Lexic.us

Definition of Hint

1. Verb. Drop a hint; intimate by a hint. "They hint that there was a traffic accident "

2. Noun. An indirect suggestion. ; "Not a breath of scandal ever touched her"

3. Noun. A slight indication.

4. Noun. A slight but appreciable amount. "This dish could use a touch of garlic"

5. Noun. A just detectable amount. "He speaks French with a trace of an accent"

6. Noun. An indication of potential opportunity. "A good lead for a job"

Definition of Hint

1. v. t. To bring to mind by a slight mention or remote allusion; to suggest in an indirect manner; as, to hint a suspicion.

2. v. i. To make an indirect reference, suggestion, or allusion; to allude vaguely to something.

3. n. A remote allusion; slight mention; intimation; insinuation; a suggestion or reminder, without a full declaration or explanation; also, an occasion or motive.

Definition of Hint

1. Noun. a clue ¹

2. Noun. a tacit suggestion that avoids a direct statement ¹

3. Noun. a small, barely detectable amount of ¹

4. Noun. information in a computer-based font that suggests how the outlines of the font's glyphs should be distorted in order to produce, at specific sizes, a visually appealing pixel-based rendering. Also known as '''hinting''' ¹

5. Verb. to suggest tacitly without a direct statement; to provide a clue ¹

6. Verb. to develop and add hints to a font ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Hint

1. to suggest indirectly [v -ED, -ING, -S]

Medical Definition of Hint

1. A remote allusion; slight mention; intimation; insinuation; a suggestion or reminder, without a full declaration or explanation; also, an occasion or motive. "Our hint of woe Is common." (Shak) "The hint malevolent, the look oblique." (Hannah Me) Synonym: Suggestion, allusion. See Suggestion. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Hint

hink pink hink pinks hinkie pinkie hinkie pinkies hinkier hinkiest hinky hinkypunk hinkypunks hinnied

hinnies hinny hinnying hins hinsdalite hint (current term) hinted hintend hintends hinter

hinterland hinterlander hinterlanders hinterlands hintermost hinters hinting hintingly hints hioi

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