Merriam-Webster Logo
SINCE 1828
Menu
dictionary thesaurus

show window

noun

Definition of show window

1 : an outside display window in which a store exhibits merchandise
2 : a sample or setting used to exhibit or illustrate something at its best

Examples of show window in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

 Primetime Plus - Coverage will air during the late-night show window following Primetime NBCSN NBCSN will present 369 hours of coverage, including live primetime and 10 days of 24-hour coverage from Feb. 18-25. — NBC News, "How to watch the 2018 Winter Olympics," 1 Feb. 2018 About halfway down Austin Street, C.J. Duckworth and Richard Gonzalez are sitting in the empty frame of what once was the show window of Duckworth's sign shop. — Charles P. Pierce, Esquire, "It's More Than Just Houston," 3 Sep. 2017

These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'show window.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.

First Known Use of show window

1785, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Keep scrolling for more

Learn More about show window

Share show window

Statistics for show window

Look-up Popularity

Time Traveler for show window

The first known use of show window was in 1785

See more words from the same year

Keep scrolling for more

More Definitions for show window

show window

noun

English Language Learners Definition of show window

: a large window in the front of a store that is used for displaying goods that are for sale

See the full definition for show window in the English Language Learners Dictionary

More from Merriam-Webster on show window

Rhyming Dictionary: Words that rhyme with show window

Comments on show window

What made you want to look up show window? Please tell us where you read or heard it (including the quote, if possible).

Show Comments  Hide Comments 

WORD OF THE DAY

imbroglio

a complex dispute or argument

Get Word of the Day daily email!

Test Your Vocabulary

Homophone Quiz

  • three-bears-two-of-them-look-like-theyre-whispering-to-a-third-bear-who-looks-chuffed-to-be-the-center-of-attention
  • In order to judge how people felt, the senator's office hired a firm to take a ______.
True or False

Test your knowledge - and maybe learn something along the way.

TAKE THE QUIZ
Citation

Test Your Knowledge - and learn some interesting things along the way.

TAKE THE QUIZ

Love words? Need even more definitions?

Subscribe to America's largest dictionary and get thousands more definitions and advanced search—ad free!

Words at Play

Ask the Editors

Word Games