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show
Verb
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When you show something, you make it easy for people to see it.
The clock shows the time of day.
Can you show me your ID?
The museum has shown the art of America.
show
Noun
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A show is a display of art, movie, or drama. It can be a play, a movie, a concert, an opera or a television program.
I saw the art show at the museum.
The show at the movie theater was boring.
case
Noun
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A case is a container to hold something.
He opened the case and pulled out his violin.
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A case is a matter for police or in court.
The judge did not accept his case.
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A case is the form of a noun showing how it is used in a sentence.
The word "he" is in the subject or nominative case.
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A case is a person of a certain kind.
That man is sure a hard case.
case
Verb
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If a police officer cases a house, he or she watches it until something happens.
We were casing a house all night in Brooklyn.