Definitions for display

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display dis·play

Spelling: [dih-spley]

IPA: /dɪˈspleɪ/

Display is a 7 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 13 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 14 points.

You can make 200 anagrams from letters in display (adilpsy).

Definitions for display

noun

1. an act or instance of displaying; exhibition:
2. an ostentatious show:
3. Printing. the giving of prominence to particular words, sentences, etc., by the choice, size, and arrangement of types and position, as in an advertisement, headline, or news story. printed matter thus displayed.
4. an arrangement, as of merchandise, art objects, or flowers, designed to please the eye, attract buyers, etc.
5. Digital Technology. the visual representation of the output of an electronic device. the portion of an electronic device that shows this representation, as a screen, lens, or reticle.
6. Animal Behavior. a pattern of behavior, as posturing, calling, or exposing a color patch, that conveys information to individuals of the same or another species: an instance of such behavior.

verb (used with object)

1. to show or exhibit; make visible:
2. to reveal; betray:
3. to unfold; open out; spread out:
4. to show ostentatiously; flaunt.
5. Printing. to give special prominence to (words, captions, etc.) by choice, size, and arrangement of type.
6. Digital Technology. to output (data) on a screen.

verb (used without object)

1. (of animals) to engage in a stereotyped behavior that conveys information to individuals of the same or another species.

Origin of display

1250-1300; Middle English desplayen Anglo-French, Old French despleier Late Latin displicāre to unfold. See dis-¹, plicate

Examples for display

So, the display—which has the aesthetic sophistication of a middle school science project—will go up for week.

Especially not when the display in question includes an angel falling from the sky in flames, surrounded by Biblical verses.

And what avails skill in music, if there is no chance to display it?

We must acquire proficiency in defense and display stamina in purpose.

Promo shots for Dee Dee King, taken by famed rock photographer Bob Gruen, are also on display at the Storefront Gallery.

Could she have reckoned upon weaning me from him by a display of his awkwardness?

Another 10 slaves threw themselves overboard in a display of defiance at the inhumanity.

For the first time, Mary was moved to the display of a slight confusion.

The Satanic Temple won a battle to put a display in the Florida state capitol, but the religious right is fighting a bigger war.

Now was the time to display their known courage and patience.