Display
[dɪ'spleɪ] or [dɪ'sple]
Definition
(noun.) something shown to the public; 'the museum had many exhibits of oriental art'.
(noun.) a visual representation of something.
(noun.) an electronic device that represents information in visual form.
(noun.) something intended to communicate a particular impression; 'made a display of strength'; 'a show of impatience'; 'a good show of looking interested'.
(noun.) exhibiting openly in public view; 'a display of courage'.
(noun.) behavior that makes your feelings public; 'a display of emotion'.
(verb.) attract attention by displaying some body part or posing; of animals.
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Definition
(v. t.) To unfold; to spread wide; to expand; to stretch out; to spread.
(v. t.) To extend the front of (a column), bringing it into line.
(v. t.) To spread before the view; to show; to exhibit to the sight, or to the mind; to make manifest.
(v. t.) To make an exhibition of; to set in view conspicuously or ostentatiously; to exhibit for the sake of publicity; to parade.
(v. t.) To make conspicuous by large or prominent type.
(v. t.) To discover; to descry.
(v. i.) To make a display; to act as one making a show or demonstration.
(n.) An opening or unfolding; exhibition; manifestation.
(n.) Ostentatious show; exhibition for effect; parade.
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Synonyms and Synonymous
v. a. [1]. Expand, unfold, extend, open, spread.[2]. Exhibit, show, bring into view, hold up to view, make manifest.[3]. Parade, show off.
n. [1]. Exhibition, manifestation, show.[2]. Parade, pomp, pageant, ostentation, flourish.
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Synonyms and Antonyms
SYN:Show, exhibit, unfold, evidence, evince, flaunt, vault, expose, ostentation,spread_out, parade
ANT:Hide, conceal, dissemble, simulate, suppress, wrap, cloke
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Definition
v.t. to unfold or spread out: to exhibit: to set out ostentatiously: (print.) to make prominent by large type wide spacing &c.—n. a displaying or unfolding: exhibition: ostentatious show.—p.adj. Displayed′ unfolded: spread: printed in prominent letters: (her.) erect with wings expanded as a bird.—n. Display′er.
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Examples
- American deposits in the Miocene display a great variety of camels, giraffe camels with long necks, gazelle camels, llamas, and true camels. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- The foreign language, the limited time, the public display. Charlotte Bronte. Villette.
- Tears rushed into my eyes; surely this was a wanton display of the power of the destroyer. Mary Shelley. The Last Man.
- Many cultivated plants display the utmost vigour, and yet rarely or never seed! Charles Darwin. On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection.
- My good sir,' said Mr. Pickwick, 'you will allow me to observe that this is a very unnecessary display of excitement. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
- It appeared to ascend them, not very promptly or spontaneously, yet with a display of stride and clatter meant to be insulting. Charles Dickens. Little Dorrit.
- The mind is occupied by the multitude of the objects, and by the strong passions, that display themselves. David Hume. A Treatise of Human Nature.
- The bosom moving in Society with the jewels displayed upon it, attracted general admiration. Charles Dickens. Little Dorrit.
- The question is not, at what period of life any variation may have been caused, but at what period the effects are displayed. Charles Darwin. On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection.
- In every victory he displayed humanity to the conquered, and decisively opposed any exhibition of cruelty. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- But another quarter of a century brought still grander results, which were displayed at the Centennial Exhibition at Philadelphia, in 1876. William Henry Doolittle. Inventions in the Century.
- One excellent quality of Mr. Pickwick's character was beautifully displayed at this moment, under the most trying circumstances. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
- His countenance was therefore fully displayed, and its expression was calculated to impress a degree of awe, if not of fear, upon strangers. Walter Scott. Ivanhoe.
- She was weak, and this alteration was rather displayed in looks and voice than in acts; but it was permanent and real. Mary Shelley. The Last Man.
- Their success was immediate, and from these displays has grown the successes of today in pyrotechnics. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- All large displays of fireworks are now fired by electricity and every known color and effect is produced by the pyrotechnist of the present day. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- We have dealt thus lengthily with the First Crusade, because it displays completely the quality of all these expeditions. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- My first displays the wealth and pomp of kings, Lords of the earth! Jane Austen. Emma.
- They were the pioneers in this line of displays. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- Edison's boldness and breadth of conception are well illustrated in his idea of a poured house, in which he displays his accustomed tendency to reverse accepted methods. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
- Even in this uncertain state, his passion to be useful to mankind displays itself in a powerful manner. Benjamin Franklin. Memoirs of Benjamin Franklin.
- In 1876 the Adams Cabinet for holding and displaying the photos was invented. Edward W. Byrn. The Progress of Invention in the Nineteenth Century.
- Look that thou pass him not on the way; for the circumcised slave was displaying his stolen finery amongst us. Walter Scott. Ivanhoe.
- In an age when religious faith was declining, we find men displaying a new and vivid belief in the reality of these personifications. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- And if anything could have made him look more abject or more dismally ridiculous than before, it would have been his so displaying himself. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
- So Zoe thought, sir, when she saw me, grinned Dick, displaying his white teeth; she thought it was Gurt, sir! Fergus Hume. The Island of Fantasy.
- The petticoat was short, displaying well a pair of feet and ankles which left much to be desired in the article of symmetry. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
- Nankeen trousers, displaying more white fancy-work over the ankles, and purple morocco slippers, adorned his lower extremities. Wilkie Collins. The Woman in White.
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