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Hint

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Noun

1. breath, hint, intimation

an indirect suggestion

Example Sentences:
'not a breath of scandal ever touched her'

2. clue, hint

a slight indication

3. hint, jot, mite, pinch, soupcon, speck, tinge, touch

a slight but appreciable amount

Example Sentences:
'this dish could use a touch of garlic'

4. hint, suggestion, trace

a just detectable amount

Example Sentences:
'he speaks French with a trace of an accent'

5. confidential information, hint, lead, steer, tip, wind

an indication of potential opportunity

Example Sentences:
'he got a tip on the stock market'
'a good lead for a job'

Verb

6. hint, suggest

drop a hint; intimate by a hint

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Hint

see synonyms of hint
noun
1. 
a suggestion or implication given in an indirect or subtle manner
he dropped a hint
2. 
a helpful piece of advice or practical suggestion
3. 
a small amount; trace
verb
4. (when intr, often foll by at; when tr, takes a clause as object)
to suggest or imply indirectly

Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers

Hint

see synonyms of hint
noun
1. 
a slight indication of a fact, wish, etc.; indirect suggestion or piece of advice; intimation; covert allusion
a hint that we should leave
2. 
a very small amount or degree; trace
a hint of spice
3.  Obsolete
an occasion; opportunity
verb transitive
4. 
to give a hint of; suggest indirectly; intimate
verb intransitive
5. 
to make a hint or hints

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Hint

see synonyms of hint
n.
1. A slight indication or intimation: wanted to avoid any hint of scandal.
2.
a. A brief or indirect suggestion; a tip: stock-trading hints.
b. A statement conveying information in an indirect fashion; a clue: Give me a hint about the big news.
3. A barely perceptible amount: just a hint of color.
4. Archaic An occasion; an opportunity.
v. hint·ed, hint·ing, hints
v.tr.
1. To express or state indirectly: She hinted that she might prefer our company to theirs. See Synonyms at suggest.
2. To indicate or make evident in an indirect manner: "The diversity of observations hinted that they had no common origin" (Carl Sagan).
v.intr.
To give a hint: wouldn't hint at the true purpose of the meeting.

The American Heritage ® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition copyright ©2018 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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