Tell
/[tʰɔː]/
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Noun
Proper Noun
The word "tell" can be used as verb, noun and proper noun.
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I can tell you I tell a lie I tell you I tell you what I'll tell you I'll tell you what I'm not telling you I'm telling a lie I'm telling you Tell City William Tell a little bird told me all told as far as one can tell betell can you tell us dead men can tell no tales dead men tell no tales do tell does Macy's tell Gimbel's don't pee in the wind and tell me it's raining don't pee on my leg and tell me it's raining don't piss in the wind and tell me it's raining don't piss on my leg and tell me it's raining don't tell me foretell forthtell fortune-tell go tell your mother she wants you hear tell hiss-and-tell keep telling yourself that kiss and tell kiss-and-tell let me tell you live to tell the tale mistell no-tell hotel no-tell motel now you tell me only time will tell piss on someone's leg and tell them it's raining pray tell show and tell show don't tell show, don't tell show-and-tell tattle tell tell a story tell against tell all tell apart tell fortunes tell it like it is tell it to Sweeney tell it to the hand tell it to the judge tell it to the marines tell its own story tell its own tale tell me about it tell me another one tell me something I don't know tell noses tell of tell off tell on tell someone where to get off tell someone where to shove it tell story tell tales tell tales out of school tell the difference tell the time tell the truth tell us another tell us another one tell volumes tell you the truth tell you what tell-a-story tell-all tell-tale tell-tale compass tell-tale-tit tell-troth tell-truth tell-worthy teller telling telltale time alone will tell time will tell to tell the truth to tell you the truth truth to tell untell what can I tell you what did I tell you who are you telling you can't tell a book by its cover you tell me you're telling me
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account bead chat room convey count dead giveaway direct discern distinguish enumerate expository give give information identify inform information informing instruct kiss kiss and know let let know message mound narrate notice order outright poker prayer private prose reckon reveal say say something show speech statement surname surname william tale whisper william
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