shown
Look at other dictionaries:
Shown — is an American feminine given name, and may refer to:* Elizabeth Shown Mills (born 1944), American genealogist * Suzan Shown Harjo (born 1945), Native American activists … Wikipedia
Shown — Shown, p. p. of {Show}. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
shown — shown; un·shown; … English syllables
shown — index clear (apparent), ostensible, perceptible Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
shown — [ʃəun US ʃoun] the past participle of ↑show … Dictionary of contemporary English
shown — the past participle of show1 … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
shown — [shōn] vt., vi. alt. pp. of SHOW … English World dictionary
Shown — Show Show, v. t. [imp. {Showed}; p. p. {Shown}or {Showed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Showing}. It is sometimes written {shew}, {shewed}, {shewn}, {shewing}.] [OE. schowen, shewen, schewen, shawen, AS. sce[ a]wian, to look, see, view; akin to OS. scaw?n,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
shown — [[t]ʃo͟ʊn[/t]] Shown is the past participle of show … English dictionary
shown the door — summarily dismissed from employment The exit, not the entrance: About 500 other staff are also being shown the door. (Daily Telegraph, 15 June 2001) … How not to say what you mean: A dictionary of euphemisms
