Hint
Make
Make verb - To give the impression of being.
Usage example: the family made merry despite their financial worries
How words are described
| good | good hint | good make |
| nice | nice hint | nice make |
| best | best hint | best make |
| better | better hint | better make |
| Other adjectives: common, short, direct, single, obvious, blatant, small, actual, real, large, big, great, huge, little, main, major, useful, possible, last. | ||
Common collocations
| love | hint love | make love |
| sense | hint sense | make sense |
| connection | hint connection | make connection |
| life | hint life | make life |
| Other words: reference, point, appearance, way, example, world. | ||
Both words in one sentence
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So she decides it would make her sound "too desperate" and instead resorts to dropping hint after hint, trying to get the guy to chase her.
Source: No Guy Wants to Be Chased - To make matters worse, the Tiger Dojo, instead of giving you a hint as what to do, praises you for beating Saber on your own.
Source: Unwinnable by Design -
And the only hint the game gives you as to how to make them let you pass is when they say "Gee I'm thirsty, though..."
Source: NPC Roadblock
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