Hint
Hint verb - To convey an idea indirectly.
State
State verb - To convey in appropriate or telling terms.
Usage example: please state the vehicle's mechanical problem as clearly and briefly as possible
How words are described
| good | good hint | good state |
| single | single hint | single state |
| small | small hint | small state |
| general | general hint | general state |
| Other adjectives: final, next, last, previous, red. | ||
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
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Comments by his Time Abyss collaborator hint that this used to be the default state of things before the Walls were created.
Source: Hell on Earth -
This may be a subtle hint that the Taggart ending was eventually the canon one, considering the state of things in the original game.
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Jitter Cam: Used abundantly in "Both Sides Now" as a hint that House's mental state is not quite what it seems.
Source: Series / House
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