Bare vs. Show — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Bare and Show
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Bare
(of a person or part of the body) not clothed or covered
She padded in bare feet towards the door
He was bare from the waist up
Show
To cause or allow to be seen; display
Showed us his tattoo.
Bare
Without addition; basic and simple
He outlined the bare essentials of the story
Show
To display for sale, in exhibition, or in competition
Showed her most recent paintings.
Bare
Uncover (a part of the body or other thing) and expose it to view
He bared his chest to show his scar
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Show
To permit access to (a house, for example) when offering for sale or rent.
Bare
A large amount or number of
My birthday's on the 22nd—I'm gonna get bare cash
I've got bare work to do
You can't promote your party all over Twitter and then get mad when bare people show up
Show
To conduct; guide
Showed them to the table.
Bare
Very; really (used as an intensifier)
I'm in a bare good mood for once
You are bare lazy
Show
To direct one's attention to; point out
Showed them the city's historical sites.
Bare
Lacking the usual or appropriate covering or clothing; naked
A bare arm.
Show
To make evident or reveal (an emotion or condition, for example)
Showed displeasure at his remark.
A carpet that shows wear.
Bare
Exposed to view; undisguised
Bare fangs.
Show
To reveal (oneself) as in one's behavior or condition
The old boat showed itself to be seaworthy.
Bare
Lacking the usual furnishings, equipment, or decoration
Bare walls.
Show
To indicate; register
The altimeter showed that the plane was descending.
Bare
Having no addition, adornment, or qualification
The bare facts.
Show
To demonstrate by reasoning or procedure
Showed that the hypothesis was wrong.
A film that showed how to tune a piano.
Bare
Just sufficient; mere
The bare necessities.
Show
To demonstrate to by reasoning or procedure; inform or prove to
Showed him how to fix the camera.
Showed her that it could really happen.
Bare
(Obsolete) Bareheaded.
Show
To grant; bestow
Showed no mercy to the traitors.
Bare
To make bare; uncover or reveal
Bared their heads.
Baring secrets.
Show
To be or become visible or evident
Concern showed in his face.
Bare
To expose
The dog bared its teeth.
Show
(Slang) To make an appearance; show up
Didn't show for her appointment.
Bare
A past tense of bear1.
Show
To be exhibited publicly
What's showing at the movie theater tonight?.
Bare
Minimal; that is or are just sufficient.
A bare majority
Show
To give a performance or present an exhibition
Which artist is showing in the gallery?.
Bare
Naked, uncovered.
Show
(Sports) To finish third or better in a horserace or dog race.
Bare
Having no supplies.
A room bare of furniture
The cupboard was bare.
Show
A display; a manifestation
Made a show of strength.
Bare
Having no decoration.
The walls of this room are bare — why not hang some paintings on them?
Show
A trace or indication, as of oil in a well.
Bare
Having had what usually covers (something) removed.
The trees were left bare after the swarm of locusts devoured all the leaves.
Show
The discharge of bloody mucus from the vagina indicating the start of labor.
Bare
A lot or lots of.
It's bare money to get in the club each time, man.
It's taking bare time.
Show
The first discharge of blood in menstruation.
Bare
With head uncovered; bareheaded.
Show
A false appearance; a pretense
Only a show of kindness.
Bare
Without anything to cover up or conceal one's thoughts or actions; open to view; exposed.
Show
A striking appearance or display; a spectacle.
Bare
(figuratively) Mere; without embellishment.
Show
A pompous or ostentatious display.
Bare
Threadbare, very worn.
Show
Display or outward appearance
This antique tea service is just for show. His smile was for show.
Bare
Not insured.
Show
A public exhibition or entertainment.
Bare
(dialect) Barely.
Show
An exposition for the display or demonstration of commercial products
An auto show.
Bare
Very; significantly.
That pissed me off bare.
That's bare stupid.
Show
A usually competitive exhibition of domestic animals
Won first place at the cat show.
Bare
(slang) Without a condom.
Show
A radio or television program.
Bare
(‘the bare’) The surface, the (bare) skin.
Show
A movie.
Bare
Surface; body; substance.
Show
A theatrical troupe or company.
Bare
(architecture) That part of a roofing slate, shingle, tile, or metal plate, which is exposed to the weather.
Show
(Informal) An affair or undertaking
Ran the whole show.
Bare
To uncover; to reveal.
She bared her teeth at him.
The tabloid newspaper promised to bare all.
Show
(Sports) Third place at the finish, as in a horserace.
Bare
(obsolete) bear
Show
(transitive) To display, to have somebody see (something).
The car's dull finish showed years of neglect.
All he had to show for four years of attendance at college was a framed piece of paper.
Bare
Without clothes or covering; stripped of the usual covering; naked; as, his body is bare; the trees are bare.
Show
(transitive) To bestow; to confer.
Bare
With head uncovered; bareheaded.
When once thy foot enters the church, be bare.
Show
(transitive) To indicate (a fact) to be true; to demonstrate.
Bare
Without anything to cover up or conceal one's thoughts or actions; open to view; exposed.
Bare in thy guilt, how foul must thou appear !
Show
(transitive) To guide or escort.
Could you please show him on his way. He has overstayed his welcome.
They showed us in.
Bare
Plain; simple; unadorned; without polish; bald; meager.
Show
(intransitive) To be visible; to be seen; to appear.
Your bald patch is starting to show.
At length, his gloom showed.
Bare
Destitute; indigent; empty; unfurnished or scantily furnished; - used with of (rarely with in) before the thing wanting or taken away; as, a room bare of furniture.
Show
To put in an appearance; show up.
We waited for an hour, but they never showed.
Bare
Threadbare; much worn.
It appears by their bare liveries that they live by your bare words.
Show
To have an enlarged belly and thus be recognizable as pregnant.
Bare
Mere; alone; unaccompanied by anything else; as, a bare majority.
Nor are men prevailed upon by bare words.
Show
To finish third, especially of horses or dogs.
In the third race: Aces Up won, paying eight dollars; Blarney Stone placed, paying three dollars; and Cinnamon showed, paying five dollars.
Bare
Surface; body; substance.
You have touched the very bare of naked truth.
Show
To reveal one's hand of cards.
Bare
That part of a roofing slate, shingle, tile, or metal plate, which is exposed to the weather.
Show
(obsolete) To have a certain appearance, such as well or ill, fit or unfit; to become or suit; to appear.
Bare
To strip off the covering of; to make bare; as, to bare the breast.
Show
(countable) A play, dance, or other entertainment.
There were a thousand people at the show.
Bare
Lay bare;
Bare your breasts
Bare your feelings
Show
(countable) An exhibition of items.
Art show;
Dog show
Bare
Make public;
She aired her opinions on welfare
Show
(countable) A broadcast program, especially a light entertainment program.
Radio show;
Television show
They performed in the show.
I spotted my neighbour on the morning TV show.
Bare
Lay bare;
Denude a forest
Show
(countable) A movie.
Let's catch a show.
Bare
Denuded of leaves;
The bare branches of winter
Show
An agricultural show.
I'm taking the kids to the show on Tuesday.
Bare
Completely unclothed;
Bare bodies
Naked from the waist up
A nude model
Show
A project or presentation.
Let's get on with the show.
Let's get this show on the road.
They went on an international road show to sell the shares to investors.
It was Apple's usual dog and pony show.
Bare
Lacking in amplitude or quantity;
A bare livelihood
A scanty harvest
A spare diet
Show
(countable) A demonstration.
Show of force
Bare
Without the natural or usual covering;
A bald spot on the lawn
Bare hills
Show
(uncountable) Mere display or pomp with no substance. (Usually seen in the phrases "all show" and "for show".)
The dog sounds ferocious but it's all show.
Bare
Not having a protective covering;
Unsheathed cables
A bare blade
Show
Outward appearance; wileful or deceptive appearance.
Bare
Just barely adequate or within a lower limit;
A bare majority
A marginal victory
Show
The major leagues.
He played AA ball for years, but never made it to the show.
Bare
Apart from anything else; without additions or modifications;
Only the bare facts
Shocked by the mere idea
The simple passage of time was enough
The simple truth
Show
A pale blue flame at the top of a candle flame, indicating the presence of firedamp.
Bare
Lacking a surface finish such as paint;
Bare wood
Unfinished furniture
Show
(archaic) Pretence.
Bare
Providing no shelter or sustenance;
Bare rocky hills
Barren lands
The bleak treeless regions of the high Andes
The desolate surface of the moon
A stark landscape
Show
(archaic) Sign, token, or indication.
Bare
Having extraneous everything removed including contents;
The bare walls
The cupboard was bare
Show
(obsolete) Semblance; likeness; appearance.
Bare
Showing ground without the usual covering of grass;
A carefully swept bare yard around the house
Show
(obsolete) Plausibility.
Show
(medicine) A discharge, from the vagina, of mucus streaked with blood, occurring a short time before labor.
Show
A battle; local conflict.
Show
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.
Nor want we skill or art from whence to raiseMagnificence; and what can heaven show more?
Show
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.
If it please my father to do thee evil, then I will shew it thee, and send thee away.
Show
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.
Show
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.
Show
To bestow; to confer; to afford; as, to show favor.
Shewing mercy unto thousands of them that love me.
Show
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.
All round a hedge upshoots, and showsAt distance like a little wood.
Show
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.
Show
The act of showing, or bringing to view; exposure to sight; exhibition.
Show
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.
Show
Proud or ostentatious display; parade; pomp.
I envy none their pageantry and show.
Show
Semblance; likeness; appearance.
He through the midst unmarked,In show plebeian angel militantOf lowest order, passed.
Show
False semblance; deceitful appearance; pretense.
Beware of the scribes, . . . which devour widows' houses, and for a shew make long prayers.
Show
A discharge, from the vagina, of mucus streaked with blood, occuring a short time before labor.
Show
A pale blue flame, at the top of a candle flame, indicating the presence of fire damp.
Show
A public exhibition of entertainment;
A remarkable show of skill
Show
Something intended to communicate a particular impression;
Made a display of strength
A show of impatience
A good show of looking interested
Show
A public exhibition or entertainment;
They wanted to see some of the shows on Broadway
Show
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
Show
Show or demonstrate something to an interested audience;
She shows her dogs frequently
We will demo the new software in Washington
Show
Establish the validity of something, as by an example, explanation or experiment;
The experiment demonstrated the instability of the compound
The mathematician showed the validity of the conjecture
Show
Provide evidence for;
The blood test showed that he was the father
Her behavior testified to her incompetence
Show
Make visible or noticeable;
She showed her talent for cooking
Show me your etchings, please
Show
Show in, or as in, a picture;
This scene depicts country life
The face of the child is rendered with much tenderness in this painting
Show
Give expression to;
She showed her disappointment
Show
Indicate a place, direction, person, or thing; either spatially or figuratively;
I showed the customer the glove section
He pointed to the empty parking space
He indicated his opponents
Show
Make clear and visible;
The article revealed the policies of the government
Show
Be or become visible or noticeable;
His good upbringing really shows
The dirty side will show
Show
Indicate a certain reading; of gauges and instruments;
The thermometer showed thirteen degrees below zero
The gauge read `empty'
Show
Give evidence of, as of records;
The diary shows his distress that evening
Show
Show (someone) to their seats, as in theaters or auditoriums;
The usher showed us to our seats
Show
Finish third or better in a horse or dog race;
He bet $2 on number six to show
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