showboat

[ shoh-boht ]

/ ˈʃoʊˌboʊt /

SEE SYNONYMS FOR showboat ON THESAURUS.COM

noun Also showboater (for defs. 2, 3).

a boat, especially a paddle-wheel steamer, used as a traveling theater.

Informal. show-off (def. 1).

a person, especially an athlete, who performs in an ostentatiously sensational manner calculated to draw attention; show-off.

verb (used without object)

to perform or behave in an outrageous or spectacular manner.

Origin of showboat

An Americanism dating back to 1865–70; show + boat

Words nearby showboat

Showa, show and tell, show bag, show bill, show biz, showboat, showbread, show business, show card, showcase, show cause order

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Example sentences from the Web for showboat

Then he told the story of the day he tried to sit in with the professionals at the Showboat Club in Philadelphia.
Why Comedians Still Think Bill Cosby Is a Genius|Mark Whitaker|October 5, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Later—especially on The Last Waltz—Robbie became a bit of a showboat.
The Band’s ‘Rock of Ages’ Is the Greatest Live Album Ever|Andrew Romano|October 14, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Blvd. in the 1980s, and St. Charles Place (cost: $140) was razed for the Showboat Hotel, which opened in 1986.
Fidel Castro Hates Monopoly & 12 More Reasons to Love It|Caroline Linton|February 6, 2013|DAILY BEAST
And here, in the spring of the year, the calliope could be heard far down the Ohio as the showboat steamed into view.
Blue Ridge Country|Jean Thomas

British Dictionary definitions for showboat

showboat

/ (ˈʃəʊˌbəʊt) /

noun

a paddle-wheel river steamer with a theatre and a repertory company

verb

(intr) to perform or behave in a showy and flamboyant way

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单词	showboat
释义	showboat [ shoh-boht ] / ˈʃoʊˌboʊt / SEE SYNONYMS FOR showboat ON THESAURUS.COM noun Also showboater (for defs. 2, 3). a boat, especially a paddle-wheel steamer, used as a traveling theater. Informal. show-off (def. 1). a person, especially an athlete, who performs in an ostentatiously sensational manner calculated to draw attention; show-off. verb (used without object) to perform or behave in an outrageous or spectacular manner. Origin of showboat An Americanism dating back to 1865–70; show + boat Words nearby showboat Showa, show and tell, show bag, show bill, show biz, showboat, showbread, show business, show card, showcase, show cause order Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for showboat Then he told the story of the day he tried to sit in with the professionals at the Showboat Club in Philadelphia. Why Comedians Still Think Bill Cosby Is a Genius\|Mark Whitaker\|October 5, 2014\|DAILY BEAST Later—especially on The Last Waltz—Robbie became a bit of a showboat. The Band’s ‘Rock of Ages’ Is the Greatest Live Album Ever\|Andrew Romano\|October 14, 2013\|DAILY BEAST Blvd. in the 1980s, and St. Charles Place (cost: $140) was razed for the Showboat Hotel, which opened in 1986. Fidel Castro Hates Monopoly & 12 More Reasons to Love It\|Caroline Linton\|February 6, 2013\|DAILY BEAST And here, in the spring of the year, the calliope could be heard far down the Ohio as the showboat steamed into view. Blue Ridge Country\|Jean Thomas British Dictionary definitions for showboat showboat / (ˈʃəʊˌbəʊt) / noun a paddle-wheel river steamer with a theatre and a repertory company verb (intr) to perform or behave in a showy and flamboyant way Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to showboat conceit, hypocrisy, snobbery, pomposity, pageant, parade, fair, appearance, program, spectacle, presentation, display, array, exhibit, demonstration, act, example, sausage, frankfurter, dismay
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showboat

noun Also showboater (for defs. 2, 3).

verb (used without object)

Origin of showboat

Words nearby showboat

Example sentences from the Web for showboat

British Dictionary definitions for showboat

noun

verb

Words related to showboat