / The results demonstrate a difference.
Illustrate 88% connected

To make clear, bright, or luminous.

example 75% interchangeable more formal

Illustrate is useful when an example makes an idea clearer.

The case shows the problem. / The case illustrates the problem.
Indicate 86% connected

To point out; to discover; to direct to a knowledge of; to show; to make known.

caution 70% interchangeable more formal softer

Indicate is appropriately cautious when evidence points towards a conclusion.

The data show growth. / The data indicate growth.
Reveal 86% connected

To make known (that which has been concealed or kept secret); to unveil; to disclose; to show.

discovery 68% interchangeable more formal stronger

Reveal suggests that something previously hidden or unknown becomes visible.

The audit showed a gap. / The audit revealed a gap.
Imply 84% connected

To infold or involve; to wrap up.

academic reporting verbs 55% interchangeable

Use when a meaning or conclusion is communicated indirectly.

Reveal 84% connected

To make known (that which has been concealed or kept secret); to unveil; to disclose; to show.

academic reporting verbs 55% interchangeable

Emphasises that something previously hidden becomes visible.

Antonym 2

Conceal 94% connected

To hide or withdraw from observation; to cover; to cover or keep from sight; to prevent the discovery of; to withhold knowledge of.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

Open English WordNet records these words as lexical opposites.

Conceal 94% connected

To hide or withdraw from observation; to cover; to cover or keep from sight; to prevent the discovery of; to withhold knowledge of.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

Open English WordNet records these words as lexical opposites.

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