tell
To determine the number, amount, or value of [something].
To notice, discern. (Roughly, "can tell" means "know" but with a sense of direct perception.)
To pick up on a difference. (See tell apart for more.)
To narrate, to recount.
To convey by speech; to say.
To instruct or inform.
To order; to direct, to say to someone.
To use (beads or similar objects) as an aid to prayer.
To inform someone in authority about a wrongdoing.
To reveal information in prose through outright expository statement — contrasted with show.
Thesaurus
Sound Patterns & Rhymes
Alliteration
Words starting with the same consonant sound — used in poetry and prose to create rhythm, emphasis, and memorable phrasing (e.g. “Peter Piper picked”)
Assonance
Words sharing similar vowel sounds regardless of starting letter — creates internal melody in writing