Hint and Reading

Hint

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

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

Nearby Words: hinted, hinting

Reading noun - A presentation of an artistic work (as a piece of music) from a particular point of view.

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Hint and reading are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Hint" instead a noun "Reading".

Nearby Words: read, reader, readable, readout, readability

good	good hint	good reading
clear	clear hint	clear reading
common	common hint	common reading
brief	brief hint	brief reading
Other adjectives: short, obvious, heavy, actual, great, little, main, interesting, possible, further, last, comic, red.

This is a subtle hint about Doc realizing that the status quo timeline has been deeply changed already so reading Marty's letter would be now a less game-breaker thing for him.

Source: Film / Back to the Future
Red Herring: In Lemuria, reading a dog's mind provides a hint to dig around for buried items.

Source: Video Game / Golden Sun: The Lost Age
This is a big hint to Sam the dog's true nature when meeting with him shortly after reading the sign.

Source: Video Game / The Walking Dead

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