ALL meanings of telltale
tell·tale
T t - noun telltale a person who heedlessly or maliciously reveals private or confidential matters; tattler; talebearer. 1
- noun telltale a thing serving to reveal or disclose something. 1
- noun telltale any of various indicating or registering devices, as a time clock. 1
- noun telltale Music. a gauge on an organ for indicating the air pressure. 1
- noun telltale an indicator showing the position of a ship's rudder. 1
- noun telltale 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. 1
- noun telltale 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. 1
- noun telltale 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. 1
- adjective telltale that reveals or betrays what is not intended to be known: a telltale blush. 1
- adjective telltale giving notice or warning of something, as a mechanical device. 1
- noun telltale informant, gossip 1
- adjective telltale revealing 1
- noun telltale nautical: indicates air flow 1
- adjective telltale Something that is described as telltale gives away information, often about something bad that would otherwise not be noticed. 0
- noun telltale a person who tells tales about others 0
- noun telltale an outward indication of something concealed 0
- noun telltale (as modifier) 0
- noun telltale any of various indicators or recording devices used to monitor a process, machine, etc 0
- noun telltale one of a pair of light vanes mounted on the main shrouds of a sailing boat to indicate the apparent direction of the wind 0
- noun telltale a person who tells secrets or informs; talebearer; tattler 0
- noun telltale an outward indication of something secret 0
- noun telltale any of various devices for indicating or recording information; indicator 0
- noun telltale a row of dangling ropes, etc. hung over a railroad track to warn trainmen, riding on top of a car, of an approaching low bridge, tunnel, etc. 0
- noun telltale a device indicating the position of a ship's rudder 0
- noun telltale a time clock 0
- noun telltale a gauge on a pipe organ showing the air pressure 0
- adjective telltale revealing or indicating that which is hidden or meant to be secret 0