Guide and Hint

Guide

Guide noun - One that accompanies another for protection, guidance, or as a courtesy.

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Hint and guide are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Hint" instead the word "Guide" as a noun or a verb.

Nearby Words: guidance, guided, guideline, guiding

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

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Guide and hint are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Guide" instead the word "Hint" as a noun or a verb.

Nearby Words: hinted, hinting

good	good guide	good hint
best	best guide	best hint
short	short guide	short hint
helpful	helpful guide	helpful hint
Other adjectives: actual, definite, real, massive, big, great, serious, huge, little, main, major, general, final, minor, visual, comic, biggest.

A guide for parents considering whether to let their kids see The Wicker Man (hint: no).

Source: Bread, Eggs, Milk, Squick
Guide Dang It: There's an in-game hint system, but the hints aren't always that useful.

Source: Video Game / Torin's Passage
Guide Dang It: To a slightly lesser extend than the previous games in the series, as this one makes use of the hint-system introduced in Machinarium.

Source: Video Game / Samorost

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