hint

(noun, verb)

noun

1. an indirect suggestion

Similar word(s): breath, intimation

Definition categories: communication, proffer, proposition, suggestion

2. a slight indication

Similar word(s): clue

Definition categories: communication, indicant, indication

3. a slight but appreciable amount

Similar word(s): jot, mite, pinch, soupcon, speck, tinge, touch

Definition categories: quantity

4. a just detectable amount

- a hint mockery in her manner

Similar word(s): suggestion, tint, trace

Definition categories: quantity

5. an indication of potential opportunity

Similar word(s): lead, steer, tip, wind

Definition categories: communication, counsel, counseling, counselling, direction, guidance

Sentences with hint as a noun:

- I needed a hint to complete the crossword.

- He gave me a hint that my breath smelt.

- There was a hint of irony in his voice.

- I could taste a hint of lemon in the wine.

- This font does not scale well; at small point sizes it has no hinting at all, and the hints that it has for the 10- and 12-point letter 'g' still need work.

verb

1. drop a hint; intimate by a hint

Similar word(s): suggest

Definition categories: communication, convey

Sentences with hint as a verb:

- She hinted at the possibility of a recount of the votes.

- to hint a suspicion

- The typographer worked all day on hinting her new font so it would look good on computer screens.