Hints

//hɪnts//

Synonyms for "hints" (403 found)

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denotation denote designation deterrent example differentiate differentiation direction disclose disclosure display divine drop a hint entail evidence example express expression feeler feeling final notice

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Noun(23 words)

diddly dot drop dusting fleck flip flyspeck ghost glimmer glimpse glint grain halfpennyworth hunch implication inch indication innuendo insinuation intimation

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Verb(1 words)

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metaphorical sense monition moral naming nod note notice notification notify notion nuance nudge object lesson occult meaning odor open overtone particle picking out plead

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point point indirectly to point to pointer pointing pointing out pointing to predict prediction prefigure preindicate presign presignal presignify press presume presumption presuppose presupposition pretypify promise prompt prompter prompting raise expectation refer reference remembrance remembrancer remind reminder represent reveal ripple sauce savor scattering scent scintilla seasoning seek seem selection shade shadow shadow forth show showing sign signal signification signify sip smack smattering smell sneaking suspicion sniff solicit soupcon spark specification spell spice spoor sprinkling stand fair to stand for strain straw in the wind streak stroke subsense subsidiary sense suggestion sup suppose supposition suspicion symbolism symptom symptomaticness symptomatize symptomize taint take for granted tang taste telltale tempering testify thought threat tickler tinct tincture tinge tint tip off tip-off token track trifle twang typify ultimatum undercurrent undermeaning undertone vague idea vein verbum sapienti vestige warning warning piece whiff whisper wind wink word to the wise

Noun(59 words)

modicum molecule moment morceau morsel mote mustard seed nod omen ooch ounce particle pennyworth piece prefigurement relish scantling scent scintilla scooch

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Verb(2 words)

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She's been dropping some not-so-subtle hints about what she would like for Christmas.

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Tom solved the puzzle after Mary gave him a few hints.

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I'm going to give you two hints.

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I'd like to get some hints, if possible.

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