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 TikTok slideshow includes images of Clyde enjoying the snow, snoozing on the bed, and also making the most of a dog walk. —Alyce Collins, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Nov. 2025

In honor of her little one's 5th birthday, the Very Cavallari star shared a slideshow of photos of the mother-daughter duo cuddling on Instagram. —Stephanie Sengwe, PEOPLE, 14 Nov. 2025

My old monitor made gaming feel like a slideshow presentation. —PC Magazine, 3 Nov. 2025

In other images that Trudeau included in his slideshow, he and Hadrien were seen crafting the surfboard together. —Ashley Hume, FOXNews.com, 2 Nov. 2025

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