Copyright © Philip M. Parker, INSEAD. Terms of Use.
| Domain | Definition |
Slang | Noun. Source: Has a literal source. The show comes from watching a show, such as a movie. Definition: The show is another term for the movies. Context: The show is a way of expressing the word movies. It is used in the same situations. Social Source: Chicago style Ebonics. Source: Compiled by The University of Oregon. (additional references) |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
Crosswords: THE SHOW |
| English words defined with "THE SHOW": indefatigably, inexhaustibly ♦ on the road, on tour ♦ stage manager, stager ♦ tirelessly ♦ upstage. (references) |
| Specialty definitions using "THE SHOW": BILL ♦ Camel, cookie bear, custy ♦ Dying Sayings ♦ J.B. Kid. (references) |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. |
| Domain | Usage | |
Screenplays | The show must you know (Shakespeare in Love; writing credit: Marc Norman; Tom Stoppard) Ratings down in the show again? (The Bullwinkle Show; writing credit: Allan Burns; Chris Hayward) You are so great on the show even if the fans don't agree. (Grosse Pointe; writing credit: Amy Engelberg; Wendy Engelberg) So during the show I had someone burn newspapers and send it through the vents in the theatre. (Waiting for Guffman; writing credit: Christopher Guest; Eugene Levy) , the show where everything's made up and the points don't matter. (Whose Line Is It Anyway?; writing credit: Dan Patterson; Mark Leveson) | |
Lyrics | I'll be backstage after the show (Sk8er Boi; performing artist: Avril Lavigne) Gotta see the show, cause then you'll know (One Week; performing artist: Barenaked Ladies) Well it's one for the money, two for the show ("Blue Suede Shoes"; performing artist: Carl Perkins) For the show stopper, this is for the know nadas (That's What I'm Looking For; performing artist: Da Brat) Tryin' to run the show (There It Is; performing artist: Ginuwine) | |
Movie/TV Titles | On with the Show (1963) Pest of the Show (1962) And Here's The Show (1955) Three for the Show (1955) Meet Me After the Show (1951) | |
Song Titles | The Show Must Go On (performing artist: Three Dog Knight) | |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | ||
| Domain | Title | ||
Books |
| ||
Theater & Movies |
| ||
Music |
| ||
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |||
| Thumbnail | Description & Credit | Thumbnail | Description & Credit |
 | Pyrotechnic display in Leyte Gulf, Philippines, in celebration of the end of World War II, 15 August 1945. Note men watching the show from the mast crosstrees in the upper right foreground. Credit: NAVY. |  | Uncle Sam, as the strong man, surprises the spectators with the show. Credit: Library of Congress. |
 | Stealing the show. Credit: Library of Congress. |  | Puppets for the show, Red House, West Virginia. Credit: Library of Congress. |
 | The theatre movement from angel to storehouse: two, for the show. Credit: Library of Congress. |  | Al. G. Field Greater Minstrels the show you know. Credit: Library of Congress. |
 | J.W. Johnson's Old Reliable Virginia Minstrels the show that is different. Credit: Library of Congress. | ||
Source: pictures compiled by the editor from various references; see picture credits. | |||
| Author | Quotation |
Bill Hicks | I was in Nashville, Tennesee last year, after the show I went to a Waffle House, I'm not proud of it, I was hungry. And I'm alone, I'm eating and I'm reading a book, right? Waitress walks over to me, "Tch tch tch tch. Hey, what you readin' for?" |
Jack Paar | Doing the show was like painting the George Washington Bridge. As soon as you finished one end, you started right in on the other. |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references. | |
| Title | Author | Quote |
Les Miserables | Hugo, Victor | He has not food to eat every day, yet he goes to the show every evening, if he sees fit. |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references. | ||
| Subject | Topic | Quote |
Business | Several European companies, including Porsche, designed new cars just for the show. (references) | |
The show attracted 27,000 visitors, including 15,500 visitors from foreign countries. (references) | ||
The show takes place annually and attracts roughly 50,000 visitors and 150 exhibitors. (references) | ||
Civil Liberties | Zimbabwe | The Government did not provide a reason for the cancellation; however, many observers believe the primary reason was that callers to the show criticized the Government. (references) |
Economic History | Italy | The rates for advertising vary according to the show time and class of the theater. (references) |
Norway | An effective way to increase market exposure and sales in Norway's oil and gas market is to exhibit at Offshore Northern Seas, a major international oil and gas show organized in Stavanger, Norway, and next scheduled for August 27-30, 2002. The U.S. Commercial Service organizes the U.S. Pavilion at the show. (references) | |
Trade | Azerbaijan | U.S. firms planning to exhibit at major trade exhibitions in Azerbaijan need to work closely with the show organizer well in advance to ensure timely and proper temporary declaration of goods to be exhibited. (references) |
Lexicography | Devil's Dictionary | CAMEL, n. A quadruped (the Splaypes humpidorsus) of great value to the show business. There are two kinds of camels -- the camel proper and the camel improper. It is the latter that is always exhibited. |
Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits. | ||
| Speaker | Phrase(s) |
Conan O'Brien | Right. I was new, green. I wet myself often on the show, and the ratings spiked when that happened. So I'm trying to do it again. |
Dennis Miller | Hathaway kept everything close to the vest because if she let it all go she'd be trying to talk Miss Ellie into sharing a hotel room in Palm Springs for the Dinah Shore Golf Classic and they'd have to cancel the show. |
Jerry Lewis | I'm going to be able to do the top of the show. I'll do five or six hours, and then I've got to rest for eight, and then I'll do the balance. |
Marla Hanson | I came on the show. I was on the board of the National Center for Victims of Crime and began to lobby for changes in legislation. |
Michael Nader | Well, for nine months I assumed that I would be resting in my recovery, which was a gift. And me going back on the show, as I understand it still, Dimitri is on a business trip. |
Regis Philbin | The show was terrific. The show went right. Probably the scheduling, if we had to say something went wrong, was too much of an overkill. They ran the show too many times. |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
Expressions using "THE SHOW": boss the show ♦ give the show away ♦ run the show ♦ steal the show ♦ when the show is over. Additional references. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. |
| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Expression | Frequency per Day |
oprah after the show | 21 |
riverdance the show | 18 |
er the show | 17 |
blast the show | 14 |
reboot the show | 4 |
welcome back my friend to the show that never end | 4 |
the prince and the show girl | 3 |
after the show | 2 |
hank williams the show he never gave | 2 |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| Language | Translations for "THE SHOW"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Arabic | أدار التجارة (run the show). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Czech | všechno prozradit (give the show away). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Finnish | hän varasti koko näytelmän (she stole the show). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
German | die Vorstellung ist aus (the show is over). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hebrew | ל "ל את "מפעל (run the show). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hungarian | vezet vmit (to run the show), minden babért learat (to steal the show), irányítja az egészet (to boss the show), igazgat vmit (to run the show). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pig Latin | ethay owshay tornar-se o principal foco de atração (steal the show), roubar a cena (steal the show), abafar (blanket, burke, choke, cover up, cushion, damp, drench, drown, hugger-mugger, hush up, muffle, pilfer, quell, smother, steal the show, stifle, suffocate, suppress, swelter). (various references) regiza o afacere (boss the show), la spartul târgului (when the show is over), conduce (accompany, administer, be in command, boss, boss the show, captain, carry on, charge, command, conduct, control, convey, direct, drive, escort, govern, guide, handle, head, husband, lead, lead the way, manage, master, operate, order, overrule, pilot, preside, restrain, rule, run, sail, see, see off, show, show up, steer, superintend, supervise, take, wield). (various references) управлять (administer, administrate, be in control, be in control of, boss, command, conduct, control, govern, have control over, helm, husband, manage, managed, managing, master, mastermind, move, navigate, navigating, operate, rein, run, run the show, sail, steer, superintend, take control of), распоряжаться всем (boss the show), хозяйничать (boss, boss the show, rule the roost). (various references) određivati (determine, govern, run the show). (various references) dirigir las cosas (run the show). (various references) stjäla föreställningen (steal the show). (various references) yönetmek (administer, administrate, boss, captain, celebrate, chair, command, conduct, direct, edit, govern, head, lead, oversee, police, preside, produce, rule, run, run the show, steer, supervise), patron olmak (be the boss, run the show), işletmek (actuate, bamboozle, befool, cod, control, dupe, exploit, hoax, hornswoggle, keep, kid, manage, operate, ply, pull smb.'s leg, run, run the show, spoof, work). (various references) керувати (administer, administrate, boss, captain, conduct, control, direct, govern, guide, helm, lead, manage, prevent, quarterback, rule, run, run the show, steer, tutor), верховодити усім (boss the show), орудувати усім (boss the show), заправляти (prime, run the show). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Language | Date | Source | Isaiah Chapter 3, Verse 18 |
| Greek (transliterated) | 250 BC | Septuagint | En th hmera ekeinh kai afelei kurioV thn doxan tou imatismou autwn kai touV kosmouV autwn kai ta emplokia kai touV kosumbouV kai touV mhniskouV |
| Latin | 405 | Vulgate | In die illa auferet Dominus ornatum calciamentorum et lunulas |
| Middle English | 1395 | Wyclif | In that dai the Lord shal don awei the ournement of shon, |
| Jacobean English | 1611 | King James | In that day the Lord will take away the bravery of their tinkling ornaments about their feet, and their cauls, and their round tires like the moon, |
| Victorian English | 1833 | Webster | In that day the Lord will take away the show of their tinkling ornaments about their feet, and their cauls, and their round tires like the moon. |
| Basic English | 1964 | Ogden | In that day the Lord will take away the glory of their foot-rings, and their sun-jewels, and their moon-ornaments, |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |||
| Language | Isaiah Chapter 3, Verse 18 |
| Cebuano | Niadtong adlawa pagakuhaon sa Ginoo ang katahum sa bukala sa ilang mga tiil, ug ang mga pandong, ug ang pikas nga mga bulan-bulan; |
| Croatian | U onaj æe dan Gospod strgnuti sve èime se ona ponosi: ukosnice i mjeseèiæe, |
| Danish | På hin Dag afriver Herren al deres Pynt: Ankelringe, Pandebånd, Halvmåner, |
| Dutch | Ten zelfden dage zal de HEERE wegnemen het sieraad der kousebanden, en de netjes, en de maantjes, |
| Finnish | Sinä päivänä Herra poistaa koreat nilkkarenkaat, otsanauhat, puolikuukorut, |
| French | En ce jour, le Seigneur ôtera les boucles qui servent d`ornement leurs pieds, Et les filets et les croissants; |
| German | Zu der Zeit wird der HERR den Schmuck an den köstlichen Schuhen wegnehmen und die Heftel, die Spangen, |
| Haitian Creole | Jou sa a, Bondye va wete tout bijou yo gen sou yo: braslè yo mete nan pye yo, bando yo mare nan tèt yo, meday yo mare sou fwon yo, |
| Hungarian | Megkopaszítja az Úr Sion leányainak fejtetõjét, és az õ szemérmöket megmezteleníti. |
| Indonesian-Bahasa Sehari-hari | Akan tiba waktunya TUHAN mengambil dari wanita-wanita Yerusalem segala perhiasan yang mereka banggakan: ikat kepala, gelang kaki, kalung, |
| Indonesian-Terjemahan Lama | Pada hari itu juga diangkat Tuhan kelak akan segala perhiasan gelang keroncong dan dokoh lawi-lawi melekah dan dokoh sehari bulan, |
| Italian | In quel giorno il Signore toglier l'ornamento di fibbie, fermagli e lunette, |
| Maori | I taua ra ka kore i te Ariki te ataahua o nga mea tatangi o nga waewae, o nga whakapaipai ripekapeka, o nga heitiki; |
| Portuguese | Naquele dia lhes trará o Senhor o ornamento dos pés, e as coifas, e as luetas; |
| Rumanian | Kn ziua aceea, Domnul va scoate verigile cari le slujesc ca podoabq la picioare, wi soriworii wi luniwoarele, |
| Russian | Ч ФПФ "ЕОШ ПФОЙНЕФ зПУ П"Ш ЛТБУЙЧЩЕ "Е ПЮЛЙ ОБ ОПЗБИ Й ЪЧЕЪ"ПЮЛЙ, Й МХОПЮЛЙ, |
| Spanish | En aquel día el Señor quitará los adornos de los tobillos, las diademas, las lunetas, |
| Swedish | På den dagen skall Herren taga bort all deras ståt: fotringar, pannband och halsprydnader, |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "e-h-h-o-s-t-w" | |
-2 letters: ethos, heths, howes, shote, thews, those, whets, whose. | |
-3 letters: eths, hehs, hest, heth, hets, hews, hoes, hose, host, hots, howe, hows, owes, owse, shew, shoe, shot, show, soth, stew, stow, swot, tews, thew, toes, tosh, tows, twos, west, wets, whet, woes, wost, wots. | |
-4 letters: eth, heh, hes, het, hew, hoe, hot, how, oes. | |
| Words containing the letters "e-h-h-o-s-t-w" | |
+4 letters: mouthwashes, otherwhiles, somewhither, withholders. | |
+5 letters: whitethroats. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. SCRABBLE® is a registered trademark. All intellectual property rights in and to the game are owned in the U.S.A and Canada by Hasbro Inc., and throughout the rest of the world by J.W. Spear & Sons Limited of Maidenhead, Berkshire, England, a subsidiary of Mattel Inc. Mattel and Spear are not affiliated with Hasbro. | |
| 1. Crosswords 2. Usage: Modern 3. Usage: Commercial 4. Images: Photo Album | 5. Quotations: Familiar 6. Quotations: Fiction 7. Quotations: Non-fiction 8. Quotations: Spoken | 9. Expressions 10. Expressions: Internet 11. Translations: Modern 12. Bible Trace | 13. Anagrams 14. Bibliography |
Copyright © Philip M. Parker, INSEAD. Terms of Use.
