[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

hint \hint\ hi^nt, v. t. imp.  p. p. hinted; p. pr. 
   vb. n. hinting. 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. root36. cf.
   hent.
   to bring to mind by a slight mention or remote allusion; to
   suggest in an indirect manner; as, to hint a suspicion.
   1913 webster

         just hint a fault and hesitate dislike.  --pope.

   syn: to suggest; intimate; insinuate; imply.
        1913 webster
see also:
hinted hinting hent 

[2] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

hint \hint\, v. i.
   to make an indirect reference, suggestion, or allusion; to
   allude vaguely to something.
   1913 webster

         we whisper, and hint, and chuckle.       --tennyson.
   1913 webster

   to hint at, to allude to lightly, indirectly, or
      cautiously.

   syn: to allude; refer; glance; touch.
        1913 webster
see also:
to hint at 

[3] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

hint \hint\, n.
   a remote allusion; slight mention; intimation; insinuation; a
   suggestion or reminder, without a full declaration or
   explanation; also, an occasion or motive.
   1913 webster

         our hint of woe
         is common.                               --shak.
   1913 webster

         the hint malevolent, the look oblique.   --hannah more.

   syn: suggestion; allusion. see suggestion.
        1913 webster
see also:
suggestion 

[4] : WordNet (r) 2.0

hint
     n 1: an indirect suggestion; "not a breath of scandal ever
          touched her" syn: intimation, breath
     2: a slight indication syn: clue
     3: a slight but appreciable addition; "this dish could use a
        touch of garlic" syn: touch, tinge, mite, pinch,
        jot, speck, soupcon
     4: a just detectable amount; "he speaks french with a trace of
        an accent" syn: trace, suggestion
     5: an indication of potential opportunity; "he got a tip on the
        stock market"; "a good lead for a job" syn: tip, lead,
         steer, confidential information, wind
     v : drop a hint; intimate by a hint syn: suggest
see also:
intimation breath clue touch tinge mite 
pinch jot speck soupcon trace 
suggestion tip lead steer confidential information 
wind suggest 

[5] : Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0

260 moby thesaurus words for "hint":
   admonishment, admonition, adumbrate, adumbration, advert, advice,
   aide-memoire, alarm, allegorize, allegory, allude, allude to,
   allusion, angle, arcane meaning, argue, assistance, assume,
   assumption, augur, bare suggestion, be indicative of,
   be significant of, be symptomatic of, beg, bespeak, betoken,
   bid fair, breath, bring to mind, broad hint, cast, catchword,
   caution, caveat, characterization, characterize, clue, coax,
   coloration, connotation, connote, cue, cue word, dash, denominate,
   denomination, denotation, denote, designation, deterrent example,
   differentiate, differentiation, direction, disclose, disclosure,
   display, divine, drop a hint, entail, evidence, example, express,
   expression, final notice, final warning, fingering, fish, flapper,
   foreshadow, foretoken, gentle hint, gesture, give a hint,
   give evidence, give prospect of, give the cue, give token,
   glance at, gleam, glimmer, glimmering, half an idea, hazy idea,
   help, highlight, hint at, hold out hope, hot lead, idea,
   identification, identify, implicate, implication, implied meaning,
   imply, import, importune, impression, index, indicate, indication,
   indicativeness, infer, inference, infusion, inkling, innuendo,
   insinuate, insinuation, inspiration, intimate, intimation, involve,
   ironic suggestion, jogger, key, key word, kick, lead, lesson, lick,
   look, make fair promise, make likely, manifest, manifestation,
   mark, mean, mean to say, meaning, memorandum, mention, mere notion,
   metaphorical sense, monition, moral, naming, nod, note, notice,
   notification, notion, nuance, nudge, object lesson, occult meaning,
   overtone, particle, picking out, plead, point indirectly to,
   point to, pointer, pointing, pointing out, pointing to, prefigure,
   preindicate, presign, presignal, presignify, press, presume,
   presumption, presuppose, presupposition, pretypify, promise,
   prompt, prompter, prompting, raise expectation, refer, remembrance,
   remembrancer, reminder, reveal, sauce, scent, scintilla, seasoning,
   seek, selection, shade, shadow, shadow forth, show, showing, sign,
   signal, signification, signify, sip, smack, smattering, smell,
   sneaking suspicion, solicit, soupcon, spark, specification, spell,
   spice, spoor, sprinkling, stand fair to, stand for, strain, streak,
   subsense, subsidiary sense, suggest, suggestion, sup, suppose,
   supposition, suspicion, symbolism, symptom, symptomaticness,
   symptomatize, symptomize, taint, take for granted, taste, telltale,
   tempering, testify, thought, threat, tickler, tinct, tincture,
   tinge, tint, tip, tip off, tip-off, token, touch, trace, track,
   trifle, twang, typify, ultimatum, undercurrent, undermeaning,
   undertone, vague idea, vein, verbum sapienti, vestige, warning,
   warning piece, whiff, whisper, wind, wink

[6] : Virtual Entity of Relevant Acronyms (Version 1.9, June 2002)

hint
     hierarchical integration benchmark
     
     

[7] : The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (27 SEP 03)

hint
     
        hierarchical information nets.
     
        a language for the cdc 3600.
     
        "hint: a graph processing language", r.d. hart, michigan
        state u, apr 1970.
     
        1994-12-07
     
     
see also:
cdc 3600 

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