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hint noun adumbration, allusion, clue, connotation, covert allusion, cue, faint outline, faint suggestion, idea, implication, indication, indirect suggession, inference, inkling, insinuation, intimation, significatio, slight indication, slight mention, suggestion, trace, vague impression, vague suggestion

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hint verb adumbrate, advert, allude, clue, connote, cue, give an inkling, imply, indicate, infer, insinuate, intimate, make an allusion, prompt, refer, significare, signify, subicere, suggest
Associated concepts: disclosure

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See also: allude, clue, connotation, connote, denote, guidance, implication, indicant, indicate, indication, indicator, infer, inference, innuendo, insinuation, intimation, mention, monition, prompt, reference, remind, reminder, report, signify, suggestion, suspicion, tip, uncertainty, warning