Gala vs. Show

Galaadjective

Celebratory; festive.

Showverb

(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.’;

Galanoun

(uncountable) Pomp, show, or festivity.

Showverb

(transitive) To bestow; to confer.

‘to show mercy; to show favour; (dialectal) show me the salt please’;

Galanoun

(countable) A showy and festive party.

Showverb

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

Galanoun

(historical) A member of an androgynous class of priests of the Sumerian goddess Inanna.

Showverb

(transitive) To guide or escort.

‘Could you please show him on his way. He has overstayed his welcome.’;

Galanoun

Pomp, show, or festivity.

Showverb

(intransitive) To be visible, to be seen.

‘Your bald patch is starting to show.’;

Galanoun

a gay festivity

Showverb

To put in an appearance; show up.

‘We waited for an hour, but they never showed.’;

Galaadjective

offering fun and gaiety;

‘a gala ball after the inauguration’; ‘a festive (or festal) occasion’; ‘gay and exciting night life’; ‘a merry evening’;

Showverb

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

Showverb

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.’;

Showverb

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

Shownoun

(countable) A play, dance, or other entertainment.

Shownoun

(countable) An exhibition of items.

‘art show;’; ‘dog show’;

Shownoun

(countable) A demonstration.

‘show of force’;

Shownoun

(countable) A broadcast program/programme.

‘radio show;’; ‘television show’;

Shownoun

(countable) A movie.

‘Let's catch a show.’;

Shownoun

(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.’;

Shownoun

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.’;

Shownoun

The major leagues.

‘He played AA ball for years, but never made it to the show.’;

Shownoun

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

Shownoun

(obsolete) Semblance; likeness; appearance.

Shownoun

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

Showverb

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?’;

Showverb

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.’;

Showverb

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.

Showverb

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.’;

Showverb

To bestow; to confer; to afford; as, to show favor.

‘Shewing mercy unto thousands of them that love me.’;

Showverb

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.’;

Showverb

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.’;

Shownoun

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

Shownoun

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.’;

Shownoun

Proud or ostentatious display; parade; pomp.

‘I envy none their pageantry and show.’;

Shownoun

Semblance; likeness; appearance.

‘He through the midst unmarked,In show plebeian angel militantOf lowest order, passed.’;

Shownoun

False semblance; deceitful appearance; pretense.

‘Beware of the scribes, . . . which devour widows' houses, and for a shew make long prayers.’;

Shownoun

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

Shownoun

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

Shownoun

a public exhibition of entertainment;

‘a remarkable show of skill’;

Shownoun

something intended to communicate a particular impression;

‘made a display of strength’; ‘a show of impatience’; ‘a good show of looking interested’;

Shownoun

a public exhibition or entertainment;

‘they wanted to see some of the shows on Broadway’;

Shownoun

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’;

Showverb

show or demonstrate something to an interested audience;

‘She shows her dogs frequently’; ‘We will demo the new software in Washington’;

Showverb

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’;

Showverb

provide evidence for;

‘The blood test showed that he was the father’; ‘Her behavior testified to her incompetence’;

Showverb

make visible or noticeable;

‘She showed her talent for cooking’; ‘Show me your etchings, please’;

Showverb

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’;

Showverb

give expression to;

‘She showed her disappointment’;

Showverb

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’;

Showverb

make clear and visible;

‘The article revealed the policies of the government’;

Showverb

be or become visible or noticeable;

‘His good upbringing really shows’; ‘The dirty side will show’;

Showverb

indicate a certain reading; of gauges and instruments;

‘The thermometer showed thirteen degrees below zero’; ‘The gauge read `empty'’;

Showverb

give evidence of, as of records;

‘The diary shows his distress that evening’;

Showverb

show (someone) to their seats, as in theaters or auditoriums;

‘The usher showed us to our seats’;

Showverb

finish third or better in a horse or dog race;

‘he bet $2 on number six to show’;