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Reveal

/ɹəˈviːl/

The outer side of a window or door frame; the jamb.

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📖 Definitions of "Reveal"

noun

1
The outer side of a window or door frame; the jamb.
2
A revelation; an uncovering of what was hidden.
"The comedian had been telling us about his sleep being disturbed by noise. Then came the reveal: he was sleeping on a bed in a department store."
3
(obsolete in the US) The side of an opening for a window, doorway, or the like, between the door frame or window frame and the outer surface of the wall; or, where the opening is not filled with a door, etc., the whole thickness of the wall; the jamb.

verb

1
To uncover; to show and display that which was hidden.
2
To communicate that which could not be known or discovered without divine or supernatural instruction.

🔄 Synonyms of "Reveal"

15 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

Word	Definition
impartverb	(transitive) To make known; to show (by speech, writing etc.).
displaynoun	(computing) An electronic screen that shows graphics or text.
breakverb	(ergative, transitive, intransitive) To separate into two or more pieces, to fracture or crack, by a process that cannot easily be reversed for reassembly.
divulgeverb	(transitive) To make public or known; to communicate to the public; to tell (information, especially a secret) so that it may become generally known.
showverb	(transitive) To display, to have somebody see (something).
declareverb	(transitive, intransitive) To assert or announce formally, officially, explicitly, or emphatically.
unveilverb	(transitive) To remove a veil from; to uncover; to reveal something hidden.
exposeverb	(transitive) To reveal, uncover, make visible, bring to light, introduce (to).
discloseverb	(transitive, occasionally intransitive) To expose to the knowledge of others; to make known; state openly; reveal (something).
uncoververb	To show openly; to disclose; to reveal.
bring outverb	To elicit, evoke, or emphasize (a particular quality).
give awayverb	(transitive) To make a gift of (something).
let outverb	(transitive) To release.
let onverb	(idiomatic) to reveal or indicate, especially unintentionally or against one's wishes
discoververb	(transitive) To find or learn something for the first time.

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Reveal"

Found via reverse dictionary — words that share a conceptual meaning.

Word	Definition
breakverb	(ergative, transitive, intransitive) To separate into two or more pieces, to fracture or crack, by a process that cannot easily be reversed for reassembly.
uncoververb	To show openly; to disclose; to reveal.
discloseverb	(transitive, occasionally intransitive) To expose to the knowledge of others; to make known; state openly; reveal (something).
unveilverb	(transitive) To remove a veil from; to uncover; to reveal something hidden.
displayverb	(transitive) To show conspicuously; to exhibit; to demonstrate; to manifest.
exposeverb	(transitive) To reveal, uncover, make visible, bring to light, introduce (to).
bring outverb	To elicit, evoke, or emphasize (a particular quality).
let onverb	(idiomatic) to reveal or indicate, especially unintentionally or against one's wishes
showverb	(transitive) To display, to have somebody see (something).
discoververb	(transitive) To find or learn something for the first time.
give awayverb	(transitive) To make a gift of (something).
impartverb	(transitive) To make known; to show (by speech, writing etc.).
let outverb	(transitive) To release.
divulgeverb	(transitive) To make public or known; to communicate to the public; to tell (information, especially a secret) so that it may become generally known.
declareverb	(transitive, intransitive) To assert or announce formally, officially, explicitly, or emphatically.
unearthverb	To uncover or find; to bring out from concealment
expressverb	(transitive) To convey or communicate; to make known or explicit.
clarifyverb	(by extension) To make or become clear or easily understood; to explain or resolve in order to remove doubt or obscurity.
illustrateverb	(figurative) To clarify something by giving, or serving as, an example or a comparison.
reflectverb	(intransitive) To think seriously; to ponder or consider.