Showcase vs. Showpiece

Showcasenoun

A case for displaying merchandise or valuable items.

Showcasenoun

A setting, occasion, or medium for exhibiting something or someone, especially in an attractive or favorable aspect.

Showcaseverb

To display, demonstrate, show, or present.

Showcasenoun

a setting in which something can be displayed to best effect;

Showcasenoun

a glass container used to store and display items in a shop or museum or home

Showpiecenoun

Something that exhibits exceptional quality, something worth being shown.

Showpiecenoun

Something made specifically to be displayed.

Showpiecenoun

the outstanding item (the prize piece or main exhibit) in a collection

Showpiece

A showpiece is: An accomplishment which is worthy of display and admiration:English Wikipedia's 1,000,000th qualified article, Jordanhill railway station, was called a An outstanding example of a type:Beacon Hill Park in Victoria, British Columbia is considered a showpiece garden. The Green Mountain College organic garden with many heirloom plantings has become a campus showpiece.A performance or composition which provides an opportunity for the display of a particular skill:The Dying Swan was ballerina Anna Pavlova's showpiece.