Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun An educational activity in which a child displays an object to the class and talks about it.
- noun A public presentation or display.
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- noun Alternative form of
show and tell .
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Examples
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So we ended up taking a picture, printing it off and when it was time for show-and-tell that week my son unfurled an 8x10 photograph of his multi-tool because society has deemed the real thing too much of a threat.
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He was so proud of it he wanted to take it to school for show-and-tell.
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On Sunday mornings at Milagro our church someone always stands up and offers a show-and-tell moment, where they offer an item that helps them see God.
Christian Piatt: On Asperger Syndrome And Broken Hearts Christian Piatt 2012
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In our show-and-tell section, we discuss a study that has drawn up a geographical map of the incidence of allergies; a universal flu vaccine; plus the International Year of Chemistry - and why the discipline often gets overlooked.
Science Weekly podcast: The birds and the bees (X-rated version) 2011
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On Sunday mornings at Milagro our church someone always stands up and offers a show-and-tell moment, where they offer an item that helps them see God.
Christian Piatt: On Asperger Syndrome And Broken Hearts Christian Piatt 2012
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Meanwhile, Ian McDonald goes all neener-neener-neener and skips the "show" part of show-and-tell when he tells us he has seen the Stephan Martiniere cover for Pyr's edition of The Dervish House.
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I had a similar incedent in 2nd grade except it was a spinner that I had caught my first trout on and was bringing it to show-and-tell and got it taken away nd then I got into trouble.
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I had a similar incedent in 2nd grade except it was a spinner that I had caught my first trout on and was bringing it to show-and-tell and got it taken away nd then I got into trouble.
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Ha! I used to write and share stories for show-and-tell starting back in the third grade.
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Past "Single Frame" events have featured established photographers and filmmakers, but this one was organized around an open audience call, to be presented as a sort of experimental show-and-tell.
A Frame-by-Frame Show-and-Tell Andy Battaglia 2012
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