Hint and Idea

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

Usage example: can't you give me some hint as to where you're taking me?

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Idea is a synonym for hint in indication topic. In some cases you can use "Idea" instead a noun "Hint", when it comes to topics like implication.

Nearby Words: hinted, hinting

Idea noun - Something imagined or pictured in the mind.

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Hint is a synonym for idea in impression topic. Sometimes you can use "Hint" instead a noun "Idea", if it concerns topics such as implication, or.

Nearby Words: ideal, ideation

good	good hint	good idea
nice	nice hint	nice idea
clear	clear hint	clear idea
best	best hint	best idea
Other adjectives: better, common, single, actual, real, big, great, little, main, interesting, early, vague, general, possible, mere, slightest, next, faintest.

Compare and contrast with Father Dougal's idea of a subtle hint in Father Ted — writing what he wants on a banner that covers most of the parochial house.

Source: Hint Dropping
If you choose Wait you'll get a subtle hint that waiting isn't such a good idea, then another option of "Use Talisman" or "Wait".

Source: Video Game / Mad Maze
Shout-Out: The veiled hint about Lord Blackstock's early love life doubles as a reference to a similar idea in Philip José Farmer's novel Tarzan Alive.

Source: Comic Book / Planetary

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