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
5 Letter Words
hints 8 thins 8
4 Letter Words
hins 7 hint 7 hisn 7 hist 7 hits 7 shin 7 shit 7 sinh 7 sith 7 thin 7 this 7 nits 4 snit 4 tins 4
3 Letter Words
hin 6 his 6 hit 6 nth 6 ins 3 its 3 nit 3 sin 3 sit 3 tin 3 tis 3
2 Letter Words
hi 5 sh 5 in 2 is 2 it 2 si 2 ti 2
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