- display
- {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun1 arrangement of thingsADJECTIVE▪ attractive, beautiful, colourful/colorful, dazzling, excellent, fine, good, interesting, stunning▪ eye-catching, prominent▪
There was a prominent display of her photographs in the living room.
▪ special▪ public▪ permanent, temporary▪ static▪The jewels are normally kept on static display in the museum.
▪ audio-visual, interactive, visual▪An audio-visual display gives visitors an idea of what life was like aboard a sailing ship.
▪ floral (esp. BrE)▪a beautiful floral display in the park
▪ in-store, wall, window▪ museum, shop (esp. BrE), store (esp. AmE)VERB + DISPLAY▪ have▪The museum has a fine display of old medical instruments.
▪ feature▪The show featured a display of some of Mack's costume designs.
▪ arrange, create, mount (esp. BrE)▪We plan to mount a display of the children's work in the lobby area.
▪ go on▪Examples of her work will go on permanent display in the new museum.
▪ put sth on▪The birds were put on display at the zoological society.
▪ see, view▪People waited for hours to see the display.
DISPLAY + VERB▪ illustrate sth, show sth▪The display illustrates the traditional industries of the town.
▪ feature sth, include sth▪The display includes examples of her work in progress.
DISPLAY + NOUN▪ board, cabinet (esp. BrE), case, rack, shelf, stand▪a glass-fronted display cabinet
▪ window (esp. AmE)▪the display windows of a department store
▪ area, space▪The spacious lobby also functions as a display area.
PREPOSITION▪ on display▪Designs for the new museum are on public display in the library.
▪On display are necklaces and bracelets made from amber.
▪ display of▪a display of Roman coins
2 performing a skillADJECTIVE▪ astonishing, awesome, breathtaking, brilliant, devastating (esp. BrE), great, impressive, magnificent, outstanding, spectacular, spirited (BrE), superb (esp. BrE), virtuoso▪a virtuoso display of guitar playing
▪ disappointing (BrE), lacklustre (BrE), poor (esp. BrE)▪ firework (esp. BrE), fireworks▪ pyrotechnic▪The sun set in a pyrotechnic display that burned up the whole sky.
▪ aerial, aerobatic, air, flying, parachute (BrE)▪Hundreds of people experienced the dramatic aerial display.
▪the RAF Falcon parachute display team
▪ courtship, mating, sexualVERB + DISPLAY▪ give, perform, put on▪The male performs a magnificent courtship display.
▪They put on a spectacular fireworks display.
▪ treat sb to▪The crowd was treated to an impressive display of tennis.
▪ see, watchDISPLAY + NOUN▪ team▪an aerobatic display team
PREPOSITION▪ display of▪They gave a virtuoso display of disco dancing.
3 showing a particular feeling/qualityADJECTIVE▪ rare▪ impressive, incredible, striking▪Members of the community closed ranks in an impressive display of unity.
▪ open, public▪an open display of affection for her husband
▪ outward▪Despite his outward display of friendliness, I sensed he was concealing something.
▪ conspicuous, ostentatious, overt▪an ostentatious display of wealth
▪ elaborate, extravagant▪He made an elaborate display of surprise.
▪ aggressive▪There may be specific events which trigger aggressive displays in your dog.
VERB + DISPLAY▪ see, witness▪I witnessed a rare display of affection between them.
PREPOSITION▪ display of▪She slammed the door behind her in a display of ill-temper.
4 on a computer screen, etc.ADJECTIVE▪ computer, screen▪ data, graphical (esp. AmE), graphics, video, visual▪ colour/color, monochrome▪ high-resolution, low-resolution▪a high-resolution computer display
▪ LCD, LED, liquid crystal, plasma▪ flat-panel (esp. AmE), flat-screen, widescreen▪ analogue/analog, digitalDISPLAY + VERB▪ indicate sth, show sth▪The LCD display shows the time in hours and minutes.
DISPLAY + NOUN▪ device, panel, screen, unit▪display screen equipment
▪a visual display unit
▪ system{{Roman}}II.{{/Roman}}verbADVERB▪ clearly, prominently▪His football trophies were prominently displayed in the kitchen.
▪ proudly▪ openly, publiclyPREPOSITION▪ to▪She proudly displayed her certificate to her parents.
Display is used with these nouns as the object: ↑advertisement, ↑affection, ↑affinity, ↑aggression, ↑aptitude, ↑array, ↑arrogance, ↑art, ↑attitude, ↑badge, ↑banner, ↑behaviour, ↑bias, ↑bravery, ↑characteristic, ↑collection, ↑commitment, ↑competence, ↑confidence, ↑contempt, ↑courage, ↑decrease, ↑document, ↑elegance, ↑emotion, ↑exhibit, ↑exhibition, ↑exuberance, ↑genitals, ↑graphics, ↑grit, ↑heroism, ↑ignorance, ↑image, ↑independence, ↑indifference, ↑information, ↑ingenuity, ↑initiative, ↑insensitivity, ↑intolerance, ↑judgement, ↑knack, ↑logo, ↑loyalty, ↑map, ↑mastery, ↑maturity, ↑modesty, ↑originality, ↑page, ↑painting, ↑perseverance, ↑picture, ↑piece, ↑portrait, ↑poster, ↑preference, ↑property, ↑prowess, ↑quality, ↑range, ↑reluctance, ↑remorse, ↑sculpture, ↑sense, ↑sensitivity, ↑sign, ↑skill, ↑spirit, ↑subtlety, ↑symbol, ↑symptom, ↑tact, ↑talent, ↑taste, ↑tendency, ↑trait, ↑wares, ↑wealth, ↑willingness, ↑work
Collocations dictionary. 2013.
