Definitions for shew
ʃoʊshew

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:3.0 / 1 vote

1. prove, demonstrate, establish, show, shewverb

   establish the validity of something, as by an example, explanation or experiment

   "The experiment demonstrated the instability of the compound"; "The mathematician showed the validity of the conjecture"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. shewnoun

   A show.

2. shewverb

   To show.

3. shewverb

   To tell.

4. shewverb

   To prove.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Shew

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Shew

   Shew is a surname.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:1.0 / 1 vote

1. Shew

   see Show

2. Shewnoun

   show

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Shew

   shō. Same as Show.

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1. SHEW

   What does SHEW stand for? -- Explore the various meanings for the SHEW acronym on the Abbreviations.com website.

2. Shew

   Show vs. Shew -- In this Grammar.com article you will learn the differences between the words Show and Shew.

Surnames Frequency by Census RecordsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. SHEW

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Shew is ranked #12485 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Shew surname appeared 2,485 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 1 would have the surname Shew.
   
   86.2% or 2,142 total occurrences were White.
   8.9% or 222 total occurrences were Asian.
   1.8% or 45 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
   1.6% or 41 total occurrences were of two or more races.
   0.9% or 23 total occurrences were Black.
   0.4% or 12 total occurrences were American Indian or Alaskan Native.

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Anagrams for shew »

1. hews

How to pronounce shew?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say shew in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of shew in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of shew in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

Examples of shew in a Sentence

1. William Hazlitt, on the Pleasure of Hating:

   Greatness is great power, producing great effects. It is not enough that a man has great power in himself, he must shew it to all the world in a way that cannot be hid or gainsaid.

2. Ludwig Wittgenstein:

   What is your aim in philosophy?---To shew the fly the way out of the fly-bottle.

Popularity rank by frequency of use

References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=shew
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Shew
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=shew
4. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shew
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/shew
6. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=shew
7. ^ Surnames Frequency by Census Records
   https://www.census.gov/topics/population/genealogy/data/2010_surnames.html