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hint
Found in thesaurus: proposition, suggestion, proffer, indication, indicant, small indefinite quantity, small indefinite amount, counseling, direction, counsel, counselling, guidance, convey, impart
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hint
v.
allude to, suggest indirectly, intimate
n.
subtle suggestion, intimation, clue; barely noticeable amount
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Hint
Hint and similar may refer to:
- Font hinting, a process for optimizing the rasterization of vectors
- Hint (musician), musician Jonathan James, from Sussex, UK.
- Hint (SQL), a feature of the SQL computer language
- Hint Water, a beverage company from San Francisco, California
- Hints, Staffordshire, a village in Staffordshire, England
- Motorola Hint QA30, a mobile phone introduced by Motorola
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hint
Noun
1. an indirect suggestion; "not a breath of scandal ever touched her"
(synonym) intimation, breath
(hypernym) suggestion, proposition, proffer
(derivation) suggest
2. a slight indication
(synonym) clue
(hypernym) indication, indicant
(derivation) suggest
3. a slight but appreciable addition; "this dish could use a touch of garlic"
(synonym) touch, tinge, mite, pinch, jot, speck, soupcon
(hypernym) small indefinite quantity, small indefinite amount
(hyponym) snuff
4. a just detectable amount; "he speaks French with a trace of an accent"
(synonym) trace, suggestion
(hypernym) small indefinite quantity, small indefinite amount
(hyponym) spark
5. an indication of potential opportunity; "he got a tip on the stock market"; "a good lead for a job"
(synonym) tip, lead, steer, confidential information, wind
(hypernym) guidance, counsel, counseling, counselling, direction
(derivation) suggest
Verb
1. drop a hint; intimate by a hint
(synonym) suggest
(hypernym) convey, impart
(hyponym) intimate, adumbrate, insinuate
(derivation) tip, lead, steer, confidential information, wind
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hint (de)
n.
hint, subtle suggestion, intimation, clue; barely noticeable amount
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hint
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Indo
adj.
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