Hint and Purpose

Hint

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

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

Nearby Words: hinted, hinting

Purpose noun - Something that one hopes or intends to accomplish.

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

good	good hint	good purpose
clear	clear hint	clear purpose
better	better hint	better purpose
common	common hint	common purpose
Other adjectives: single, obvious, actual, real, little, main, important, major, useful, general, possible, final, explicit, further.

Since Peace Diner serves no other purpose, it's hinted early on that it acts as a place where you can get hints from your party members, and in that sense is like the hint stand from EarthBound.

Source: Video Game / Persona
Here, he's fleshed out and given purpose, in a way we've seen no hint of in canon but at the same time is entirely possible.

Source: Fanfic Recs / Glee
There are no places that even so much as hint at serving the purpose of worship, other than the Temple of Time, which has an altar and the Triforce symbol.

Source: No OSHA Compliance

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