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SHOWCASE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A glass container used to store and display items in a shop or museum or home
Synonyms:
case; display case; showcase; vitrine
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
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)
Sense 2
Meaning:
A setting in which something can be displayed to best effect
Example:
it was a showcase for democracy in Africa
Synonyms:
show window; showcase
Classified under:
Nouns denoting stable states of affairs
Hypernyms ("showcase" is a kind of...):
background; scope; setting (the state of the environment in which a situation exists)
II. (verb)
Sense 1
Present simple (first person singular and plural, second person singular and plural, third person plural) of the verb showcase
Context examples:
This means the work you are doing now will have hefty, long-range effects on your reputation and career, allowing you to showcase your talents in a way that will get you noticed and hired for a bigger, more complex role.
(AstrologyZone.com, by Susan Miller)
