Hint and Object

Hint

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

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

Nearby Words: hinted, hinting

Object noun - Something material that can be perceived by the senses.

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

long	long hint	long object
common	common hint	common object
direct	direct hint	direct object
single	single hint	single object
Other adjectives: obvious, small, actual, real, massive, large, big, tiny, main, important, given.

Yet even in works which employ Time Travel, an object that "doesn't belong" is a big hint that something's amiss.

Source: Anachronistic Clue
When you have to find that damn wrench, the in-game hint mentions that there's a gleaming object somewhere on the screen.

Source: Video Game / Torin's Passage
In the released version, the easter egg was moved to an actual level, and shooting the object in the start level displays an optional hint about its location.

Source: Development Gag

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