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show card
nounLow
/ˈʃəʊ ˌkɑːd/A small printed card or poster, often used for display in a retail or advertising context.
show cause order
nounC2
/ˈʃəʊ ˌkɔːz ˈɔː.dər/A court order requiring a person or entity to appear and explain why a certain action should not be taken.
show copy
nounLow
/ˈʃəʊ ˌkɒpi/A copy of a work intended to attract attention, often displayed or presented for viewing, rather than for direct purchase or sale. Typically used in publishing and media.
show day
nounB2
/ˈʃəʊ ˌdeɪ/A specific day on which a performance, exhibition, or event is scheduled to take place.
show geranium
nounLow (C1/C2). The phrase is not a fixed idiom but a common collocation in gardening and descriptive contexts.
/ʃəʊ dʒəˈreɪ.ni.əm/A common, visually striking variety of the pelargonium plant (often red-flowered), typically displayed to demonstrate gardening skill or add decorative colour.
show girl
nounLow to Medium
/ˈʃəʊɡɜːl/A female performer who sings, dances, or appears in elaborate costumes as part of a theatrical revue, musical, or variety show, often in a chorus line.
show house
nounC1
/ˈʃəʊ ˌhaʊs/A fully furnished, decorated house on a new development, used by builders or estate agents to show potential buyers what a finished property would be like.
show me state
nounC1
/ˈʃəʊ miː steɪt/The official nickname for the U.S. state of Missouri.
show of hands
nounB1
/ˌʃəʊ əv ˈhændz/A method of voting or gauging opinion where people indicate their choice by raising one hand.
show pony
nounLow-frequency idiom
/ˈʃəʊ ˌpəʊ.ni/A person who is more interested in attracting attention and impressing others than in doing real, substantial work.
show stopper
nounC1
/ˈʃəʊ ˌstɒp.ər/Something that stops a show, typically a performance so impressive that it causes the audience to interrupt with applause; figuratively, something that halts progress or causes a complete cessation of activity, especially in technical or business contexts.
show trial
nounLow
/ˈʃəʊ ˌtraɪəl/A public trial intended to serve as political propaganda rather than administer justice.
show up
verbHigh
/ʃəʊ ʌp/To arrive or appear at a place, especially after an absence or delay.
show window
nounmedium
/ʃəʊ ˈwɪndəʊ/A window in a shop or store where goods are displayed to attract customers.
show-off
nounverbMedium (B2)
/ˈʃəʊ ɒf/A person who deliberately behaves or displays things in a way intended to attract attention, admiration, or envy.
show-through
nounLow
/ˈʃəʊ θruː/The property or defect of printed or written material (especially thin paper) where the text or image on one side is visible from the opposite side.
showa
nounA1
/ʃəʊ/To make something visible or allow it to be seen; to present or display.
showboat
nounverbverb-intransitiveMedium-Low
/ˈʃəʊbəʊt/To perform or behave in a deliberately showy, ostentatious, or attention-seeking manner, often to the detriment of teamwork or the task at hand.
showbread
nounC1/C2 (Very Low Frequency - primarily in religious, historical, or academic contexts)
/ˈʃəʊbrɛd/Consecrated bread placed on a special table in the Tabernacle and later in the Temple in Jerusalem, as described in the Hebrew Bible. Also called 'bread of the Presence'.
showcase
adjectivenounverb+1B2
/ˈʃəʊ.keɪs/a glass case or cabinet for displaying objects.

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