Hint and Look

Hint

Hint verb - To convey an idea indirectly.

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Look and hint are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Look" instead a verb "Hint".

Nearby Words: hinted, hinting

Look verb - To give the impression of being.

Usage example: it looks like it might rain

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Hint and look are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Hint" instead a verb "Look".

Nearby Words: lookout, looked, looker, looking, lookup

good	good hint	good look
nice	nice hint	nice look
long	long hint	long look
better	better hint	better look
Other adjectives: brief, short, single, real, big, great, serious, little, interesting, general, last, previous.

love	hint love	look love
appearance	hint appearance	look appearance
form	hint form	look form
house	hint house	look house
Other words: way, face, world, humans, times.

The Ninjas take the hint and look up... only for Spinelli to flatten them with a flying press.

Source: Death by Looking Up
A common subversion is to have them appear in the hands of someone who doesn't look like they could even pick it up as a hint that this person is much stronger than they look.

Source: Weapon of Choice
The First Doctor drops a heavy hint in one story that he doesn't really look like a human being.

Source: Aborted Arc

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