Hints and Means

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Means and hints are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Means" instead a verb "Hints".

Means noun - How a result is obtained or an end is achieved.

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Hints and means are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Hints" instead a verb "Means".

Nearby Words: mean, meaning

This isn't entirely a bad thing, since it means much fewer curses and meddlesome faeries to deal with, but it also hints that Camelot has passed its peak and it's all downhill from here.

Source: Tabletop Game / Pendragon
Also, Prince Bladd has hints of this, though Vague Age means he may in fact be fairly young.

Source: Literature / Redwall
So basically, when the villain's name hints towards some sort of disaster in history, mythological monster, or just means something bad, this trope applies.

Source: Names to Run Away from Really Fast

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