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▸ noun:  One who divulges private information with intent to hurt others.
▸ noun:  An indicator, such as a warning light, that serves to warn of a hazard or problem.
▸ noun:  (figuratively) Something that serves to reveal something else.
▸ noun:  (music) A movable piece of ivory, lead, or other material, connected to the bellows of an organ, whose position indicates when the wind is exhausted.
▸ noun:  (nautical) A length of yarn or ribbon attached to a sail or shroud etc to indicate the direction of the flow of the air relative to the boat.
▸ noun:  (nautical) A mechanical attachment to the steering wheel, which, in the absence of a tiller, shows the position of the helm.
▸ noun:  (nautical) 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.
▸ noun:  (engineering) A machine or contrivance for indicating or recording something, particularly for keeping a check upon employees (factory hands, watchmen, drivers, etc.) by revealing to their employers what they have done or omitted.
▸ noun:  A bird, the tattler.
▸ noun:  A story or fable that has a moral or message.
▸ adjective:  Revealing something, especially something not intended to be known.






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