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showing
     1. v. present participle of show
     2. n. An occasion when something is shown.
           We went to the midnight showing of the new horror movie.
     3. n. A result, a judgement.
           He made a poor showing at his first time at bat.
     show
          1. v. To display, to have somebody see (something).
                The car's dull finish showed years of neglect.
                All he had to show for four years of attendance at college was a framed piece of paper.
          2. v. To bestow; to confer.
                to show mercy; to show favour; (dialectal) show me the salt please
          3. v. To indicate (a fact) to be true; to demonstrate.
          4. v. To guide or escort.
                Could you please show him on his way. He has overstayed his welcome.
                They showed us in.
          5. v. (intransitive) To be visible; to be seen; to appear.
                Your bald patch is starting to show.
                At length, his gloom showed.
          6. v. (intransitive, informal) To put in an appearance; show up.
                We waited for an hour, but they never showed.
          7. v. (intransitive, informal) To have an enlarged belly and thus be recognizable as pregnant.
          8. v. (intransitive, racing) To finish third, especially of horses or dogs.
                In the third race: Aces Up won, paying eight dollars; Blarney Stone placed, paying three dollars; and Cinnamon showed, paying five dollars.
          9. v. (obsolete) To have a certain appearance, such as well or ill, fit or unfit; to become or suit; to appear.
          10. n. A play, dance, or other entertainment.
          11. n. An exhibition of items.
                art show;  dog show
          12. n. A demonstration.
                show of force
          13. n. A broadcast program/programme.
                radio show;  television show
          14. n. A movie.
                Let's catch a show.
          15. n. A project or presentation.
                Let's get on with the show.   Let's get this show on the road.   They went on an international road show to sell the shares to investors.   It was Apple's usual do
          16. n. Mere display or pomp with no substance. (Usually seen in the phrases "all show" and "for show".)
                The dog sounds ferocious but it's all show.
          17. n. Outward appearance; wileful or deceptive appearance.
          18. n. (baseball, with "the") The major leagues.
                He played AA ball for years, but never made it to the show.
          19. n. (mining, obsolete) A pale blue flame at the top of a candle flame, indicating the presence of firedamp.
          20. n. (archaic) Pretence.
          21. n. (archaic) Sign, token, or indication.
          22. n. (obsolete) Semblance; likeness; appearance.
          23. n. (obsolete) Plausibility.
          24. n. (medicine) A discharge, from the vagina, of mucus streaked with blood, occurring a short time before labor.
utter
     1. adj. (now poetic, literary) Outer; furthest out, most remote.
     2. adj. (obsolete) Outward.
     3. adj. Absolute, unconditional, total, complete.
           utter ruin; utter darkness
     4. v. To say
           Don't you utter another word!
     5. v. To use the voice
           Sally uttered a sigh of relief.
           The dog uttered a growling bark.
     6. v. To make speech sounds which may or may not have an actual language involved
           Sally is uttering some fairly strange things in her illness.
     7. v. To make (a noise)
           Sally's car uttered a hideous shriek when she applied the brakes.
     8. v. (legal, transitive) To put counterfeit money, etc., into circulation
     9. adv. (obsolete) Further out; further away, outside.
hopelessness
     1. n. the lack of hope; despair
helplessness
     1. n. The state of being helpless.
     2. n. A feeling of inadequacy or impotence.
showing
     1. v. present participle of show
     2. n. An occasion when something is shown.
           We went to the midnight showing of the new horror movie.
     3. n. A result, a judgement.
           He made a poor showing at his first time at bat.
     show
          1. v. To display, to have somebody see (something).
                The car's dull finish showed years of neglect.
                All he had to show for four years of attendance at college was a framed piece of paper.
          2. v. To bestow; to confer.
                to show mercy; to show favour; (dialectal) show me the salt please
          3. v. To indicate (a fact) to be true; to demonstrate.
          4. v. To guide or escort.
                Could you please show him on his way. He has overstayed his welcome.
                They showed us in.
          5. v. (intransitive) To be visible; to be seen; to appear.
                Your bald patch is starting to show.
                At length, his gloom showed.
          6. v. (intransitive, informal) To put in an appearance; show up.
                We waited for an hour, but they never showed.
          7. v. (intransitive, informal) To have an enlarged belly and thus be recognizable as pregnant.
          8. v. (intransitive, racing) To finish third, especially of horses or dogs.
                In the third race: Aces Up won, paying eight dollars; Blarney Stone placed, paying three dollars; and Cinnamon showed, paying five dollars.
          9. v. (obsolete) To have a certain appearance, such as well or ill, fit or unfit; to become or suit; to appear.
          10. n. A play, dance, or other entertainment.
          11. n. An exhibition of items.
                art show;  dog show
          12. n. A demonstration.
                show of force
          13. n. A broadcast program/programme.
                radio show;  television show
          14. n. A movie.
                Let's catch a show.
          15. n. A project or presentation.
                Let's get on with the show.   Let's get this show on the road.   They went on an international road show to sell the shares to investors.   It was Apple's usual do
          16. n. Mere display or pomp with no substance. (Usually seen in the phrases "all show" and "for show".)
                The dog sounds ferocious but it's all show.
          17. n. Outward appearance; wileful or deceptive appearance.
          18. n. (baseball, with "the") The major leagues.
                He played AA ball for years, but never made it to the show.
          19. n. (mining, obsolete) A pale blue flame at the top of a candle flame, indicating the presence of firedamp.
          20. n. (archaic) Pretence.
          21. n. (archaic) Sign, token, or indication.
          22. n. (obsolete) Semblance; likeness; appearance.
          23. n. (obsolete) Plausibility.
          24. n. (medicine) A discharge, from the vagina, of mucus streaked with blood, occurring a short time before labor.
resignation
     1. n. The act of resigning.
     2. n. A written or oral declaration that one resigns.
     3. n. State of uncomplaining acceptance in the face of something undesirable but unavoidable.
     4. n. (Scotland, legal, historical) The form by which a vassal returns the feu into the hands of a superior.
wretched
     1. adj. Very miserable; feeling deep affliction or distress
     2. adj. Worthless; paltry; very poor or mean; miserable.
     3. adj. (obsolete) Hatefully contemptible; despicable; wicked.
     4. v. misspelling of retched
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