HINTS

Noun

hints

plural of hint

Verb

hints

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of hint

Anagrams

• hist. n., thins, this'n

Source: Wiktionary

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HINT

Hint, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Hinted; p. pr. & vb. n. Hinting.] Etym: [OE. henten, hinten, to seize, to catch, AS. hentan to pursue, take, seize; or Icel. ymta to mutter, ymtr a muttering, Dan. ymte to whisper. sq. root36. Cf. Hent.]

Definition: To bring to mind by a slight mention or remote allusion; to suggest in an indirect manner; as, to hint a suspicion. Just hint a fault and hesitate dislike. Pope.

Syn.

– To suggest; intimate; insinuate; imply.

Hint, v. i.

Definition: To make an indirect reference, suggestion, or allusion; to allude vaguely to something. We whisper, and hint, and chuckle. Tennyson. To hint at, to allude to lightly, indirectly, or cautiously.

Syn.

– To allude; refer; glance; touch.

Hint, n.

Definition: A remote allusion; slight mention; intimation; insinuation; a suggestion or reminder, without a full declaration or explanation; also, an occasion or motive. Our hint of woe Is common. Shak. The hint malevolent, the look oblique. Hannah M

Syn.

– Suggestion; allusion. See Suggestion.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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