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2 : to relate in detail : NARRATE

3 : to give utterance to : SAY

4 : to make known

5 : to report to : INFORM

6 : to give an order to : DIRECT

7 : to find out by observing

8 : to have a marked effect

9 : to serve as evidence

Synonyms

[2] describe, narrate, recite, recount, rehearse, relate, report; also deliver, give, state, utter, voice; detail, enumerate, itemize, particularize; disclose, divulge, reveal; delineate, depict, express, render, sketch

[4] bare, disclose, discover, divulge, expose, reveal, spill, unbosom, uncloak, uncover, unmask, unveil—more at REVEAL

[5] acquaint, advise, apprise, brief, clue, enlighten, familiarize, fill in, inform, instruct, wise—more at ENLIGHTEN

[6] bid, boss, charge, command, direct, enjoin, instruct, order—more at COMMAND

tell·er noun 1 : one that relates : NARRATOR

2 : one that counts

3 : a bank employee handling money received or paid out

tell·ing adjective : producing a marked effect : EFFECTIVE

Synonyms

cogent, compelling, conclusive, convincing, decisive, effective, forceful, persuasive, satisfying, strong—more at COGENT

tell off verb : REPRIMAND, SCOLD

1telltale noun 1 : one that informs against another : INFORMER

2 : something that serves to disclose : INDICATION

2telltale adjective 1 : telling what one should hold secret or in confidence

2 : disclosing or indicating something often of a private or secret nature <~ crumbs on the kitchen counter>

Synonyms

denotative, indicative, significant—more at INDICATIVE

tel·lu·ri·um noun : a chemical element used esp. in alloys

tel·net noun : a telecommunications protocol for accessing and using a remote computer via a local computer

— telnet verb

tem·blor noun [ORIGIN: Sp, lit., trembling]

: EARTHQUAKE

te·mer·i·ty noun, plural -ties : rash or presumptuous daring

Synonyms

audacity, brass, brazenness, cheek, chutzpah, effrontery, gall, nerve, presumption, sauce, sauciness—more at EFFRONTERY

1temp noun 1 : TEMPERATURE

2 : a temporary worker

2temp abbreviation temporary

1temper verb 1 : to dilute or soften by the addition of something else <~ justice with mercy>

2 : to bring (as steel) to a desired hardness by reheating and cooling

3 : to toughen (glass) by gradual heating and cooling

4 : TOUGHEN

5 : TUNE

2temper noun 1 : characteristic tone : TENDENCY

2 : the hardness or toughness of a substance <~ of a knife blade>

3 : a characteristic frame of mind : DISPOSITION

4 : calmness of mind : COMPOSURE

5 : state of feeling or frame of mind at a particular time

6 : heat of mind or emotion

7 : main or essential nature esp. as strongly marked and serving to distinguish

— tem·pered adjective

Synonyms

[5] cheer, frame, humor, mode, mood, spirit—more at MOOD

[7] air, atmosphere, aura, climate, flavor, mood, note—more at AURA

tem·pera noun [ORIGIN: It]

: a painting process using an albuminous or colloidal medium as a vehicle; also : a painting done in tempera

tem·per·a·ment noun 1 : characteristic or habitual inclination or mode of emotional response : DISPOSITION

2 : excessive sensitiveness or irritability

Synonyms

disposition, grain, nature, temper—more at DISPOSITION

tem·per·a·men·tal adjective 1 : marked by excessive sensitivity and impulsive mood changes

2 : unpredictable in behavior or performance

Synonyms

[1, 2] capricious, changeable, fickle, fluid, inconstant, mercurial, mutable, uncertain, unpredictable, unsettled, unstable, unsteady, variable, volatile—more at FICKLE

tem·per·ance noun : habitual moderation in the indulgence of the appetites or passions; especially : moderation in or abstinence from the use of alcoholic beverages

tem·per·ate adjective 1 : not extreme or excessive : MILD

2 : moderate in indulgence of appetite or desire

3 : moderate in the use of alcoholic beverages

4 : having a moderate climate

Synonyms

balmy, clement, equable, gentle, mild, moderate—more at CLEMENT

temperate zone noun, often cap T&Z : the region between