What's the difference between reveal and telltale?

Reveal


Definition:

  • (v. t.) To make known (that which has been concealed or kept secret); to unveil; to disclose; to show.
  • (v. t.) Specifically, to communicate (that which could not be known or discovered without divine or supernatural instruction or agency).
  • (n.) A revealing; a disclosure.
  • (n.) The side of an opening for a window, doorway, or the like, between the door frame or window frame and the outer surface of the wall; or, where the opening is not filled with a door, etc., the whole thickness of the wall; the jamb.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) Furthermore, it had early diagnostic (seven days) as well as prognostic value, as revealed by response to therapy and decrease in COA titer.
  • (2) A study revealed that the percentage of active sperm in semen 30 seconds after ejaculation was 10.3% when a nonoxynol 9 latex condom was used as opposed to 55.9% in a nonspermicidal condom.
  • (3) Comparison of the S100 alpha-binding protein profiles in fast- and slow-twitch fibers of various species revealed few, if any, species- or fiber type-specific S100 binding proteins.
  • (4) For some time now, public opinion polls have revealed Americans' strong preference to live in comparatively small cities, towns, and rural areas rather than in large cities.
  • (5) Measurement of the intraspinal monoamine level revealed a decrease in the intraspinal norepinephrine level in the treated animals.
  • (6) Electronmicroscopical investigations have revealed that, under normal conditions, a minor vesicular transfer of intravenously injected peroxidase occurs across the endothelium in segments of arterioles, capillaries and venules, especially in arterioles with a diameter about 15-30 mu.
  • (7) Subsequently, the study of bundle branch block and A-V block cases revealed that no explicit correlation existed between histopathological changes and functional disturbances nor between disturbances in conduction (i.e.
  • (8) The findings clearly reveal that only the Sertoli-Sertoli junctional site forms a restrictive barrier.
  • (9) Serum complement studies revealed decreased levels of C4, properdin, and C3.
  • (10) Radioligand binding studies revealed the presence of a single class of high-affinity (Kd = 2-6 X 10(-10) M) binding sites for ET-1 in both cells, although the maximal binding capacity of cardiac receptor was about 6- to 12-fold greater than that of vascular receptor.
  • (11) Analysis revealed some significant differences in the false-positive rate, depending on the test method used or virus samples evaluated.
  • (12) Scatchard analyses of binding data obtained with synaptosomal preparations from 17-day-old embryos revealed two T3 binding sites.
  • (13) Cranial MRI revealed delayed myelination in the white matter but no brain malformation.
  • (14) CT scan revealed a small calcified mass in the right maxillary sinus.
  • (15) Our Ph1-positive ALL revealed B-cell lineage leukemia, since their surface phenotype were Ia+ and CD10+ and they have rearranged immunoglobulin JH genes.
  • (16) Only in 17 of the 97 examinees all the examined parameters were found normal, in the rest deviations from the normal echographic picture were revealed.
  • (17) A tiny studio flat that has become a symbol of London's soaring property prices is to be investigated by planning, environmental health and fire safety authorities after the Guardian revealed details of its shoebox-like proportions.
  • (18) Examination of the SON in such animals revealed that the oxytocinergic system is already modified by day 12 of dioestrus; during suckling-induced lactation, the anatomical changes are identical to those seen during a normal post-partum lactation.
  • (19) Determination of plasma luteinizing hormone (LH) levels in the peripubertal female rats revealed that plasma LH was increased transiently immediately after NPY administration.
  • (20) Evaluation revealed tricuspid insufficiency, a massively dilated right internal jugular vein, and obstruction of the left internal jugular vein.

Telltale


Definition:

  • (a.) Telling tales; babbling.
  • (n.) One who officiously communicates information of the private concerns of others; one who tells that which prudence should suppress.
  • (n.) 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.
  • (n.) A mechanical attachment to the steering wheel, which, in the absence of a tiller, shows the position of the helm.
  • (n.) 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.
  • (n.) 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.
  • (n.) The tattler. See Tattler.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) NPR reported that investigators have not found telltale signs associated with Islamist radicalization , such as a change in mosques or abrupt shifts in behavior or family associations.
  • (2) The goal of aesthetic surgery is to avoid the telltale signs of surgery and to help the patient attain a youthful and energetic appearance for his or her age bracket.
  • (3) But a staff member wearing the telltale red ID pass but dressed in a shirt and tie rather than high-vis waistcoat – he would only say his role was "management" – took a different view.
  • (4) Water bottles, sweet wrappers, sanitary towels and footprints are telltale signs, as is a bivouac made from bushes to shelter the migrants from the heat of the day so they can continue their journey at night.
  • (5) When a repair technician arrived he couldn’t believe his eyes: knee-deep at the bottom of the shaft were hundreds of envelopes, the vessels for bribes to doctors who then dispensed with the telltale fakelakia .
  • (6) The method, established by Henry Ford Behavioral Health Services in 2001, is based on a clear principle: prevention, or the simple idea that suicide can be prevented if telltale signs leading up to it – including depression – are screened for in a mass, cohesive and coordinated fashion.
  • (7) Surgery for gynecomastia is primarily aimed at the complete removal of the breast tissue and the reconstruction of the normal breast and chest contour while leaving minimal telltale signs of the surgery.
  • (8) In a telltale sign that May was marking out territory for a possible future leadership bid, she defined what she called "the three pillars of Conservatism" – security, freedom and opportunity.
  • (9) A group of songbirds may have avoided a devastating storm by fleeing their US breeding grounds after detecting telltale infrasound waves.
  • (10) Gale Crater was chosen because its landscape shows the telltale signs of an ancient ocean.
  • (11) This is a town where the men have the telltale signs of the seriously rich.
  • (12) To find ways of sharing their enthusiasm and gifts with our communities, above all in works of mercy and concern for others?” Mother of disabled child kissed by pope applauds Francis's 'love for everybody' Read more At the barricades, the ebullient crowd mingled with police, national guardsmen in fatigues, and wary agents from the secret service and FBI, in suits save for telltale holsters, badges and microphones.
  • (13) The telltale signs could be as innocuous-seeming as “a bit of a headache or just feeling a little bit unwell”.
  • (14) The first telltale sign is when you start to feel first disconcerted and then just faintly exhausted by arguments about the correct response to bog-standard but still irritating incidents of everyday sexism.
  • (15) GAMES The Walking Dead: Season Two (Free + IAP) I can't speak highly enough of Telltale Games' work with The Walking Dead on mobile: it's made gripping, atmospheric classics.
  • (16) The subjective restlessness of akathisia is usually accompanied by telltale foot movements: rocking from foot to foot while standing or walking on the spot.
  • (17) She points to evidence that such a switch may be near: The top of any market always has telltale signs.
  • (18) Lesions of the aorta also affect the surrounding structures, providing telltale signs of the overall situation.
  • (19) The living room of Vicky Holliday and her partner Keith Newell’s home, in a quiet cul-de-sac in High Wycombe, has all the telltale signs of new parenthood: multicoloured baby mat, cuddly toys, photos of the proud parents with their newborn baby.
  • (20) Schoolchildren could get involved to record how telltale words such as bath are pronounced in their area, Ranft says.