showdown
showdown
Definition
☆ show·down (-do̵un′)
noun
- Poker the laying down of the cards face up to see who wins
- any action or confrontation that brings matters to a climax or settles them
showdown
Synonyms
showdown
Usage Examples
Converse of object
- face: Having survived two encounters with the Alien, Ripley faces the final showdown in the penal colony.
- have: We'll have a showdown on the Purley Way, probably in the Ikea car park.
- see: That is, if you don't have to see a showdown, your hand has more value than if you do.
- await: The weather was glorious and the Irish crowd awaited an exciting showdown.
Preposition: between
- state: Mississippi's refusal led to a showdown between state and federal authorities and the storming of the campus by a segregationist mob.
Adjective modifier
- climactic: Van Helsing must fight Dracula in one climactic showdown.
- final: Finally, can you tell me a little about your final chess showdown with Holly?
- inevitable: His story moves along with breathless urgency toward the inevitable showdown in Jerusalem.
- ultimate: Even after all that, he will still have to venture into the scary Far Reaches for an ultimate showdown.
- violent: Stanley finally left the workhouse in 1856 after a violent showdown with Francis.
- dramatic: Finally father and son come together in a dramatic showdown, but will killing his father be enough to save Eastman's soul?
Modifies a noun
- quot: With gaming content is the most showdown quot on.
- talk: Prior to meeting Alan Pardew for his showdown talks, Murray was in action for Bristol City, perhaps for the last time.
- battle: The enemy too was preparing for the showdown battle.
Noun used with modifier
- semi-final: Selby parlayed the upset win into a semi-final showdown Saturday against Spanish national champion Golan.
- poker: Of lodging options poker showdown out players and a. The city's historic come in with quot the wpt converge on bell.
- title: With the two drivers tied for the championship lead, a title showdown in Brazil in three weeks ' time is almost certain.
- derby: As usual the odds are stacked against City going into Sunday's derby showdown at Old Trafford.
- gadget: Then tune in to silicon.com's latest gadget showdown.. .
Possessives
- tomorrow: Swansea knew they needed to win at all costs to ease the pressure on tomorrow's showdown with in-form Hull.
showdown Quotes
The devil Bush and his treacherous gang, with criminal Zionism, havebegunthegreat showdown, themotherof all battles between good and evil.
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