telly

Meanings

Plural: tellies, tellys

Noun

• an electronic device that receives television signals and displays them on a screen
  • "the British call a tv set a telly"
• Television.
• A television set.
• Telegraph.
• Telephone.
• Teleport.
• Telecommunication.
• A hotel or motel.

Adj

• Inclined to telling (by explicitly stating facts), instead of showing (by conveying an impression so that events are described in the narrative).

Synonyms

boob tube, goggle box, idiot box, television, television receiver, television set, tube, TV, tv, tv set