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 slideshow also included photos of game night, reminders for Perry to move her daughter Daisy's elf on the shelf, a night at the ballet, ice skating and one of Perry getting little jewels stuck onto her face, presumably by Daisy. —Lori A Bashian, FOXNews.com, 9 Jan. 2026

One day earlier, Alba uploaded another Instagram slideshow, this time focusing on a recent trip to Disneyland with her kids. —Hannah Malach, InStyle, 9 Jan. 2026

To see more pet photos from our readers, check out our November slideshow. —Molly Guthrey, Twin Cities, 9 Jan. 2026

Following roughly five seconds of silence, and as a slideshow of Kelly appeared on screen, Dokoupil then began the Kelly segment. —Brenton Blanchet, PEOPLE, 6 Jan. 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