Meaning of reveal | Babel Free

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1. The outer side of a window or door frame.
2. The making known of an important, secret, or salient occurrence, such as the revealing of a major development, plot twist, or visual effect in a movie: "Seeing [the Wiz] in human form in the first act diminishes the power of the reveal in the second" (Bob Verini).
3. A revelation; an uncovering of what was hidden in the scene or story.
   informal, usually
4. allowing or causing something to be known or seen. a revealing statement. blootstellend كاشِف разкриващ revelador odhalující aufschlußreich afslørende αποκαλυπτικόςrevelador paljastav هشدار دهنده؛ یاد آوری کننده paljastava révélateur, éloquentחושפני दिखाने वाला koji razotkriva, indikativan leleplező terbuka afhjúpandi rivelatore 暴露的な 계발적인 daug sakantis, pamokantis atmaskojošs mendedahkan onthullendavslørende dużo mówiący یاد آوری کوونکی revelador revelator, elocvent разоблачительный odhaľujúc...
5. To make known (something concealed or unknown): She revealed that she was pregnant. The study revealed the toxic effects of the pollutant.
6. To make known by supernatural or divine means: "For the wrath of God is revealed from heaven" (Romans 1:18).
7. The part of the side of a window or door opening that is between the outer surface of a wall and the window or door frame.
8. The framework of a motor vehicle window.
9. (may take a clause as object or an infinitive) to disclose (a secret); divulge
10. to expose to view or show (something concealed)
11. (Theology) (of God) to disclose (divine truths) either directly or through the medium of prophets, etc
12. (Architecture) architect the vertical side of an opening in a wall, esp the side of a window or door between the frame and the front of the wall
    architect

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“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/nyc/carnegie-hill/1105-park-avenue/review/7216.”

“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.”

“A simple dolly or crane move can be used for an effective reveal. A subject fills the frame, then with a move, something else is revealed.”

“Once you find out what’s going on—the girl is a “hungry,” this film’s term for zombies—it’s still interesting enough, if not quite as powerful. That’s basically what you’re in for with this British postapocalyptic survival horror tale, which starts off strong but dilutes its impact with every consecutive reveal.”

“Even Westworld—based on a science-fiction novel where robots run amok—ended its second season with the ultimate reveal: human beings are simpler and more predictable than the artificial intelligences we create.”

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