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Key: "S:" = Show Synset (semantic) relations, "W:" = Show Word (lexical) relations
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Noun
S:
(n)
relation (relation%1:10:01::)
,
telling (telling%1:10:01::)
,
recounting (recounting%1:10:00::)
(an act of narration)
"he was the hero according to his own relation"; "his endless recounting of the incident eventually became unbearable"
S:
(n)
telling (telling%1:10:00::)
,
apprisal (apprisal%1:10:00::)
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notification (notification%1:10:00::)
(informing by words)
S:
(n)
tattle (tattle%1:10:00::)
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singing (singing%1:10:02::)
,
telling (telling%1:10:03::)
(disclosing information or giving evidence about another)
Verb
S:
(v)
state (state%2:32:00::)
,
say (say%2:32:00::)
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tell (tell%2:32:04::)
(express in words)
"He said that he wanted to marry her"; "tell me what is bothering you"; "state your opinion"; "state your name"
S:
(v)
tell (tell%2:32:00::)
(let something be known)
"Tell them that you will be late"
S:
(v)
tell (tell%2:32:01::)
,
narrate (narrate%2:32:00::)
,
recount (recount%2:32:00::)
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recite (recite%2:32:01::)
(narrate or give a detailed account of)
"Tell what happened"; "The father told a story to his child"
S:
(v)
order (order%2:32:01::)
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tell (tell%2:32:02::)
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enjoin (enjoin%2:32:00::)
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say (say%2:32:04::)
(give instructions to or direct somebody to do something with authority)
"I said to him to go home"; "She ordered him to do the shopping"; "The mother told the child to get dressed"
S:
(v)
tell (tell%2:31:00::)
(discern or comprehend)
"He could tell that she was unhappy"
S:
(v)
assure (assure%2:32:00::)
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tell (tell%2:32:08::)
(inform positively and with certainty and confidence)
"I tell you that man is a crook!"
S:
(v)
tell (tell%2:32:03::)
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evidence (evidence%2:32:02::)
(give evidence)
"he was telling on all his former colleague"
S:
(v)
distinguish (distinguish%2:31:00::)
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separate (separate%2:31:01::)
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differentiate (differentiate%2:31:01::)
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secern (secern%2:31:01::)
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secernate (secernate%2:31:00::)
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severalize (severalize%2:31:00::)
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severalise (severalise%2:31:00::)
,
tell (tell%2:31:01::)
,
tell apart (tell_apart%2:31:00::)
(mark as different)
"We distinguish several kinds of maple"
Adjective
S:
(adj)
revealing (revealing%3:00:00:informative:00)
,
telling (telling%3:00:00:informative:00)
,
telltale (telltale%3:00:00:informative:00)
(disclosing unintentionally something concealed)
"a telling smile"; "a telltale panel of lights"; "a telltale patch of oil on the water marked where the boat went down"
S:
(adj)
cogent (cogent%3:00:00:persuasive:00)
,
telling (telling%3:00:00:persuasive:00)
,
weighty (weighty%3:00:00:persuasive:00)
(powerfully persuasive)
"a cogent argument"; "a telling presentation"; "a weighty argument"
S:
(adj)
impressive (impressive%3:00:00:effective:00)
,
telling (telling%3:00:00:effective:00)
(producing a strong effect)
"gave an impressive performance as Othello"; "a telling gesture"