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showbiz

/ˈʃoʊˌbɪz/

Meanings
noun
Showbusiness

Examples :

"She always dreamed of a life in showbiz, imagining herself on stage and in movies. "
entertainment media industry business

Related Words

Illustration dreamed

dreamed verb

/ˈdɹiːmd/

To see imaginary events in one's mind while sleeping.

"Last night, I dreamed of flying over my school. "

Illustration she

she noun

/ʃiː/ /ʃi/

A female.

"Pat is definitely a she."

Illustration stage

stage noun

/steɪd͡ʒ/

A phase.

"Completion of an identifiable stage of maintenance such as removing an aircraft engine for repair or storage."

Illustration and

and noun

/ænd/ /ənd/ /ən/

In rhythm, the second half of a divided beat.

"The drummer emphasized the ands in the song, making the rhythm very clear. "

Illustration of

of preposition

/ɔv/ /ɒv/ /ə/ /ʌv/

Expressing distance or motion.

"The school is located five miles of the town center. "

Illustration showbusiness

showbusiness noun

/ˈʃoʊˌbɪznɪs/

The entertainment industry.

"Her lifelong dream was to make it big in showbusiness as a singer. "

Illustration life

life noun

/laɪf/

The state of organisms preceding their death, characterized by biological processes such as metabolism and reproduction and distinguishing them from inanimate objects; the state of being alive and living.

"Having experienced both, the vampire decided that he preferred (un)death to life.  He gave up on life."

Illustration in

in noun

/ɪn/ /ən/ /ɘn/

A position of power or influence, or a way to get it.

"His parents got him an in with the company."

Illustration always

always adverb

/ˈɔː(l).weɪz/ /ˈɔl.weɪz/

At all times; throughout all time; since the beginning.

"Airplanes did not always exist as a form of transportation."

Illustration movies

movies noun

/ˈmuːviz/

A recorded sequence of images displayed on a screen at a rate sufficiently fast to create the appearance of motion.

"We like to watch movies together as a family on Friday nights. "

Illustration herself

herself pronoun

/hɜːˈsɛlf/ /hɝˈsɛlf/

(reflexive pronoun) Her; the female object of a verb or preposition that also appears as the subject.

"She injured herself."

Illustration imagining

imagining verb

/ɪˈmædʒɪnɪŋ/ /ɪˈmædʒənɪŋ/

To form a mental image of something; to envision or create something in one's mind.

"Try to imagine a pink elephant."