showcase
English
/ˈʃəʊˌkeɪs/, /ˈʃoʊˌkeɪs/
noun
Definitions
- A case for displaying merchandise or valuable items.
- A setting, occasion, or medium for exhibiting something or someone, especially in an attractive or favorable aspect.
Etymology
Compound from English show (performance, entertainment) + English case.
Origin
English
case
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- aftershow English
- aquashow English
- auto show English
- bookcase English
- braincase English
- briefcase English
- business case English
- capcase English
- cardcase English
- casal English
- case English
- casebearer English
- casebearing English
- casebook English
- casebound English
- casefic English
- casefile English
- caseful English
- caseharden English
- casekeeper English
- caseless English
- caselike English
- caseload English
- casemaker English
- casemaking English
- caseman English
- caseness English
- casewise English
- casework English
- caseworker English
- caseworm English
- chaincase English
- clockcase English
- cooking show English
- countercase English
- crankcase English
- discase English
- doorcase English
- downcase English
- encase English
- flightcase English
- floorshow English
- foreshow English
- forthshow English
- headcase English
- incase English
- intercase English
- intershow English
- intracase English
- legshow English
- longcase English
- meatcase English
- megacase English
- midshow English
- minishow English
- motor show English
- multicase English
- needlecase English
- noncase English
- notecase English
- nutcase English
- outshow English
- overshow English
- peepshow English
- pencase English
- pillowcase English
- pipecase English
- podcase English
- postshow English
- preshow English
- recase English
- reshow English
- road case English
- roadshow English
- sadcase English
- scavage English
- seedcase English
- show English
- show barn English
- show-goer English
- showability English
- showable English
- showbag English
- showband English
- showbill English
- showbiz English
- showboat English
- showboy English
- showbread English
- showbusiness English
- showcard English
- showcaser English
- showdown English
- showest English
- showeth English
- showfield English
- showfloor English
- showfolk English
- showfolks English
- showful English
- showgirl English
- showgoer English
- showground English
- showguide English
- showhome English
- showhorse English
- showhouse English
- showie English
- showish English
- showjumper English
- showjumping English
- showlike English
- showman English
- showoff English
- showperson English
- showpiece English
- showplace English
- showplan English
- showreel English
- showroom English
- showrunner English
- showstopper English
- showstopping English
- showtime English
- showwoman English
- showy English
- sideshow English
- slideshow English
- slipcase English
- smokeshow English
- spookshow English
- staircase English
- subcase English
- supershow English
- talk English
- teleshow English
- titlecase English
- toolcase English
- traycase English
- typecase English
- uncase English
- unicase English
- uppercase English
- watchcase English
- wingcase English
- keissi Finnish
- show Finnish
- Show German
- show Hungarian
- show Dutch, Flemish
- cas French
- кейс Russian
- шоу Russian
- show Spanish, Castilian
- *sekʷ- Proto-Indo-European
- show Norwegian Bokmål
- show Portuguese
- show Swedish
- ケース Japanese
- ショー Japanese
- ショーケース Japanese
- show Norwegian Nynorsk
- cas Middle English
- schewen Middle English
- sjá Old Norse
- kazo Esperanto
- šou Serbo-Croatian
- xou Catalan, Valencian
- शो Hindi
- เคส Thai
- โชว์ Thai
- şov Turkish
- sô Vietnamese
- kes Malay
- ရှိုး Burmese
- case Chinese
- 作秀 Chinese
- 脫口秀 Chinese
- šou Slovak
- kesi Swahili
- shoo Swahili
- 쇼케이스 Korean
- ikesi Zulu
- شو Urdu
- kes Tok Pisin
- soim Tok Pisin
- talk
- show
- case
- showy
- casal
- reshow
- uncase
- showie
- recase
- encase
- incase
- outshow
- scavage
- showoff
- unicase
- noncase
- preshow
- showest
- showbiz
- subcase
- caseful
- caseman
- discase
- showful
- casefic
- legshow
- showbag
- showeth
- showman
- showboy
- midshow
- sadcase
- podcase
- nutcase
- capcase
- showish
- pencase
- seedcase
- meatcase
- wingcase
- notecase
- teleshow
- caselike
- postshow
- showable
- casebook
- showtime
- megacase
- casework
- showgoer
- showplan
- aquashow
- showband
- showhome
- headcase
- showreel
- showboat
- bookcase
- downcase
- caseness
- casewise
- longcase
- overshow
- caseworm
- sideshow
- traycase
- doorcase
- peepshow
- minishow
- slipcase
- toolcase
- showfolk
- casefile
- showcard
- showdown
- showbill
- showlike
- roadshow
- showroom
- typecase
- showgirl
- foreshow
- pipecase
- caseload
- cardcase
- caseless
- spookshow
- intershow
- intracase
- uppercase
- floorshow
- show-goer
- showfolks
- supershow
- braincase
- titlecase
- briefcase
- crankcase
- smokeshow
- casemaker
- road case
- casebound
- staircase
- chaincase
- showpiece
- showguide
- showbread
- showcaser
- showwoman
- show barn
- clockcase
- multicase
- showfloor
- showfield
- forthshow
- showhorse
- watchcase
- showhouse
- aftershow
- intercase
- auto show
- slideshow
- showplace
- casekeeper
- casebearer
- showjumper
- caseworker
- motor show
- pillowcase
- caseharden
- flightcase
- showperson
- showrunner
- casemaking
- showground
- needlecase
- casebearing
- countercase
- showjumping
- showstopper
- showability
- showbusiness
- cooking show
- showstopping
- business case