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showdowns

showdowns is the plural of showdown.

Meaning of showdown

Noun

showdown (countable and uncountable, plural showdowns)

  1. (idiomatic) The final battle between two opponents, in which there can be only one victor.
    • David cut his teeth on international politics in his showdown with Goliath, a battle fit for the ages.2013 March 25, Dr. Paul H. Wright, chapter 8, in Rose Then and Now® Bible Map Atlas: With Biblical Backgrounds and Culture, Rose Publishing, →ISBN, page 51
  2. The final round in a poker match, where all of the remaining players' cards have to be put down on the table and shown.

Questions about showdowns

What is showdowns the plural of?
Showdowns is the plural of showdown.

Words near showdowns in the dictionary

  1. showcourt
  2. showcourts
  3. showdom
  4. showdomycin
  5. showdown
  6. showdowns
  7. showe
  8. showed
  9. showed a clean pair of heels
  10. showed a leg
  11. showed ankle

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