hint
I
noun
adumbration, allusion, clue, connotation, covert allusion, cue, faint outline, faint suggestion, foreshadowing, idea, implication, indication, indirect suggestion, inference, inkling, insinuation, intimation, significatio, slight indication, slight mention, suggestion, trace, vague impression, vague suggestion
II
verb
adumbrate, advert, allude, clue, connote, cue, give an inkling, imply, indicate, infer, insinuate, intimate, make an allusion, prompt, refer, significare, signify, subicere, suggest
associated concepts: disclosure
III
index
allude, clue, connotation, connote, guidance, implication (inference), indicant, indicate, indication, indicator, infer, inference, innuendo, insinuation, intimation, mention (reference), monition (warning), prompt, reference (allusion), remind, reminder, report (rumor), signify (denote), suggestion, suspicion (uncertainty), tip (clue)
Burton's Legal Thesaurus.
William C. Burton.
2006