reveal.

1. The exposed side surface of a wall opening between its outer face and a window or door frame.

2. To disclose information or make something visible.

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Words that belong together

• window reveal
• deep reveal

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A candle stood in the deep window reveal.

Moisture darkened the reveal beside the frame.

Usage notes

Primary category: architecture. Forms: Singular reveal; plural reveals. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings. Third-person singular: reveals.