n. Function: noun
1 a slight or indirect pointing out of something and especially of the way to an end FF1C; give me a hint on how you would deal with the matter FF1E;
Synonyms: clue, cue, indication, inkling, intimation, notion, suggestion, telltale, wind
Related Words: innuendo, insinuation; inspiration, prompting; aiming, direction, pointing; key, pointer, tip; advice, assistance
Contrasted Words: command, directive, instruction, order
2 a very small amount or admixture FF1C; add a hint of garlic to the salad FF1E;
Synonyms: breath, cast, dash, intimation, lick, shade, shadow, smack, smatch, smell, soupçon, spice, sprinkling, strain, streak, suggestion, suspicion, taste, tincture, tinge, touch, trace, trifle, twang, vein, whiff, whisper, wink; compare HAIR
Related Words: adumbration, taint, vestige; particle, scintilla
Contrasted Words: abundance, heap, lot
Antonyms: oodles
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Synonyms: ASSOCIATION 4, connotation, implication, overtone, suggestion, undertone