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None other would dare to show herself unveiled to a stranger, and a white man at that.
THE RED YEARLOUIS TRACYI shall show how it is possible thus to prolong life to the term set by God.
THE MEDIAEVAL MIND (VOLUME II OF II)HENRY OSBORN TAYLORNot only do children thus of themselves extend the scope of our commands, they show a disposition to make rules for themselves.
CHILDREN'S WAYSJAMES SULLYHe called upon the Order to show their title-deeds, but was met with a contemptuous refusal.
THE PHILIPPINE ISLANDSJOHN FOREMANIf any one has lost his temper, as well as his money, he takes good care not to show it; to do so here would be indeed bad form.
THE PIT TOWN CORONET, VOLUME I (OF 3)CHARLES JAMES WILLSThe place was used as a lock-up for some time after the incorporation, and the old irons were kept on show for years.
SHOWELL'S DICTIONARY OF BIRMINGHAMTHOMAS T. HARMAN AND WALTER SHOWELLIn both conditions chemic tests will show hemoglobin, but in the latter the microscope will reveal the presence of red corpuscles.
A MANUAL OF CLINICAL DIAGNOSISJAMES CAMPBELL TODDI have tried to show that, given organization, given the will for it, such a world-wide education is possible.
THE SALVAGING OF CIVILISATIONH. G. (HERBERT GEORGE) WELLSThe menace of a thunder-cloud approached as in his childhood's dream; disaster lurked behind the quiet outer show.
THE WAVEALGERNON BLACKWOODThis solution will show a characteristic blue fluorescence when quinin is present.
A MANUAL OF CLINICAL DIAGNOSISJAMES CAMPBELL TODDWORDS RELATED TO SHOW
- accords
- advances
- affords
- allows
- awards
- bids
- comes forward
- displays
- donates
- exhibits
- extends
- furnishes
- gives
- grants
- holds out
- is at service
- lies at one's feet
- makes available
- moves
- place at disposal
- plies
- poses
- presses
- proffers
- propounds
- provides
- puts forth
- puts forward
- puts on the market
- puts up
- puts up for sale
- sacrifices
- shows
- submits
- suggests
- tenders
- volunteers
- breaks
- connections
- contingencies
- conveniences
- cuts
- events
- excuses
- fair shakes
- fighting chances
- fitnesses
- flings
- fortuities
- freedoms
- go
- good fortunes
- good lucks
- happenings
- hopes
- hours
- iron in the fires
- junctures
- leisures
- liberties
- moments
- occasions
- one's moves
- one's says
- one's turns
- openings
- passes
- prayers
- probabilities
- reliefs
- rooms
- runs
- scopes
- shots
- shows
- spaces
- spells
- squeaks
- stabs
- the hunts
- the runnings
- times
- turns
- whacks
- break
- connection
- contingency
- convenience
- cut
- event
- excuse
- fair shake
- fighting chance
- fitness
- fling
- fortuity
- freedom
- go
- good fortune
- good luck
- happening
- hope
- hour
- iron in the fire
- juncture
- leisure
- liberty
- moment
- occasion
- one's move
- one's say
- one's turn
- opening
- pass
- prayer
- probability
- relief
- room
- run
- scope
- shot
- show
- space
- spell
- squeak
- stab
- the hunt
- the running
- time
- turn
- whack
- affectation
- array
- boast
- boasting
- brag
- braggadocio
- bragging
- bravado
- demonstration
- display
- exhibition
- false front
- flamboyance
- flash
- flaunting
- flourish
- fuss
- garishness
- grandstand play
- magnificence
- pageant
- pageantry
- parade
- parading
- pomp
- pomposity
- pompousness
- pretending
- pretension
- pretentiousness
- put on
- shine
- show
- showiness
- showing off
- spectacle
- splendor
- splurge
- swagger
- swaggering
- swank
- vainglory
- vaunt
- vaunting
- window-dressing
- act
- affectation
- arrangement
- array
- arrayal
- blaze
- bravura
- dash
- demonstration
- example
- exhibit
- exhibition
- expo
- exposition
- exposure
- fanfare
- flourish
- for show
- frame-up
- frippery
- front
- grandstand play
- layout
- manifestation
- ostentation
- ostentatiousness
- pageant
- panorama
- parade
- pedantry
- pomp
- presentation
- pretension
- pretentiousness
- revelation
- sample
- scheme
- shine
- show
- showboat
- spectacle
- splash
- splendor
- splurge
- spread
- unfolding
- vanity
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