The Meaning of tell

• (v. t.) To mention one by one, or piece by piece; to recount; to enumerate; to reckon; to number; to count; as, to tell money.
• (v. t.) To utter or recite in detail; to give an account of; to narrate.
• (v. t.) To make known; to publish; to disclose; to divulge.
• (v. t.) To give instruction to; to make report to; to acquaint; to teach; to inform.
• (v. t.) To order; to request; to command.
• (v. t.) To discern so as to report; to ascertain by observing; to find out; to discover; as, I can not tell where one color ends and the other begins.
• (v. t.) To make account of; to regard; to reckon; to value; to estimate.
• (v. i.) To give an account; to make report.
• (v. i.) To take effect; to produce a marked effect; as, every shot tells; every expression tells.
• (n.) That which is told; tale; account.
• (n.) A hill or mound.

Synonyms

Tell , William Tell , state , say , narrate , recount , recite , order , enjoin , say , assure , evidence , distinguish , separate , differentiate , secern , secernate , severalize , severalise , tell apart

Homophones

tel

Rhymes

accel , adel , adele , adell , adelle , adwell , aix-la-chapelle , akel , ancel , anfal , angelle , annabel , ansel , antipersonell , anwell , aol , apel , ardelle , arel , armel , arnelle , arvel , atwell , avenel , barbell , bardell , battelle , bechtel , bedel , befell , behl , bel , bell , belle , bendel , bethel , blackwell , bluebell , bodell , bombshell , bothwell , boutell , boutelle , bozell , bracknell , bramwell , brockwell , brownell , burdell , burrell , buzzell , cabell , cantrell , cantrelle , caravel , carmel , carousel , carrasquel , carrousel , cartel , carvel , carvell , caswell , cattell , caudell , cavell , cel , cell , chanel , chappelle , chell , christabelle , citadel , clamshell , clarabelle , claribel , clell , clientele , cockwell , compel , corabelle , cordell , corel , corell , cornell , cotelle , cottrell , cowbell , danelle , daniele , danielle , dantrell , darnell , decibel , del , dell , delle , desselle , develle , dispel , dispell , doorbell , dovel , dumbbell , dwell , edell , eggshell , ehle , el , ell , elle , elwell , esquibel , esquivel , estelle , excel , expel , ezell , ezelle , farewell , fascell , faupel , fehl , fel , fell , ferrel , fidel , foretell , frel , frenzel , fretwell , futrell , gabel , gabriele , gazelle , gehl , gel , gell , get-well , ginnell , giselle , grinnell , gsell , guel , harpel , hartwell , hehl , hell , helle , hillel , hopewell , hormel , hornell , hotel , impel , industrielle , infidel , irell , isabel , isabelle , janelle , jeanmichele , jell , joelle , kalispell , kehl , kell , kjell , knell , krell , l , labell , labelle , landell , lapel , ledwell , lemelle , leonelle , lobell , loisel , loiselle , lyell , lyondell , madelle , mademoiselle , mantell , manuel , marcantel , marcel , marcelle , markel , martel , marvelle , matell , materiel , mattel , maxell , maxwell , maybelle , mckell , mehl , mel , mell , melle , mendell , merisel , michel , michele , michelle , miguel , mirabel , mirabelle , mirell , mirelle , misspell , mizel , montel , montiel , morel , morrell , moselle , motel , mousel , mozelle , nel , nell , nelle , nepl , niguel , nobel , noel , noelle , nouvelle , novell , noxell , nutshell , odell , orwell , outsell , oversell , ozelle , pantel , parallel , pastel , patel , pehl , pell , pelle , percell , personnel , pesnell , propel , purcell , quell , quesnel , rachelle , rafael , rampell , randell , raphael , raquel , ravel , rebel , repel , resell , retell , revelle , riopel , rochelle , rockwell , romelle , rosabel , roussel , rozelle , rudelle , ruelle , sabel , samelle , sanmiguel , savel , schell , schmehl , schnell , schnelle , seashell , sell , selle , sentelle , sharell , sheftel , shell , shirell , shirelle , shortell , shotwell , smell , snell , sockwell , spell , stairwell , stell , stelle , stilwell , stockwell , strehl , strehle , swell , sydell , tarbell , tavel , tel , torell , twaddell , tyrrell , udelle , undersell , unsell , vandaele , varvel , vaupel , vertel , wachtell , waddell , warrell , weisel , well , welle , yell , zel , zell , zelle , zinfandel , zumel