show window
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Definition
- Noun:
- A storefront window: A large window at the front of a store, facing the street, which is used to display items for sale to attract customers.
- A setting for optimal display: A situation or context that allows something to be presented in the most favorable or effective way.
Usage Examples
- Noun:
- The beautiful dresses in the show window caught the attention of every passerby.
- The new art gallery served as a perfect show window for the city's emerging talent.
Advanced Usage
- "to have a show window on/onto...": To possess a prominent platform or opportunity to display something.
- The international summit provided the country with a show window onto the global stage for its economic policies.
Variants and Related Words
- Showcase (noun): A setting, event, or medium for presenting something, especially favorably. (Note: This is a closely related synonym but a distinct word).
- The festival is a showcase for independent filmmakers.
Synonyms
- Display window: A window for displaying goods.
- Shop window: A window of a shop.
- Vitrine: A glass display case or cabinet.
- Showcase: A setting for exhibiting to best advantage.
Related Phrases
- Window shopping: The activity of looking at goods in store windows without intending to buy.
- We spent the afternoon window shopping along the main avenue.
Noun
- a window of a store facing onto the street; used to display merchandise for sale in the store
- a setting in which something can be displayed to best effect
- it was a showcase for democracy in Africa