Collins English-English Dictionary

display [dɪ'spleɪ]

1. 1. vt. [tr] to show or make visible

2. 2. vt. [tr] to disclose or make evident; reveal

   to display anger

3. 3. vt. [tr] to flaunt in an ostentatious way

   to display military might

4. 4. vt. [tr] to spread or open out; unfurl or unfold

5. 5. vt. [tr] to give prominence to (headings, captions, etc) by the use of certain typefaces

6. 6. vi. [intr] [zoology] to engage in a display

7. 7. n the act of exhibiting or displaying; show

   a display of fear

8. 8. n something exhibited or displayed

9. 9. n an ostentatious or pretentious exhibition

   a display of his accomplishments

10. 10. n an arrangement of certain typefaces to give prominence to headings, captions, advertisements, etc

11. 11. n printed matter that is eye-catching

12. 12. n [electronics] a device capable of representing information visually, as on a cathode-ray tube screen

13. 13. n the information so presented

14. 14. n [zoology] a pattern of behaviour in birds, fishes, etc, by which the animal attracts attention while it is courting the female, defending its territory, etc

15. 15. n [modifier] relating to or using typefaces that give prominence to the words they are used to set

16. 16. n [Etymology] C14: from Anglo-French despleier to unfold, from Late Latin displicare to scatter, from dis-¹ + plicare to fold