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    [hint]
    noun
    hints (plural noun)
    1. a slight or indirect indication or suggestion:
      "he has given no hint of his views"
      • a small piece of practical information or advice:
        "handy hints about what to buy"
      • a very small trace of something:
        "Randy smiled with a hint of mockery"
    verb
    hints (third person present)
    1. suggest or indicate something indirectly or covertly:
      "there were those who hinted at doctored evidence" · "Edwards has hinted that he will dispose of his majority shareholding"
      • (hint at)
        (of a thing) be a slight or possible indication of:
        "the restrained fronts of the terraced houses only hinted at the wealth within"
    Origin
    early 17th century (in the sense ‘occasion, opportunity’): apparently from obsolete hent ‘grasp, get hold of’, from Old English hentan, of Germanic origin; related to hunt. The basic notion is ‘something that may be taken advantage of’.
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    noun
    1. a slight or indirect indication or suggestion:
      clue
      inkling
      suggestion
      indication
      indicator
      sign
      signal
      pointer
      intimation
      insinuation
      innuendo
      mention
      allusion
      whisper
      a word to the wise
    verb
    1. suggest or indicate something indirectly or covertly:
      imply
      insinuate
      intimate
      suggest
      indicate
      signal
      whisper
      let it be known
      give someone to understand
      drive at
      mean
      give a clue
      give an inkling
      allude to the fact
      make a reference to the fact
      refer to the fact
      give someone to believe
      allude to
      refer to
       
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    2. Hints can mean12:
      • An indirect, covert, or helpful suggestion; clue.
      • A very slight or hardly noticeable amount; soupçon.
      • Perceived indication or suggestion; note; intimation.
      • Obsolete. An occasion or opportunity.
      • A small piece of information that helps you guess an answer or do something more easily.
      • Information about something given in an indirect way.
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      noun an indirect, covert, or helpful suggestion; clue: Give me a hint as to his identity. a very slight or hardly noticeable amount; soupçon: a hint of garlic in the salad dressing. perceived indication or suggestion; note; intimation: a hint of spring in the air. Obsolete. an occasion or opportunity.

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      HINT meaning: 1 : a small piece of information that helps you guess an answer or do something more easily; 2 : information about something given in an indirect way

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    3. Merriam Webster
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    6. Collins Dictionary
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    9. The Free Dictionary
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    10. Cambridge Dictionary
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    11. Britannica
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    12. Collins Dictionary
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    13. Wiktionary
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    18. Dictionary
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    20. Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English Online
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