fess
Reluctantly spill truth
Fess is an informal shortening of confess, almost always appearing as fess up: He finally fessed up to breaking the window.
It implies admitting something reluctantly or after initial denial.
Separately, in heraldry, a fess is a horizontal band across the middle of a shield.
heraldry
Shield bearing heraldry
- paleLacking color intensity
- bendCurve or flex
- chevronV-shaped line or symbol
- saltireDiagonal heraldic cross
coat of arms · charge · ordinary · bar · field · tincture · canton · quarter
escutcheon
Shield bearing heraldry
saltire · coat of arms · charge · ordinary · bar · field · tincture · canton · quarter · argent
admit
Confess or grant entry
- own upAcknowledge one's wrongdoing
- acknowledgeConfirm receipt or truth
- discloseReveal hidden information
reveal · come clean · divulge · concede · unburden · atone · remorse · guilt · penitence · truth-telling
band
Group playing music together
- barDrinking establishment
- horizontalParallel to the horizon
- stripNarrow elongated piece
across · width · broad · dividing · bicolor · tricolor · sash · belt
- Latin Rootsact, cede, cent, cred, duct
- Nasal Remediesnasal spray, nasal drops, saline spray, neti pot, nasal irrigation
- shield designscoat of arms, crest, chevron, field, charge
- heraldrycoat of arms, coats of arms, crest, crests, arms
- heraldry termsrampant, couchant, dormant, salient, field
- heraldic chargeschevron, bend, chief, cross, pale