Hint
Hint noun - A very small amount.
Usage example: I detect just a hint of mint in the sauce
Ray
Ray noun - A very small amount.
Usage example: the tapping sound ceased, extinguishing the last ray of hope that the trapped miners were still alive
Hint is a synonym for ray in thing topic. You can use "Hint" instead a noun "Ray", if it concerns topics such as beam, trace, glimmer.
Nearby Words: rayed, raying, raye
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- However, the game ends with a ray of hope as MOMO is working to restore the UMN, Shion and the rest are on a quest for Lost Jerusalem (aka Earth), and a hint that they may find KOS-MOS again.
Source: Bittersweet Ending / Video Games -
The scene of Itsuki generating a massive ray of light from his weapon in the opening is the only hint to Stargazer, the Photon Art Itsuki uses to destroy Dark Falz Apprentice in the final episode.
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In the comic's present, the situation is complicated by Ray's discovery that he may have a hint of bisexuality in his nature.
Source: Webcomic / Sticky Dilly Buns
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Ray and Hint. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 16, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/hint/ray
Hint & Ray. N.p., 2016. Web. 16 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/hint/ray>.
Ray or Hint. 2016. Accessed August 16, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/hint/ray.
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