puppet-show

Definition
  1. Noun:
    • A performance with puppets: "puppet-show" refers to a theatrical entertainment in which puppets are manipulated by a puppeteer, often accompanied by dialogue, music, or storytelling.
    • Figurative meaning: It can also describe a situation or event that appears to be controlled by someone behind the scenes, like a puppet show.
Usage Examples

  • Literal:

    • The children were delighted by the puppet-show at the fair. (A performance using puppets, usually for entertainment.)
    • We watched a traditional puppet-show with hand-carved wooden figures. (A specific type of puppet theatre.)

  • Figurative:

    • The political debate was just a puppet-show, with both candidates reading from scripts. (A situation where events seem manipulated.)
Advanced Usage

  • "to put on a puppet-show": to organize or perform a puppet show.

    • The school children put on a puppet-show about the history of their town. (They created and performed a puppet theatre piece.)

  • "a puppet-show of a trial": a legal proceeding that is not fair, where outcomes are predetermined.

    • The trial was a puppet-show, with the judge already knowing the verdict. (A mockery of justice.)
Variants and Related Words

  • Puppet (n): a movable model of a person or animal, typically manipulated by a puppeteer.

    • The puppet was controlled by strings. (The object used in a puppet show.)

  • Puppetry (n): the art of making and manipulating puppets.

    • She studied puppetry in college. (The craft behind puppet-shows.)

  • Puppet-play (n): another term for puppet-show.

    • The puppet-play was based on a folk tale. (A synonym for puppet-show.)
Synonyms
  • Marionette show: a specific type of puppet-show using puppets on strings.
  • Shadow play: a performance using silhouettes, sometimes considered a form of puppet-show.
Related Idioms

  • Pull the strings: to control someone or something from behind the scenes, like a puppeteer.

    • The director pulled the strings of the entire puppet-show. (He controlled the performance.)

  • Be a puppet: to be controlled by someone else.

    • He was just a puppet in the puppet-show of the corporation. (He had no real power.)

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