showcase
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3.5
- noun
- /ˈʃoʊkeɪs/
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vitrina
- Men and women, even small children, reached through the showcase windows to gather what they could.
- glass showcase
- museum showcase
- shop showcase
Examples
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The store was always dimly lit; in the middle of the store, there was a showcase for tiny trifles.
Fiction book (1998) -
One of its showcases was a publishing house.
Academic text (2013) -
Most of the front of the building was filled by a large showcase window.
Fiction book (1998) -
One door led upstairs into the building; one led into the store with the large showcase window.
Fiction book (1998) -
The four canopic jars of Horus from New York need to be placed in the showcase number 33.
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The showcase can be seen at the Kyoto City Museum, the Aomori Towadashi Museum, and the Matsuyama Shi Museum.
Academic text (2009) -
The museum displayed ancient artifacts in a large showcase made of glass.
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In the shop, a showcase featured a variety of colorful jewelry for customers to admire.
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The exhibition included a glass showcase containing rare coins from different countries.
Synonyms
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1.0
A box or container for holding and carrying things like bottles
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2.4
A glass cabinet with clear sides that shows and protects things like jewelry or small objects
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2.5
A glass cabinet that holds trophies and medals
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8.9
A glass case for showing and protecting valuable objects, often in shops or museums
How Visible
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Showcase comes from show ('to display') and case ('box' or 'container'). Picture a glass box that holds an object so people can see it, and you remember the physical meaning of a showcase.