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Meaning
Noun
●
In People & Talking:
One who
divulges
private
information with
intent
to
hurt
others.
●
An
indicator
, such as a
warn
ing
light
, that
serves
to
warn
of a
hazard
or problem.
●
Something that
serves
to
reveal
something else.
●
In Music:
A
movable
piece
of
ivory
, lead, or other
material
,
connected
to the
bellows
of an
organ
, whose
position
indicates
when the
wind
is exhausted.
●
In Nautical:
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.
●
In Nautical:
A
mechanical
attachment
to the
steering wheel
, which,
in the absence of
a
tiller
, shows the
position
of the helm.
●
In Nautical:
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.
●
In Engineering:
A
machine
or
contrivance
for
indicating
or
recording
something,
particularly
for
keeping
a check
upon employees (factory
hands
,
watchmen
,
drivers
, etc.) by
revealing
to their
employers
what they
have done
or omitted.
●
In Scolopacids:
A
bird
, the tattler.
●
A
story
or
fable
that has a
moral
or message.
Adj
●
Revealing something, especially something not
intended
to be known.
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Synonyms
Blabbermouth
Gossip
Rumormonger
Squealer
Talebearer
Tattletale
Gossiper
Tell-Tale
Informant
Tell Tale
Related
Faint
Discoloration
Unmistakeable
Unmistakable
Bluish
Metallic
Whitish
Visual
Halo
Pesky
Yellowish
Purplish
Discolored
Mottled
Motif
Sound Effect
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