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Exhibit vs. Show — What's the Difference?

Exhibit vs. Show — What's the Difference?

Difference Between Exhibit and Show

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Exhibit

To show outwardly; display
Exhibited pleasure by smiling.

Show

To cause or allow to be seen; display
Showed us his tattoo.

Exhibit

To present for others to see
Rolled up his sleeve to exhibit the scar.

Show

To display for sale, in exhibition, or in competition
Showed her most recent paintings.

Exhibit

To present in a public exhibition or contest
Exhibited her paintings at a gallery.
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Show

To permit access to (a house, for example) when offering for sale or rent.

Exhibit

To give evidence or an instance of; demonstrate
Young musicians eager to exhibit their talent.
A plant that exhibits dimorphism.

Show

To conduct; guide
Showed them to the table.

Exhibit

To put something on public display.

Show

To direct one's attention to; point out
Showed them the city's historical sites.

Exhibit

A public showing; an exhibition
Spent the afternoon at the art exhibit.

Show

To make evident or reveal (an emotion or condition, for example)
Showed displeasure at his remark.
A carpet that shows wear.

Exhibit

Something exhibited
Each exhibit in the show took hours to assemble.

Show

To reveal (oneself) as in one's behavior or condition
The old boat showed itself to be seaworthy.

Exhibit

(Law) Something marked for identification with the purpose of being introduced as evidence
Referred to Exhibit A.

Show

To indicate; register
The altimeter showed that the plane was descending.

Exhibit

(Informal) Something used as an example, as when arguing or making a point
You never do your chores—Exhibit A.

Show

To demonstrate by reasoning or procedure
Showed that the hypothesis was wrong.
A film that showed how to tune a piano.

Exhibit

(transitive) To display or show (something) for others to see, especially at an exhibition or contest.
He wanted to exhibit his baseball cards.

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.

Exhibit

(transitive) To demonstrate.
The players exhibited great skill.

Show

To grant; bestow
Showed no mercy to the traitors.

Exhibit

To submit (a physical object) to a court as evidence.
I now exhibit this bloody hammer.

Show

To be or become visible or evident
Concern showed in his face.

Exhibit

(intransitive) To put on a public display.
Will you be exhibiting this year?

Show

(Slang) To make an appearance; show up
Didn't show for her appointment.

Exhibit

(medicine) To administer as a remedy.
To exhibit calomel

Show

To be exhibited publicly
What's showing at the movie theater tonight?.

Exhibit

An instance of exhibiting.

Show

To give a performance or present an exhibition
Which artist is showing in the gallery?.

Exhibit

That which is exhibited.

Show

(Sports) To finish third or better in a horserace or dog race.

Exhibit

A public showing; an exhibition.
The museum's new exhibit is drawing quite a crowd.

Show

A display; a manifestation
Made a show of strength.

Exhibit

(legal) An article formally introduced as evidence in a court.
Exhibit A is this photograph of the corpse.

Show

A trace or indication, as of oil in a well.

Exhibit

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 display; as, to exhibit commodities in a warehouse, a picture in a gallery.
Exhibiting a miserable example of the weakness of mind and body.

Show

The discharge of bloody mucus from the vagina indicating the start of labor.

Exhibit

To submit, as a document, to a court or officer, in course of proceedings; also, to present or offer officially or in legal form; to bring, as a charge.
He suffered his attorney-general to exhibit a charge of high treason against the earl.

Show

The first discharge of blood in menstruation.

Exhibit

To administer as a remedy; as, to exhibit calomel.

Show

A false appearance; a pretense
Only a show of kindness.

Exhibit

Any article, or collection of articles, displayed to view, as in an industrial exhibition; a display; as, this exhibit was marked A; the English exhibit.

Show

A striking appearance or display; a spectacle.

Exhibit

A document produced and identified in court for future use as evidence.

Show

A pompous or ostentatious display.

Exhibit

An object or statement produced before a court of law and referred to while giving evidence

Show

Display or outward appearance
This antique tea service is just for show. His smile was for show.

Exhibit

Something shown to the public;
The museum had many exhibits of oriental art

Show

A public exhibition or entertainment.

Exhibit

Show an attribute, property, knowledge, or skill;
He exhibits a great talent

Show

An exposition for the display or demonstration of commercial products
An auto show.

Exhibit

To show, make visible or apparent;
The Metropolitan Museum is exhibiting Goya's works this month
Why don't you show your nice legs and wear shorter skirts?
National leaders will have to display the highest skills of statesmanship

Show

A usually competitive exhibition of domestic animals
Won first place at the cat show.

Exhibit

Show or demonstrate something to an interested audience;
She shows her dogs frequently
We will demo the new software in Washington

Show

A radio or television program.

Exhibit

Walk ostentatiously;
She parades her new husband around town

Show

A movie.

Show

A theatrical troupe or company.

Show

(Informal) An affair or undertaking
Ran the whole show.

Show

(Sports) Third place at the finish, as in a horserace.

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.

Show

(transitive) To bestow; to confer.

Show

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

Show

(transitive) To guide or escort.
Could you please show him on his way. He has overstayed his welcome.
They showed us in.

Show

(intransitive) To be visible; to be seen; to appear.
Your bald patch is starting to show.
At length, his gloom showed.

Show

To put in an appearance; show up.
We waited for an hour, but they never showed.

Show

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

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.

Show

To reveal one's hand of cards.

Show

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

Show

(countable) A play, dance, or other entertainment.
There were a thousand people at the show.

Show

(countable) An exhibition of items.
Art show;
Dog show

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.

Show

(countable) A movie.
Let's catch a show.

Show

An agricultural show.
I'm taking the kids to the show on Tuesday.

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.

Show

(countable) A demonstration.
Show of force

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.

Show

Outward appearance; wileful or deceptive appearance.

Show

The major leagues.
He played AA ball for years, but never made it to the show.

Show

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

Show

(archaic) Pretence.

Show

(archaic) Sign, token, or indication.

Show

(obsolete) Semblance; likeness; appearance.

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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