hint
noun
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
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- adjective
- adverb
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
an indirect suggestion
not a breath of scandal ever touched her
Types & categories
- proffer hypernym
Related & opposite
Sense 2 verb
drop a hint; intimate by a hint
Types & categories
Related & opposite
- steer derivation
- clue derivation
- proffer derivation
- intimation derivation
- proposer derivation
- suggestible derivation
Sense 3 noun
a slight indication
Types & categories
- indication hypernym
Related & opposite
- hint derivation
Sense 4 noun
a slight but appreciable amount
this dish could use a touch of garlic
Types & categories
- small indefinite quantity hypernym
- snuff hyponym
Sense 5 noun
a just detectable amount
he speaks French with a trace of an accent
Types & categories
- small indefinite quantity hypernym
- spark hyponym
Related & opposite
- trace derivation
Sense 6 noun
an indication of potential opportunity
he got a tip on the stock market
Types & categories
- guidance hypernym
Related & opposite
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | hint |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | intimate |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | proffer |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | steer |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | clue |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | proffer |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | intimation |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | proposer |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | suggestible |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | convey |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | intimate |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | clue in |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | allude |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | hint |
| 3 | hypernym | Types & categories | indication |
| 4 | hypernym | Types & categories | small indefinite quantity |
| 4 | hyponym | Types & categories | snuff |
| 5 | derivation | Related & opposite | trace |
| 5 | hypernym | Types & categories | small indefinite quantity |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | spark |
| 6 | derivation | Related & opposite | tipster |
| 6 | derivation | Related & opposite | tip off |
| 6 | derivation | Related & opposite | hint |
| 6 | derivation | Related & opposite | steer |
| 6 | hypernym | Types & categories | guidance |