Related Words for a show of hands

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abstentions
x/x
Noun
accent
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Noun, Verb
accentuate
x/xx
Verb
according
x/x
Adjective, Adverb
accuse
x/
Verb, Noun
acquisition
xx/x
Noun
act
/
Noun, Verb, Adverb
actor
/x
Noun
adduce
x/
Verb
advertisement
x/xx
Noun
appearance
x/x
Noun
appears
x/
Noun
are
/
Noun
arise
x/
Verb, Noun
arms
/
Noun
articulate
x/xx
Verb, Adjective, Noun
assume
x/
Verb
attest
x/
Verb
attraction
x/x
Noun
ballgame
x/
Noun
ballroom
/x
Noun, Verb
beam
/
Noun, Verb
bear witness
//x
Phrase, Verb
betray
x/
Verb
bid
/
Noun, Verb, Adverb
biz
/
Noun
blows
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Noun, Verb
boast
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Verb, Noun
boat
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Noun, Verb
bras
/
Noun
bring
/
Verb
bring home
//
Phrase, Verb
bring out
//
Phrase, Verb
broadcast
/x
Noun, Verb, Adjective, Adverb
broadway
/x
Name, Adjective
burlesque
x/
Adjective, Noun, Verb
burst out
//
Phrase, Verb
business
/x
Noun, Adjective
cabaret
xx/
Noun
called
/
Adjective
canine
/x
Noun, Adjective
carnival
/xx
Noun, Verb
carpenters
/xx
Verb
cell
/
Noun, Verb
certify
/xx
Verb
charge
/
Noun, Verb
circus
/x
Noun, Verb
cirque
/
Noun
citation
x/x
Noun
cite
/
Verb, Noun
clans
/
Noun
clarify
/xx
Verb
classic
/x
Adjective, Noun
claws
/
Noun
cleaning
/x
Noun
clear
/
Adjective, Adverb, Verb, Noun
clock
/
Noun, Verb
club
/
Noun, Verb
clutches
/x
Noun
come
/
Verb, Noun
comedy
/xx
Noun
commercial
x/x
Adjective, Noun
complement
/xx
Noun, Verb
conceal
x/
Verb
concerts
/x
Verb
condemn
x/
Verb
confirm
x/
Verb, Adverb
conjoint
x/
Adjective
conjunction
x/x
Noun
connote
x/
Verb
contain
x/
Verb
contradict
xx/
Verb
control
x/
Noun, Verb
convey
x/
Verb
convince
x/
Verb
counseling
/xx
Noun
craftsmen
/x
Noun
crew
/
Noun, Verb
custody
/xx
Noun
damn
/
Adjective, Verb, Adverb, Noun
dance
/
Noun, Verb
deadlines
/x
Verb
deal
/
Noun, Verb, Adjective
declare
x/
Verb
define
x/
Verb, Noun
delineate
x/xx
Verb
demo
/x
Noun, Adjective, Verb
demonstrates
/xx
Verb
demonstration
xx/x
Noun
denote
x/
Verb
depict
x/
Verb, Adjective
deport
x/
Verb
describe
x/
Verb
determine
x/x
Verb
directorial
xx/xx
Adjective
disclose
x/
Verb, Noun
displays
x/
Noun, Verb
disprove
x/
Verb
distribution
xx/x
Noun
dramas
/x
Noun
ears
/
Noun
eddy
/x
Noun, Verb
ede
/
Name
eide
/
Name
embody
x/x
Verb
emerges
x/x
Verb
emissions
x/x
Noun
emphasise
/xx
Verb
emphasize
/xx
Verb
enter
/x
Verb, Noun
entertainer
xx/x
Noun
entertainment
xx/x
Noun
episode
/xx
Noun
establish
x/x
Verb
event
x/
Noun, Verb
evidence
/xx
Noun, Verb
evidentiary
xx/xxx
Adjective
evince
x/
Verb
evoke
x/
Verb
ex
/
Noun, Verb, Adjective
excursion
x/x
Noun, Verb
exemplify
x/xx
Verb
exercise
/xx
Noun, Verb
exert
x/
Verb
exhibitions
xx/x
Noun
exhibits
x/x
Verb, Noun
explain
x/
Verb
expo
/x
Noun
expose
x/
Verb
exposition
xx/x
Noun
exposures
x/x
Noun
express
x/
Verb, Noun, Adjective, Adverb
expression
x/x
Noun
extravaganza
xxx/x
Noun
extremities
x/xx
Noun
exude
x/
Verb
facade
x/
Noun
face
/
Noun, Verb
fairground
/x
Noun
fairs
/
Noun
façade
//
Noun
feet
/
Noun
festival
/xx
Noun, Adjective
fiesta
x/x
Noun, Verb
filing
/x
Noun
film
/
Noun, Verb
finale
x/x
Noun
fingernails
/xx
Noun
fingers
/x
Noun
fingertips
/xx
Noun
fists
/
Noun
flash
/
Noun, Verb, Adjective
flaunt
/
Verb, Noun
flexing
/x
Noun
flick
/
Noun, Verb
flower
/x
Noun, Verb
fly
/
Verb, Noun, Adjective
formulate
/xx
Verb
fun
/
Noun, Adjective, Verb
fundraiser
/xx
Noun
gala
/x
Noun, Adjective
gallery
/xx
Noun, Verb
game
/
Noun, Adjective, Verb
gig
/
Noun, Verb
give
/
Verb, Noun
gloves
/
Noun
goddam
/x
Noun
grip
/
Noun, Verb
hand
/
Noun, Verb
have
/
Verb, Noun
help
/
Verb, Noun
hide
/
Verb, Noun
highlight
/x
Verb, Noun
horse
/
Noun, Verb
identify
x/xx
Verb
illustrate
/xx
Verb
illustration
xx/x
Noun
imply
x/
Verb
include
x/
Verb, Noun
indicates
/xx
Verb
indication
xx/x
Noun
inside
x/
Adverb, Noun, Adjective
instruct
x/
Verb, Noun, Adjective
interlude
/xx
Noun, Verb
introduce
xx/
Verb
introduction
xx/x
Noun
issuance
/xx
Noun
issue
/x
Noun, Verb
jesuit
/xx
Name, Adjective
jolly
/x
Adjective, Name, Adverb, Verb
journal
/x
Noun, Verb, Adjective
justify
/xx
Verb
karaoke
xx/x
Noun, Verb
knees
/
Noun
knuckles
/x
Noun
latter
/x
Adjective
lead
/
Verb, Noun, Adjective
learn
/
Verb, Noun
legs
/
Noun
let
/
Verb, Noun
limbs
/
Noun
lists
/
Noun, Verb
little
/x
Adjective, Adverb, Noun
live
/
Verb, Adjective, Adverb
look
/
Verb, Noun
lounge
/
Noun, Verb
mains
/
Noun
make
/
Verb, Noun
manifest
/xx
Adjective, Verb, Noun
manifestations
xxx/x
Noun
manos
/x
Noun
manpower
/xx
Noun
mark
/
Noun, Verb
marshal
/x
Noun, Verb
matinee
/xx
Noun, Verb
mean
/
Verb, Adjective, Noun
men
/
Noun
menace
/x
Noun, Verb
mitts
/
Noun
mobile
/x
Adjective, Name
mostar
/x
Name
motion picture
/x/x
Phrase, Noun
mouths
/
Noun
movie
/x
Noun
moving picture
/x/x
Phrase, Noun
muster
/x
Verb, Noun
nails
/
Noun, Adjective
needles
/x
Noun, Adjective
negate
x/
Verb
nice
/
Adjective, Adverb, Noun, Verb
note
/
Noun, Verb
number
/x
Noun, Verb
occur
x/
Verb
off
/
Adverb, Adjective, Verb, Noun
offer
/x
Verb, Noun
on
/
Adjective, Adverb, Verb, Noun
opera
/x
Noun
outline
/x
Noun, Verb
outside
//
Adjective, Noun, Adverb, Verb
own
/
Adjective, Verb, Noun
pageant
/x
Noun, Verb
paint
/
Noun, Verb
palms
/
Noun
parade
x/
Noun, Verb
parlor
/x
Noun
parlour
/x
Noun
party
/x
Noun, Verb, Adjective
paws
/
Noun
perform
x/
Verb
performance
x/x
Noun
phrase
/
Noun, Verb
picture
/x
Noun, Verb
picture show
/x/
Phrase, Noun
pitt
/
Name
place
/
Noun, Verb
play
/
Verb, Noun
ploy
/
Noun, Verb
pockets
/x
Noun
point
/
Noun, Verb
point out
//
Phrase, Verb
portray
x/
Verb
pose
/
Verb, Noun
possession
x/x
Noun, Verb
post
/
Noun, Verb, Adverb
poster
/x
Noun, Verb
present
/x
Adjective, Verb, Noun
presentation
xx/x
Noun
presentment
x/x
Noun
previous
/xx
Adjective, Noun
produce
x/
Verb, Noun
program
/x
Noun, Verb
programmes
/x
Noun
proof
/
Noun, Adjective, Verb
protest
/x
Noun, Verb
prove
/
Verb, Noun
provide
x/
Verb
provision
x/x
Noun, Verb
psychoanalytical
xxxx/xx
Adjective
punctuate
/xx
Verb, Adjective
puppet show
/x/
Phrase, Noun
pushing
/x
Adjective, Noun
put
/
Verb, Noun
range
/
Noun, Verb
read
/
Verb, Noun
recognizes
/xxx
Verb
record
x/
Noun, Verb, Adjective
refer
x/
Verb, Noun
reflect
x/
Verb
register
/xx
Noun, Verb
reins
/
Noun
release
x/
Noun, Verb
replaying
x/x
Noun
represent
xx/
Verb
representation
xxx/x
Noun
resort
x/
Noun, Verb
reveals
x/
Verb
ringers
/x
Noun
rise
/
Noun, Verb
rodeo
/xx
Noun, Verb
room
/
Noun, Verb, Adjective, Adverb
rotation
x/x
Noun
round
/
Adjective, Noun, Adverb, Verb
salon
x/
Noun
sample
/x
Noun, Verb
say
/
Verb, Noun, Adverb
scene
/
Noun, Verb
scope
/
Noun, Verb
screen
/
Noun, Verb
second
/x
Adjective, Noun, Adverb, Verb
see
/
Verb, Noun
seem
/
Verb
series
/x
Noun
set
/
Verb, Noun, Adjective
shadow play
/x/
Phrase, Noun
shew
/
Verb, Noun
shift
/
Noun, Verb
shoulders
/x
Noun
show up
//
Phrase, Verb
showcase
/x
Noun, Verb
showmanship
/xx
Noun
shows
/
Verb, Noun
sideburns
/x
Noun
sideshow
/x
Noun
sight
/
Noun, Verb
sign
/
Noun, Verb
signal
/x
Noun, Verb, Adjective
signify
/xx
Verb
sins
/
Verb
sitcom
/x
Noun
slap
/
Noun, Verb, Adverb, Adjective
smile
/
Noun, Verb
special
/x
Adjective, Noun, Verb
specify
/xx
Verb
spectacles
/xx
Noun
spectator
/xx
Noun
splash
/
Noun, Verb
stage
/
Noun, Verb
stand
/
Verb, Noun
state
/
Noun, Verb, Adjective
straightforward
//x
Adverb, Adjective
stress
/
Noun, Verb
strike
/
Noun, Verb
striptease
/x
Noun, Verb
stunt
/
Noun, Verb
submission
x/x
Noun
submit
x/
Verb
substantiate
x/xx
Verb
suggest
x/
Verb
summon
/x
Verb, Noun
supply
x/
Noun, Verb, Adverb
surcharge
x/
Noun, Verb
surfaces
/xx
Noun, Verb
take
/
Verb, Noun
talk
/
Verb, Noun
taped
/
Adjective
teach
/
Verb, Noun
television
/xxx
Noun, Verb
tell
/
Verb, Noun
telly
/x
Noun, Adjective
test
/
Noun, Verb
testify
/xx
Verb
testimony
/xxx
Noun
theater
/xx
Noun
theatre
/xx
Noun
third
/
Adjective, Noun, Verb
throws
/
Verb
thumbs
/
Noun
time
/
Noun, Verb
tone
/
Noun, Verb
touches
/x
Verb, Noun
transmission
x/x
Noun
travesty
/xx
Noun, Verb
tread
/
Verb, Noun
treat
/
Verb, Noun
twine
/
Noun, Verb
uncover
x/x
Verb
underline
/xx
Verb, Noun, Adjective
underscore
xx/
Verb, Noun
unveil
x/
Verb
up
/
Adverb, Adjective, Noun, Verb
uphold
x/
Verb, Noun
usher
/x
Noun, Verb
variety
x/xx
Noun
variety show
x/xx/
Phrase, Noun
vent
/
Noun, Verb
ventilate
/xx
Verb
view
/
Noun, Verb
visa
/x
Noun, Verb
visible
/xx
Adjective
visit
/x
Noun, Verb
visualize
/xx
Verb
watch
/
Verb, Noun
winfrey
/x
Name
word
/
Noun, Verb
work
/
Noun, Verb
workforce
/x
Noun
workmen
/x
Noun
wristwatch
/x
Noun
writing
/x
Noun