Context and Hint

Context

Context noun - The circumstances, conditions, or objects by which one is surrounded.

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Hint and context are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Hint" instead a noun "Context".

Nearby Words: contexture, contextual

Hint noun - A slight or indirect pointing to something (as a solution or explanation).

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Context and hint are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Context" instead a noun "Hint".

Nearby Words: hinted, hinting

better	better context	better hint
obvious	obvious context	obvious hint
actual	actual context	actual hint
real	real context	real hint
Other adjectives: serious, little, important, further, visual, earlier, previous.

Beside the historical context, the game's story is very thin, but more can be deduced thanks to the hint scrolls.

Source: Video Game / L'Abbaye des Morts
No translations are offered note except in the booklet for the soundtrack CD, but the tone and context of the songs at least hint at their meanings.

Source: Western Animation / The Prince of Egypt
Careful examination of the Latin language will reveal that the second word is translated as distain, which means "to discolor" or "to sully," and thus makes no sense in this context, although it may be a hint that Sandow isn't actually as smart as he presents himself to be.

Source: Wrestling / Damien Sandow

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