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show bill

show bill is the alternative form of showbill.

Meaning of showbill

Noun

showbill (plural showbills)

  1. A large printed advertisement.
    • The interior of the room was thrown into shadow, partly by the tall edifices that rose on the opposite side of the street, and partly by the immense show-bills of blue and crimson paper that were expanded over each of the three windows.1846, Nathaniel Hawthorne, “The Intelligence Office”, in Mosses from an Old Manse

Forms of show bill

pluralshow bills

Questions about show bill

What is show bill the alternative form of?
Show bill is the alternative form of showbill.

Words near show bill in the dictionary

  1. show barn
  2. show barns
  3. show bench
  4. show benches
  5. show bible
  6. show bill
  7. show bills
  8. show biscuit
  9. show biscuits
  10. show biz
  11. show box

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