dog show | a competitive exhibition of dogs |
raree-show | a street show |
show | the act of publicly exhibiting or entertaining, a remarkable show of skill |
cabaret floorshow floor show | a series of acts at a night club |
ice show | any entertainment performed by ice skaters |
light show | a display of colored lights moving in shifting patterns |
road show | a show on tour |
Wild West Show Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show | a spectacular show organized in by William F. Cody that featured horseback riding and marksmanship on a large scale, toured the United States and Europe |
strip striptease strip show | a form of erotic entertainment in which a dancer gradually undresses to music, she did a strip right in front of everyone |
mime pantomime dumb show | a performance using gestures and body movements without words |
appearance 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 |
talk | the act of giving a talk to an audience, I attended an interesting talk on local history |
chalk talk | a talk that uses a blackboard and chalk |
show trial | a trial held for show, the guilt of the accused person has been decided in advance |
display window shop window shopwindow show window | a window of a store facing onto the street, used to display merchandise for sale in the store |
show-stopper showstopper | something that is strikingly attractive or has great popular appeal, she has a show-stopper of a smile, the brilliant orange flowers against the green foliage were a showstopper |
palaver hot air empty words empty talk rhetoric | loud and confused and empty talk, mere rhetoric |
double talk | deliberately unintelligible gibberish |
a movie film picture moving picture moving-picture show motion picture motion-picture show picture show pic flick | a form of entertainment that enacts a story by sound and a sequence of images giving the illusion of continuous movement, they went to a movie every Saturday night, the film was shot on location |
show | a social event involving a public performance or entertainment, they wanted to see some of the shows on Broadway |
news program news show news | a program devoted to current events, often using interviews and commentary, we watch the o'clock news every night |
talk show chat show | a program during which well-known people discuss a topic or answer questions telephoned in by the audience, in England they call a talk show a chat show |
television program TV program television show TV show | a program broadcast by television |
game show giveaway | a television or radio program in which contestants compete for awards |
blarney coaxing soft soap sweet talk | flattery designed to gain favor |
sass sassing backtalk back talk lip mouth | an impudent or insolent rejoinder, don't give me any of your sass |
show bill show card theatrical poster | a poster advertising a show or play |
display show | something intended to communicate a particular impression, made a display of strength, a show of impatience, a good show of looking interested |
show-stopper showstopper stopper | an act so striking or impressive that the show must be delayed until the audience quiets down |
galanty show shadow show shadow play | a drama executed by throwing shadows on a wall |
puppet show puppet play | a show in which the actors are puppets |
minstrel show | a variety show in which the performers are made up in blackface |
variety show variety | a show consisting of a series of short unrelated performances |
d chitchat chithat chit chat small talk gab gabfest gossip tittle-tattle chin wag chin-wag chin wagging chin-wagging causerie b | light informal conversation for social occasions |
talk talking | an exchange of ideas via conversation, let's have more work and less talk around here |
shop talk | talk about your business that only others in the same business can understand |
prate prattle idle talk blether chin music | idle or foolish and irrelevant talk |
talk | discussion, (`talk about' is a less formal alternative for `discussion of'), his poetry contains much talk about love and anger |
table talk | conversation during a meal |
pillow talk | intimate conversation between lovers (typically occurring in bed) |
baby talk babytalk | the developing speech of a young child |
baby talk babytalk motherese | an adult's imitation of the speech of a young child |
talk talk of the town | idle gossip or rumor, there has been talk about you lately |
lecture public lecture talk | a speech that is open to the public, he attended a lecture on telecommunications |
pep talk | a speech of exhortation attempting to instill enthusiasm and determination in a team or staff |
sales talk sales pitch pitch | promotion by means of an argument and demonstration |
entertainment industry show business show biz | those involved in providing entertainment: radio and television and films and theater |
minstrel show | a troupe of performers in blackface typically giving a comic program of negro songs and jokes |
peepshow raree-show | an exhibition of pictures or objects viewed through a small hole or magnifying glass |
Missouri Show Me State MO | a midwestern state in central United States, a border state during the American Civil War, Missouri was admitted to the Confederacy without actually seceding from the Union |