bench show |
a competitive show of dogs or cats in which prizes are awarded on the basis of greatest conformity to ideal standards for a given breed. |
dumb show |
a part of a play performed without speech; pantomime. [2 definitions] |
floor show |
a program of entertainment in a nightclub. |
freak show |
(old-fashioned) a sideshow of humans, animals, or plants that exhibit physical abnormalities, as at a carnival. |
galanty show |
a shadow play performed by throwing the shadows of puppets on a screen or wall. |
game show |
a television show in which participants play various games of chance, skill, or memory in order to win prizes. |
get the show on the road |
(slang) to begin; get started. |
medicine show |
a usu. small group of traveling salespeople who put on entertaining shows to attract customers for the patent medicines and other cures offered for sale. |
minstrel show |
a comic variety show performed by a troupe of actors in blackface. |
no-show |
(informal) one who does not arrive or appear when expected. [2 definitions] |
peep show |
an exhibition of pictures or objects, as in a box, to be viewed through a small opening, sometimes with a magnifying lens. [2 definitions] |
Punch-and-Judy show |
a puppet show consisting of slapstick humor in which the grotesque and quarrelsome Punch constantly fights with his wife Judy. |
puppet show |
a play or performance in which puppets are the main or sole characters. |
show (someone) around |
to give (someone) a casual or formal tour of a place. |
show bill |
an advertising flyer or poster. |
show business |
the entertainment industry or business, including theater, television, radio, and films. |
show of hands |
a raising of hands by members of a group, as when voting, indicating preference, or the like. |
show off |
to do something to impress others or to attract favorable attention. [2 definitions] |
show someone the door |
to strongly suggest or demand that someone leave. |
show the white feather |
to act in a cowardly fashion, esp. in wartime. |