Word a Day
display
What does display mean?
display (verb): to show conspicuously; to exhibit; to demonstrate; to manifest.
Definition: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
How do you pronounce display?
/dɪˈspleɪ/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
Where does display come from?
From Middle English displayen, from Anglo-Norman despleier and Old French despleier, desploiier.
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
What are synonyms of display?
From Princeton WordNet 3.1.
Test yourself: do you know “display”?
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What does “display” mean?
to cease to have (something) in one's possession or capability
Not quite: that's what lose means.
to meet (someone) or find (something), especially unexpectedly
Not quite: that's what encounter means.
to show conspicuously; to exhibit; to demonstrate; to manifest
Right! That's what “display” means.
to brusquely force something into a space; to cram, to squeeze
Not quite: that's what jam means.
Which word is closest in meaning to “display”?
exhibit
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include
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provide
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believe
Not quite: believe means something else.
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