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Nouns (35)

n. 100 at equal 1 kip in Laos

n. IBM personal computer or compatible

hint, tip

n. an indication of potential opportunity; "he got a tip on the stock market"; "a good lead for a job"

hint, clue

n. a slight indication

astatine, At, atomic number 85

n. a highly unstable radioactive element (the heaviest of the halogen series); a decay product of uranium and thorium

breath, hint, intimation

n. an indirect suggestion; "not a breath of scandal ever touched her"

suggestion, trace, hint

n. a just detectable amount; "he speaks French with a trace of an accent"

strudel, at, @, at sign, commercial at, "at" sign, at-sign

n. a character used in electronic mail adresses to separate the addressee from the host name

wind, lead, steer, hint, tip, confidential information

n. an indication of potential opportunity; "he got a tip on the stock market"; "a good lead for a job"

pinch, touch, mite, hint, jot, speck, soupcon

n. a slight but appreciable addition; "this dish could use a touch of garlic"

Verbs (2)

hint, suggest

v. drop a hint; intimate by a hint

Adverbs (0)

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Fuzzynyms (135)

thought, idea

n. the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about; "it was not a good idea"; "the thought never entered my mind"

import, significance, implication

n. a meaning that is not expressly stated but can be inferred; "the significance of his remark became clear only later"; "the expectation was spread both by word and by implication"

gleam, gleaming, glimmer

n. a flash of light (especially reflected light)

conception, concept

n. an abstract or general idea inferred or derived from specific instances

notion, whimsy, whimsey, whim

n. an odd or fanciful or capricious idea; "the theatrical notion of disguise is associated with disaster in his stories"; "he had a whimsy about flying to the moon"; "whimsy can be humorous to someone with time to enjoy it"

feeling, impression, notion, belief

n. a vague idea in which some confidence is placed; "his impression of her was favorable"; "what are your feelings about the crisis?"; "it strengthened my belief in his sincerity"; "I had a feeling that she was lying"

substance, center, sum, centre, core, essence, heart, inwardness, marrow, kernel, gist, meat, nub, pith, nitty-gritty

n. the choicest or most essential or most vital part of some idea or experience; "the gist of the prosecutor's argument"; "the heart and soul of the Republican Party"; "the nub of the story"

hunch, suspicion, intuition

n. an impression that something might be the case; "he had an intuition that something had gone wrong"

undertone, undercurrent

n. a subdued emotional quality underlying an utterance; implicit meaning

indicator

n. a signal for attracting attention

sign, signal, signaling, signalling

n. any communication that encodes a message; "signals from the boat suddenly stopped"

omen, portent, presage, prognostic, foreboding

n. a sign of something about to happen; "he looked for an omen before going into battle"

wind, lead, steer, hint, tip, confidential information

n. an indication of potential opportunity; "he got a tip on the stock market"; "a good lead for a job"

suggestion, trace, hint

n. a just detectable amount; "he speaks French with a trace of an accent"

insinuation, innuendo

n. an indirect (and usually malicious) implication

refinement, shade, subtlety, nicety, nuance

n. a subtle difference in meaning or opinion or attitude; "without understanding the finer nuances you can't enjoy the humor"; "don't argue about shades of meaning"

import, significance, meaning, signification

n. the message that is intended or expressed or signified; "what is the meaning of this sentence"; "the significance of a red traffic light"; "the signification of Chinese characters"; "the import of his announcement was ambiguous"

indication

n. something that serves to indicate or suggest; "an indication of foul play"; "indications of strain"; "symptoms are the prime indicants of disease"

evidence

n. (law) all the means by which any alleged matter of fact whose truth is investigated at judicial trial is established or disproved

admonition, warning, word of advice

n. cautionary advice about something imminent (especially imminent danger)

reference, mention

n. a remark that calls attention to something or someone; "she made frequent mention of her promotion"; "there was no mention of it"; "the speaker made several references to his wife"

implication, implicating

n. an accusation that brings into intimate and usually incriminating connection

breath, hint, intimation

n. an indirect suggestion; "not a breath of scandal ever touched her"

insinuation, innuendo

n. an indirect (and usually malicious) implication

crumb

n. small piece of e.g. bread or cake

refinement, shade, subtlety, nicety, nuance

n. a subtle difference in meaning or opinion or attitude; "without understanding the finer nuances you can't enjoy the humor"; "don't argue about shades of meaning"

suggestion, proposition, proffer

n. a proposal offered for acceptance or rejection; "it was a suggestion we couldn't refuse"

overtone

n. (usually plural) an ulterior implicit meaning or quality; "overtones of despair"

sense, connotation, intension

n. what you must know in order to determine the reference of an expression

hint, clue

n. a slight indication

lesson, example, deterrent example, object lesson

n. punishment intended as a warning to others; "they decided to make an example of him"

cue, clue, clew

n. evidence that helps to solve a problem

trace, shadow, vestige

n. a clue that something has been present

practice, practise, pattern

n. a customary way of operation or behavior; "it is their practice to give annual raises"; "they changed their dietary pattern"

whisper

n. speaking softly without vibration of the vocal cords

crumb

n. small piece of e.g. bread or cake

particle, speck, atom, molecule, mote

n. (nontechnical usage) a tiny piece of anything

allusion

n. passing reference or indirect mention

insinuation, innuendo

n. an indirect (and usually malicious) implication

undertone, tinge

n. a pale or subdued color

trifle

n. sponge cake spread with jam and soaked in wine; served with a custard sauce

imply, indicate by inference

v. suggest as a logically necessary consequence; in logic

show, point, indicate, point to, point out

v. indicate a place, direction, person, or thing; either spatially or figuratively; "I showed the customer the glove section"; "He pointed to the empty parking space"; "he indicated his opponents"

indicate, suggest

v. suggest the necessity of an intervention; in medicine; "Tetracycline is indicated in such cases"

cue, prompt, remind

v. assist (somebody acting or reciting) by suggesting the next words of something forgotten or imperfectly learned

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