NOUN
  • Definition - A clue.
  • Example - I needed a hint to complete the crossword.
  • Definition - A tacit suggestion that avoids a direct statement.
  • Example - He gave me a hint that my breath smelt.
  • Definition - A small, barely detectable amount of.
  • Example - I could taste a hint of lemon in the wine.
  • Definition - Information in a computer-based font that suggests how the outlines of the font's glyphs should be distorted in order to produce, at specific sizes, a visually appealing pixel-based rendering. Also known as hinting.
  • Example - This font does not scale well; at small point sizes it has no hinting at all, and the hints that it has for the 10- and 12-point letter 'g' still need work.
  • Definition - An opportunity; occasion; fit time.
  • Example - This font does not scale well; at small point sizes it has no hinting at all, and the hints that it has for the 10- and 12-point letter 'g' still need work.
VERB
  • Definition - To suggest tacitly without a direct statement; to provide a clue.
  • Example - She hinted at the possibility of a recount of the votes.
  • Definition - To bring to mind by a slight mention or remote allusion; to suggest in an indirect manner.
  • Example - to hint a suspicion
  • Definition - To develop and add hints to a font.
  • Example - The typographer worked all day on hinting her new font so it would look good on computer screens.
Words in your word
4 Letter Words
hint 7 thin 7
3 Letter Words
hin 6 hit 6 nth 6 nit 3 tin 3
2 Letter Words
hi 5 in 2 it 2 ti 2
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