Display

Part of speech: noun (n.)

1. An opening or unfolding; exhibition; manifestation. Having witnessed displays of his power and grace. Trench.

2. Ostentatious show; exhibition for effect; parade. He died, as erring man should die, Without display, without parade. Byron.

Part of speech: verb (v.)

1. To unfold; to spread wide; to expand; to stretch out; to spread. The northern wind his wings did broad display. Spenser.

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

3. To spread before the view; to show; to exhibit to the sight, or to the mind; to make manifest. His statement . . . displays very clearly the actual condition of the army. Burke.

4. To make an exhibition of; to set in view conspicuously or ostentatiously; to exhibit for the sake of publicity; to parade. Proudly displaying the insignia of their order. Prescott.

5. To make conspicuous by large or prominent type.

6. To discover; to descry. [Obs.] And from his seat took pleasure to display The city so adorned with towers. Chapman.

Synonyms: exhibit; show; manifest; spread out; parade; expand; flaunt.

Part of speech: verb (v.)

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