Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

show and tell

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.29 in modern English

Syllables
show and tell
IPA
18
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
1
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A school activity in which each student brings an item to school and presents a small speech on it to the class.

Uncountable

Usage

Inflected Forms

show and tells (plural) show-and-tell (alternative)

Phrases

show, don't tell

Frequently Paired Words

show, don't tell

Synonyms

show and share

Questions

What does show and tell mean?
A school activity in which each student brings an item to school and presents a small speech on it to the class.

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