Word Finder - displaying

definition

To show conspicuously; to exhibit; to demonstrate; to manifest.

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To make a display; to act as one making a show or demonstration.

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To extend the front of (a column), bringing it into line.

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To make conspicuous by using large or prominent type.

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To discover; to descry.

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To spread out, to unfurl.

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• splay

Deidre looked over her shoulder at the reflection in the mirror displaying the two markings on her back.

Martha, who was now displaying her pregnancy, quickly explained.

Surely she had other pictures, but for the time being, Katie wasn't displaying them.

Carmen refrained from looking at Alex or displaying the shock she felt at the introduction of two more siblings he had never mentioned - an entire family.

Once she was comfortable with us she opened up, displaying a sharp and inquisitive mind.

Her vision cleared to reveal she now stood in a luxurious living room with several people in front of her displaying varying levels of alarm on their faces.

His white-silver hair was long and clasped at his neck, his bronzed face and forest- green eyes displaying no emotion.

These movements were far from displaying a genuinely national character.

His pointed teeth rested on his lower lip, his dark eyes displaying the intelligence of a being that existed from the time-before-time.

He expected the news and turned away from the wall displaying his woman to the wall displaying his battle plans.

Displaying no original critical power, their chief merit lies in the fact that they bring in a popular (but not always accurate) form the results of the criticism of others within the reach of general readers.

The Godhead was really one; it was the soul of the eternal world, displaying its beneficence on the earth, as well as in the sun and stars (ii.12 seq., 154 seq.).

Besides the features already mentioned there are now bamboo gardens, Japanese gardens, water gardens and wall gardens, each placed in the most suitable position and displaying its own special features.

At the head of Jamestown peninsula Cornwallis, in July 1781, attempted to trick the Americans under Lafayette and General Anthony Wayne by displaying a few men on the peninsula and concealing the principal part of his army on the mainland; but when Wayne discovered the trap he made first a vigorous charge, and then a retreat to Lafayette's line.

The whole is but a clumsy apparatus for displaying the varied and extensive reading of the author.

He was the author of a brief epitome of Roman history based upon Livy, which he utilized as a means of displaying his antiquarian lore.

The spiritual princes, besides displaying all the faults of the secular princes, had special defects of their own; and as simony was universally practised, the lives of multitudes of the inferior clergy were a public scandal, while their services were cold and unimpressive.

After attending the grammar schools of Melton and Oakham, he entered St John's College, Cambridge, and while still an undergraduate he addressed in February 1712, under the pseudonym of Peter de Quir, a letter to the Spectator displaying no small wit and humour.

Again, the remarkable horned North American Oligocene genus Protoceras, while displaying resemblances to Leptomeryx and Leptoreodon, presents also points of similarity to the Tragulina and Pecora (q.v.).

His songs, his satires, his occasional pieces, without displaying any real originality, show Dalin's tact and skill as a workman with the pen.

Three other volumes followed in 1894, 1895 and 1897, each displaying to further advantage the versatility and sensuous splendour of Frdding's talent, as well as its somewhat scandalous recklessness.

Thence he seems to have returned to Kandahar, and in May 1740just one year after his departure from Delhihe was in Herat displaying the imperial throne and other costly trophies to the gaze of the admiring inhabitants.

It is a piece of vigorous invective, displaying, like all his subsequent writings, an astonishing command of Latin, and much brilliant rhetoric, but full of vulgar abuse, and completely missing the point of the Ciceronianus of Erasmus.

Young Scott was retained as junior counsel in the case, and though he lost the petition he did not fail to improve the opportunity which it afforded for displaying his talents.

Here he had an opportunity of displaying his public spirit and integrity in a way that deeply impressed both the king and the country.

The six years of his residence in the West had given Athanasius the opportunity of displaying a momentous activity.

For while the buccaneer forces included English, French and Dutch sailors, and were complemented occasionally by bands of native Indians, there are few instances during the time of their prosperity and growth of their falling upon one another, and treating their fellows with the savagery which they exulted in displaying against the subjects of Spain.

His first work, entitled A System of Dissections, explaining the anatomy of the human body, the manner of displaying the parts, and their varieties in disease, was published in Edinburgh in 1798, while he was still a pupil, and for many years was considered to be a valuable guide to the student of practical anatomy.

His inaugural lecture on "The Study of History," afterwards published with notes displaying a vast erudition, made a great impression in the university, and the new professor's influence on historical study was felt in many important directions.

On succeeding to the English crown, however, he came over at once to take possession of the realm, and abode there for over a year, displaying the most restless energy in setting to rights the governance of the realm.

In most respects he was a perfect exponent of the ideals and foibles of his age, and when he broke a promise or repudiated a debt he was but displaying the less satisfactory side of the habitual morality of the 14th century the chivalry of which was often deficient in the less showy virtues.

The dissensions am9ng the Irish themselves, and the hostility which English constituents were displaying to the proposal, emboldened the Peers to arrive at this decision.

His son and heir-apparent, Maurice of Berkeley, was the hero of a misadventure recorded by Froissart, who tells how a young English knight, displaying his banner for the first time on the day of Poitiers, rode after a flying Picard squire, by whom he was grievously wounded and held to ransom.

In spite of his youth he soon found an opportunity of displaying his mettle; for he arrested Hezekiah the arch-brigand, who had overrun the Syrian border, and put him to death.

For some time past he had been desirous of displaying his abilities and adding to his fame in Florence.

He was, indeed, increasingly displaying a tendency to think and act for himself which, though never over-stepping the bounds of the constitution, was somewhat disconcerting to all parties.

Here scores of sponsoring vendors would be displaying and demonstrating their exotic wares to the multitude of visitors.

It was sweltering hot and my tank top and shorts were displaying too much cleavage and bare leg, remember?

The communications screen lit up one wall, displaying one of the genetically altered women in the elite special operations security team.

She returned to her chair, eyes straying to the screen displaying the timeline of the nuke attacks that had plummeted the eastern part of the country into chaos.

Disabled Car Parking All City Council car parks offer free parking for disabled motorists displaying a valid blue/orange badge.

Sarah helped cook bangers and mash before displaying another talent as a Spice Girl during the evening's entertainment.

Poor Mahatma has now taken to cornering our little bantams at every available opportunity and displaying his tail to them.

In roadside trees Greenfinch and European Serins were displaying, and we saw our first blackcap.

Forty eight displaying Great bustard; the park protects the largest population in Hungary of ca 400 birds.

A very sweet little rare panda figurine in in hand painted china, perfect for displaying in your vintage chic or retro chic interior.

The film is visually stunning, featuring gorgeous cinematography displaying the picturesque scenery and wildlife.

Displaying GIF and JPEG images The built-in *DISPLAY command will only display images in Windows Bitmap (.BMP) format.

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Displaying admirable boldness, he had defied the government edict that had banned images of dead British soldiers throughout the war years.