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Definitions for Telltale

[1] a person who heedlessly or maliciously reveals private or confidential matters; tattler; talebearer.
[2] a thing serving to reveal or disclose something.
[3] any of various indicating or registering devices, as a time clock.
[4] Music . a gauge on an organ for indicating the air pressure.
[5] an indicator showing the position of a ship's rudder.
[6] a row of strips hung over a track to warn train crew members on freight trains that a low bridge, tunnel, or the like is approaching.
[7] Yachting . (on a sailboat) a feather, string, or similar device, often attached to the port and starboard shrouds and to the backstay, to indicate the relative direction of the wind.
[8] Squash . a narrow piece of metal across the front wall of a court, parallel to and extending 17 inches (43.2 cm) above the base: a ball striking this is an out.
[9] that reveals or betrays what is not intended to be known: a telltale blush.
[10] giving notice or warning of something, as a mechanical device.
[11] a person who tells tales about others
[12] an outward indication of something concealed (as modifier ) a telltale paw mark
[13] any of various indicators or recording devices used to monitor a process, machine, etc
[14] nautical another word for dogvane one of a pair of light vanes mounted on the main shrouds of a sailing boat to indicate the apparent direction of the wind

Words related to Telltale

prognostic, giveaway, informative, meaningful, significant, suggestive, disclosing, evidential

Words nearby Telltale

teller, teller, edward, tellin, telling, telloh, telltale, tellurate, tellurian, telluric, telluric acid, telluride

Origin of Telltale

First recorded in 1540–50; tell1 + tale

Other words from Telltale

tell·tale·ly , adverb

Synonyms for Telltale

giveaway, prognostic, disclosing, evidential, indicatory, informative, meaningful, pointing to, significant, significatory, suggestive