English · Word Candidate

reveal

/ɹɪˈviːl/

Proposed by a contributor, not yet supported by evidence.

Also seen as: reveals · revealing

Sense 1

Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

The outer side of a window or door frame.

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

Bên ngoài khung cửa sổ hoặc cửa

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Noun

Examples

The building has a one-story rusticated limestone base and a canopied entrance with a doorman beneath an attractive, rusticated limestone window reveal on the second floor and a very impressive and ornate limestone window reveal on the third floor flanked by female figureshttps://www.cityrealty.com/

Usage example from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01)

Sources & notes

Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01 via kaikki.org).

Sense 2

Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

A revelation; an uncovering of what was hidden in the scene or story.

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

Sự tiết lộ, việc lộ ra

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NounRegister: informal

Examples

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.

Usage example from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01)

Sources & notes

Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01 via kaikki.org).

Sense 3

Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

To uncover; to show and display that which was hidden.

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

Làm lộ, hiển thị điều bị che giấu

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Verb

Examples

c. 1625, Edmund Waller, Of the Danger His Majesty (being Prince) Escaped in the Road at St Andero Light was the wound, the prince's care unknown, / She might not, would not, yet reveal her own.

Usage example from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01)

Sources & notes

Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01 via kaikki.org).

Sense 4

Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

To communicate that which could not be known or discovered without divine or supernatural instruction.

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

Tiết lộ thông tin không thể biết được

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Verb

Sources & notes

Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01 via kaikki.org).

Common questions

What does “reveal” mean?

The outer side of a window or door frame.

Is “reveal” formal or informal?

No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.