Hint and Key

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Hint

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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Key and hint are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Key" instead a noun "Hint".
Nearby Words: hinted, hinting

Key

Key noun - An explanatory list of the symbols on a map or chart.
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Hint and key are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Hint" instead a noun "Key".
Nearby Words: keyed, keyboard, keying

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single single hint single key
small small hint small key
actual actual hint actual key
real real hint real key
Other adjectives: large, big, main, important, major, possible, final, minor, extra, last, giant, red.

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  • Film / John Wick Similarly, the lyrics that play over certain key scenes often hint or highlight the actions therein.
    Source: Film / John Wick
  • Swallow the Key In Kiss Me Deadly, a woman with information the bad guys want is killed, but she leaves a hint with Mike Hammer that reveals she'd swallowed a key to finding the MacGuffin of the movie.
    Source: Swallow the Key
  • In Mega Man 5 his doppelganger Dark Man has a off-key version of the whistle, an early hint that he isn't who he says he is.
    Source: Leitmotif / Video Games
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