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hint
Overview of noun hint
The noun hint has 5 senses (first 2 from tagged texts)
1. (1) hint, intimation, breath -- (an indirect suggestion; "not a breath of scandal ever touched her")
2. (1) hint, clue -- (a slight indication)
3. touch, hint, tinge, mite, pinch, jot, speck, soupcon -- (a slight but appreciable addition; "this dish could use a touch of garlic")
4. trace, hint, suggestion -- (a just detectable amount; "he speaks French with a trace of an accent")
5. tip, lead, steer, confidential information, wind, hint -- (an indication of potential opportunity; "he got a tip on the stock market"; "a good lead for a job")
Overview of verb hint
The verb hint has 1 sense (first 1 from tagged texts)
1. (7) hint, suggest -- (drop a hint; intimate by a hint)
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun hint
5 senses of hint
Sense 1
hint, intimation, breath
=> suggestion, proposition, proffer
=> proposal
=> message, content, subject matter, substance
=> communication
=> abstraction
=> abstract entity
=> entity
Sense 2
hint, clue
=> indication, indicant
=> communication
=> abstraction
=> abstract entity
=> entity
Sense 3
touch, hint, tinge, mite, pinch, jot, speck, soupcon
=> small indefinite quantity, small indefinite amount
=> indefinite quantity
=> measure, quantity, amount
=> abstraction
=> abstract entity
=> entity
Sense 4
trace, hint, suggestion
=> small indefinite quantity, small indefinite amount
=> indefinite quantity
=> measure, quantity, amount
=> abstraction
=> abstract entity
=> entity
Sense 5
tip, lead, steer, confidential information, wind, hint
=> guidance, counsel, counseling, counselling, direction
=> message, content, subject matter, substance
=> communication
=> abstraction
=> abstract entity
=> entity
Hyponyms of noun hint
2 of 5 senses of hint
Sense 3
touch, hint, tinge, mite, pinch, jot, speck, soupcon
=> snuff
Sense 4
trace, hint, suggestion
=> spark
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun hint
5 senses of hint
Sense 1
hint, intimation, breath
=> suggestion, proposition, proffer
Sense 2
hint, clue
=> indication, indicant
Sense 3
touch, hint, tinge, mite, pinch, jot, speck, soupcon
=> small indefinite quantity, small indefinite amount
Sense 4
trace, hint, suggestion
=> small indefinite quantity, small indefinite amount
Sense 5
tip, lead, steer, confidential information, wind, hint
=> guidance, counsel, counseling, counselling, direction
Antonyms of noun hint
Member Holonyms of noun hint
Substance Holonyms of noun hint
Part Holonyms of noun hint
Member Meronyms of noun hint
Substance Meronyms of noun hint
Part Meronyms of noun hint
Meronyms of noun hint
Holonyms of noun hint
Attributes of noun hint
Derived Forms of noun hint
3 of 5 senses of hint
Sense 1
hint, intimation, breath
RELATED TO>(verb) hint#1
=> hint, suggest
Sense 2
hint, clue
RELATED TO>(verb) hint#1
=> hint, suggest
Sense 5
tip, lead, steer, confidential information, wind, hint
RELATED TO>(verb) hint#1
=> hint, suggest
Domain of noun hint
Domain Terms of noun hint
Familiarity of noun hint
hint used as a noun is common (polysemy count =5)
Coordinate Terms (sisters) of noun hint
5 senses of hint
Sense 1
hint, intimation, breath
> suggestion, proposition, proffer
=> hint, intimation, breath
=> touch, trace, ghost
=> overture, advance, approach, feeler
Sense 2
hint, clue
> indication, indicant
=> gesture
=> evidence
=> trace, vestige, tincture, shadow
=> symptom
=> signalization, signalisation
=> pointing out
=> manifestation
=> mark, print
=> glimpse
=> harbinger, forerunner, herald, precursor
=> hint, clue
=> smoke
Sense 3
touch, hint, tinge, mite, pinch, jot, speck, soupcon
> small indefinite quantity, small indefinite amount
=> helping, portion, serving
=> taste, mouthful
=> crumb
=> dab, splash, splatter
=> spot, bit
=> few
=> hair's-breadth, hairsbreadth, hair, whisker
=> modicum
=> scattering, sprinkling
=> shoestring, shoe string
=> spray, spraying
=> nose
=> step, stone's throw
=> little
=> shtik, shtick, schtik, schtick
=> tad, shade
=> minimum, lower limit
=> morsel
=> handful, smattering
=> couple
=> drop, drib, driblet
=> dollop
=> dreg
=> jack, doodly-squat, diddly-squat, diddlysquat, diddly-shit, diddlyshit, diddly, diddley, squat, shit
=> nip, shot
=> trace, hint, suggestion
=> shred, scintilla, whit, iota, tittle, smidgen, smidgeon, smidgin, smidge
=> tot
=> touch, hint, tinge, mite, pinch, jot, speck, soupcon
Sense 4
trace, hint, suggestion
> small indefinite quantity, small indefinite amount
=> helping, portion, serving
=> taste, mouthful
=> crumb
=> dab, splash, splatter
=> spot, bit
=> few
=> hair's-breadth, hairsbreadth, hair, whisker
=> modicum
=> scattering, sprinkling
=> shoestring, shoe string
=> spray, spraying
=> nose
=> step, stone's throw
=> little
=> shtik, shtick, schtik, schtick
=> tad, shade
=> minimum, lower limit
=> morsel
=> handful, smattering
=> couple
=> drop, drib, driblet
=> dollop
=> dreg
=> jack, doodly-squat, diddly-squat, diddlysquat, diddly-shit, diddlyshit, diddly, diddley, squat, shit
=> nip, shot
=> trace, hint, suggestion
=> shred, scintilla, whit, iota, tittle, smidgen, smidgeon, smidgin, smidge
=> tot
=> touch, hint, tinge, mite, pinch, jot, speck, soupcon
Sense 5
tip, lead, steer, confidential information, wind, hint
> guidance, counsel, counseling, counselling, direction
=> road map, guideline
=> career counseling
=> cynosure
=> genetic counseling
=> marriage counseling
=> tip, lead, steer, confidential information, wind, hint
Meronyms of noun hint
5 senses of hint
Holonyms of noun hint
Grep of noun hint
hint
hinterland
Antonyms of verb hint
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb hint
1 sense of hint
Sense 1
hint, suggest
=> convey, impart
=> communicate, intercommunicate
=> interact
=> act, move
Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb hint
1 sense of hint
Sense 1
hint, suggest
=> intimate, adumbrate, insinuate
=> clue in
=> allude, touch, advert
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb hint
1 sense of hint
Sense 1
hint, suggest
=> convey, impart
'Cause To' of verb hint
Derived Forms of verb hint
1 sense of hint
Sense 1
hint, suggest
RELATED TO>(noun) hint#5
=> tip, lead, steer, confidential information, wind, hint
RELATED TO>(noun) hint#2
=> hint, clue
RELATED TO>(noun) hint#1
=> hint, intimation, breath
Domain of verb hint
Domain Terms of verb hint
Familiarity of verb hint
hint used as a verb is very rare (polysemy count =1)
Sample Sentences of verb hint
1 sense of hint
Sense 1
hint, suggest
EX: They hint that there was a traffic accident
Coordinate Terms (sisters) of verb hint
1 sense of hint
Sense 1
hint, suggest
> convey, impart
=> thank, give thanks
=> hint, suggest
=> say
=> look
=> flash
=> breathe
=> express, show, evince
=> mean, intend
Synonyms (Grouped by Similarity of Meaning) of verb hint
Sense 1
hint, suggest
=> convey, impart
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Grep of verb hint
hint
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