slideshow

noun

slide·​show ˈslīd-ˌshō 

variants or slide show

plural slideshows or slide shows

1

: a presentation of photographic slides (see slide entry 2 sense 5b) projected on a surface or displayed on a screen one after another

She projected a slideshow from her mother's archive against a muslin sheet that she also drew on, putting a layered landscape in the top left corner, and then she hung a painting her mother never finished in the walk-in closet.

—Catherine Wagley

Seniors were all gathered in the auxiliary gym for lunch, where a dozen or so giant sandwiches from Subway were laid out for them along with cake as they watched a slideshow of their classmates' pictures from when they were toddlers.

—Sam Craig

2

: a collection of electronic images (as on a website) presented to be viewed one after another

Click through the attached slideshow for more information on the 15+ small businesses that will be part of the Sherman Phoenix.

—The Milwaukee Business Journal

Examples of slideshow in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The fifth picture in the slideshow was a Polaroid of Hadid looking glam, wearing several dainty gold chains around her neck while wearing a delicate brown top. —Skyler Caruso, PEOPLE, 9 June 2026

What Grace didn’t know was that her friends had put together a slideshow featuring people who meant the most to her from every stage of her life, each sharing a few words. —Christina Cardona, USA Today, 9 June 2026

Near the end of the slideshow, Hadid piled her hair high on top of her head in a messy bun, putting her bangs on full display. —Chanel Vargas, InStyle, 6 June 2026

Black-and-white images of its past form a slideshow of sorts along one of its walls near the lobby. —Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 3 June 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1917, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for slideshow

• afterglow
• akimbo
• albino
• aliquot
• allegro
• amigo
• apropos
• audio
• bungalow
• calico
• calypso
• cameo