nnoun.communicationan indirect suggestionSynset:breath intimation
Examples:- not a breath of scandal ever touched her
Derivationally Related Form:hintintimate
Hypernyms:proffer proposition suggestion
Inherited Hypernyms:hintsuggestionproposalmessagecommunicationabstractionentity
nnoun.communicationa slight indicationSynset:clue
Derivationally Related Form:hint
Hypernyms:indicant indication
Inherited Hypernyms:hintindicationcommunicationabstractionentity
nnoun.quantitya slight but appreciable amountSynset:jot mite pinch soupcon speck tinge touch
Examples:- this dish could use a touch of garlic
Hypernyms:small indefinite amount small indefinite quantity
Inherited Hypernyms:touchsmall indefinite quantityindefinite quantitymeasureabstractionentity
Direct Hyponyms:snuff
nnoun.quantitya just detectable amountSynset:suggestion tint trace
Examples:- he speaks French with a trace of an accent
- a hint mockery in her manner
- a tint of glamour
Derivationally Related Form:trace
Hypernyms:small indefinite amount small indefinite quantity
Inherited Hypernyms:tracesmall indefinite quantityindefinite quantitymeasureabstractionentity
Direct Hyponyms:spark
nnoun.communicationan indication of potential opportunitySynset:confidential information lead steer tip wind
Examples:- he got a tip on the stock market
- a good lead for a job
Derivationally Related Form:hinttipsteertipster
Hypernyms:counsel counseling counselling direction guidance
Inherited Hypernyms:tipguidancemessagecommunicationabstractionentity
vverb.communicationdrop a hint; intimate by a hintSynset:suggest
Derivationally Related Form:hintsuggestiblesuggestersuggestion
Hypernyms:convey
Inherited Hypernyms:hintconveyimparttellinformcommunicateinteractact
Direct Hyponyms:adumbrateadvertalludeclue ininsinuateintimatetouch
Full Troponyms:alludeclue inintimate
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s | Somebody ---s that CLAUSE | Somebody ---s PP | They --- that there was a traffic accident (apply to: hint, suggest)