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Definition of a telltale in English English dictionary

telltale
Something that serves to reveal something else

The telltale was the lipstick on his shirt collar.

telltale
One who divulges private information with intent to hurt others
telltale
Tattletale; squealer
telltale
that gives warning or information
telltale
{n} an officious informer in a bank
telltale
{i} one who reveals secrets, one who spreads rumors
telltale
telltale signs/marks etc signs etc that clearly show something has happened or exists, often something that is a secret. a child who tells adults about other children's secrets or bad behaviour - used by children to show disapproval American Equivalent: tattletale
telltale
One who officiously communicates information of the private concerns of others; one who tells that which prudence should suppress
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tattletale; squealer (U.S. slang)
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someone who gossips indiscreetly
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A compass in the cabin of a vessel, usually placed where the captain can see it at all hours, and thus inform himself of the vessel's course
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disclosing unintentionally; "a telling smile"; "a telltale panel of lights"; "a telltale patch of oil on the water marked where the boat went down"
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{i} gossiper, informer, tattler, talebearer
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A mechanical attachment to the steering wheel, which, in the absence of a tiller, shows the position of the helm
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Telling tales; babbling
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A movable piece of ivory, lead, or other material, connected with the bellows of an organ, that gives notice, by its position, when the wind is exhausted
telltale
revealing something not intended to be known
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a length of yarn or ribbon attached to a sail or shroud etc to indicate the direction of the flow of the air relative to the boat
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A machine or contrivance for indicating or recording something, particularly for keeping a check upon employees, as factory hands, watchmen, drivers, check takers, and the like, by revealing to their employers what they have done or omitted
telltale
A thing that serves to disclose something or give information; a hint or indication
telltale
The tattler
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An arrangement consisting of long strips, as of rope, wire, or leather, hanging from a bar over railroad tracks, in such a position as to warn freight brakemen of their approach to a low overhead bridge
a telltale

    Hyphenation

    a tell·tale

    Turkish pronunciation

    ı telteyl

    Pronunciation

    /ə ˈtelˌtāl/ /ə ˈtɛlˌteɪl/
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