telltale

Sinhala Dictionary definitions for telltale

telltale 🔊 /tɛˈltejˌl/

telltale : සපදූපකාරයා

telltale : ගතු කියන්නා

telltale definition

Adjective. Telling tales; babbling.

Noun.

  1. One who officiously communicates information of the private concerns of others; one who tells that which prudence should suppress.
  2. 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.
  3. A mechanical attachment to the steering wheel, which, in the absence of a tiller, shows the position of the helm.
  4. 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.
  5. 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.
  6. The tattler. See Tattler.