tel

A message transmitted by telegraph.

An apparatus, or a process, for communicating rapidly between distant points, especially by means of established visible or audible signals representing words or ideas, or by means of words and signs, transmitted by electrical means.

A visible or audible cue that indicates to an opponent the action that a character is about to take.

The sequence of digits used to identify a particular destination telephone in a network.

(in the plural) A large number.

“How much is that Rolls Royce? We are talking telephone numbers.”

A reflexive, often habitual behavior, especially one occurring in a context that often features attempts at deception by persons under psychological stress (such as a poker game or police interrogation), that reveals information that the person exhibiting the behavior is attempting to withhold.

That which is told; a tale or account.

A private message to an individual in a chat room; a whisper.

A hill or mound, originally and especially in the Middle East, over or consisting of the ruins of ancient settlements.