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Showcase vs Sho - What's the difference?

showcase | sho |

As nouns the difference between showcase and sho

is that showcase is a case for displaying merchandise or valuable items while sho is a japanese free reed musical instrument similar to the sheng or sho can be a letter of the greek alphabet used to write the bactrian language: uppercase.

As a verb showcase

is to display, demonstrate, show, or present.

As an adverb sho is

(us|dialect|south|african american vernacular english) nonstandard spelling of sure, based on dialectal pronunciation.

showcase

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • 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.
  • Synonyms

    * (case for displaying) vitrine, display case * (setting for exhibiting in favorable aspect) flagship (especially of a store)

    Verb

    (showcas)
  • To display, demonstrate, show, or present.
  • :I think the demonstration really showcases the strengths of the software.
  • * 2012 August 24, Yoram Hazony, “The God of Independent Minds”, The Wall Street Journal :
  • Today's debates over the place of religion in modern life often showcase the claim that belief in God stifles reason and science.

    sho

    English

    Etymology 1

    Phonetic Southern US dialectal spelling of sure.

    Adverb

    (-)
  • (US, dialect, South, African American Vernacular English) nonstandard spelling of sure, based on dialectal pronunciation
  • Etymology 2

    From (etyl) (sh?).

    Noun

    (wikipedia sho) (en noun)
  • A Japanese free reed musical instrument similar to the sheng.
  • Etymology 3

    Noun

    (en noun) Of modern scholarly coinage.
  • A letter of the Greek alphabet used to write the Bactrian language: uppercase .
  • Anagrams

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