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SHOWCASE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does showcase mean?
• SHOWCASE (noun)
The noun SHOWCASE has 2 senses:
1. a setting in which something can be displayed to best effect
2. a glass container used to store and display items in a shop or museum or home
Familiarity information: SHOWCASE used as a noun is rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A setting in which something can be displayed to best effect
Classified under:
Nouns denoting stable states of affairs
Synonyms:
show window; showcase
Context example:
it was a showcase for democracy in Africa
Hypernyms ("showcase" is a kind of...):
background; scope; setting (the state of the environment in which a situation exists)
Sense 2
Meaning:
A glass container used to store and display items in a shop or museum or home
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
case; display case; showcase; vitrine
Hypernyms ("showcase" is a kind of...):
container (any object that can be used to hold things (especially a large metal boxlike object of standardized dimensions that can be loaded from one form of transport to another))
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "showcase"):
trophy case (a case in which to display trophies)
Context examples
Results of a new study, led by Michigan State University (MSU) scientists showcase examples.
(American kestrels, most common predatory birds in U.S., can reduce need for pesticide use, National Science Foundation)
Though just a few light-years across, it showcases the havoc that stars can wreak when they form within an interstellar cloud.
(Stellar Nursery Blooms into View, ESO)
The new ALMA images showcase the explosive nature in high resolution, unveiling important details about the distribution and high-velocity motion of the carbon monoxide (CO) gas inside the streamers.
(Dramatic Stellar Fireworks of Star Birth, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)
It is clear that the universe was intent on giving you a chance to showcase your managerial talents and other skills.
(AstrologyZone.com, by Susan Miller)
Both panoramas showcase "Glen Torridon," a region on the side of Mount Sharp that Curiosity is exploring.
(Curiosity Mars Rover Snaps Its Highest-Resolution Panorama Yet, NASA)
The new assignments that pour in will be the kind of projects that can elevate your career and help you showcase your talents.
(AstrologyZone.com, by Susan Miller)
Nothing happens without your participation, but I bet you are eager to showcase your talents and all you have to give the world.
(AstrologyZone.com, by Susan Miller)
This means that you will have a new type of work that will allow you to showcase your talents, one that will lead to a position of more responsibility and influence.
(AstrologyZone.com, by Susan Miller)
If you have been working on a big project, the full moon will bring it to a conclusion, and chances are, this particular assignment will showcase your skills and talents and elevate your reputation.
(AstrologyZone.com, by Susan Miller)
The project that is on its way from that new moon February 23 might help you improve your cash flow if you are self-employed or help you showcase a new side to your talents if you work for others.
(AstrologyZone.com, by Susan Miller)
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