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show-ups

show-ups is the plural of show-up.

Meaning of show-up

Noun

show-up (plural show-ups)

  1. The showing of a suspect to a victim by police in the hope of identifying the suspect as the culprit.
  2. At Eton College, a reward for good schoolwork (which is shown to one's housemaster and tutor and signed).
    Antonyms:
    rip

Questions about show-ups

What is show-ups the plural of?
Show-ups is the plural of show-up.

Words near show-ups in the dictionary

  1. show-stopping
  2. show-stoppingly
  3. show-through
  4. show-throughs
  5. show-up
  6. show-ups
  7. Showa
  8. showability
  9. showable
  10. showables
  11. showacene

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