hint
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.