amusement vs show

amusement and show both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
amusement	Yes	No	No	No
show	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, show is a hyponym of amusement; that is, show is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than amusement:

amusement: an activity that is diverting and that holds the attention
show: an act or social event involving a public performance or entertainment

Other hyponyms of amusement include beguilement, distraction, edutainment, extravaganza, militainment, night life, nightlife.

amusement (noun)	show (noun)
an activity that is diverting and that holds the attention	an act or social event involving a public performance or entertainment
a feeling of delight at being entertained	pretending that something is the case in order to make a good impression
	something intended to communicate a particular impression

amusement (verb)	show (verb)
	establish the validity of something, as by an example, explanation or experiment
	provide evidence for
	indicate a place, direction, person, or thing; either spatially or figuratively
	give expression to
	give evidence of, as of records
	indicate a certain reading; of gauges and instruments
	finish third or better in a horse or dog race
	show in, or as in, a picture
	take (someone) to their seats, as in theaters or auditoriums
	make visible or noticeable
	be or become visible or noticeable
	give an exhibition of to an interested audience