hint : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: hint	by the DICT Development Group
5 results for hint
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
hint n an indirect suggestion; "not a breath of scandal ever touched her" Synonym(s): hint, intimation, breath a slight indication Synonym(s): hint, clue a slight but appreciable amount; "this dish could use a touch of garlic" Synonym(s): touch, hint, tinge, mite, pinch, jot, speck, soupcon a just detectable amount; "he speaks French with a trace of an accent" Synonym(s): trace, hint, suggestion an indication of potential opportunity; "he got a tip on the stock market"; "a good lead for a job" Synonym(s): tip, lead, steer, confidential information, wind, hint v drop a hint; intimate by a hint Synonym(s): hint, suggest
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Hint \Hint\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Hinted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Hinting}.] [OE. henten, hinten, to seize, to catch, AS. hentan to pursue, take, seize; or Icel. ymta to mutter, ymtr a muttering, Dan. ymte to whisper. [root]36. Cf. {Hent}.] To bring to mind by a slight mention or remote allusion; to suggest in an indirect manner; as, to hint a suspicion. Just hint a fault and hesitate dislike. --Pope. Syn: To suggest; intimate; insinuate; imply.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Hint \Hint\, v. i. To make an indirect reference, suggestion, or allusion; to allude vaguely to something. We whisper, and hint, and chuckle. --Tennyson. {To hint at}, to allude to lightly, indirectly, or cautiously. Syn: To allude; refer; glance; touch.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Hint \Hint\, n. A remote allusion; slight mention; intimation; insinuation; a suggestion or reminder, without a full declaration or explanation; also, an occasion or motive. Our hint of woe Is common. --Shak. The hint malevolent, the look oblique. --Hannah More. Syn: Suggestion; allusion. See {Suggestion}.
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
HINT Hierarchical Information NeTs. A language for the {CDC 3600}. ["HINT: A Graph Processing Language", R.D. Hart, Michigan State U, Apr 1970]. (1994-12-07)