English words for 'To take a hint.'
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verb
noun
- A hint or intimation.
- The name of the Latin script letter Q/q.
- An action or event that is a signal for somebody to do something.
- (sports, billiards, snooker, pool) A straight tapering stick used to hit the balls in various games.
- The last words of a play actor's speech, serving as an intimation for the next actor to speak; any word or words which serve to remind an actor to speak or to do something; a catchword.
- (electronics, computing) A marker or signal that triggers something, such as the start of an audio recording.
- evidence that helps to solve a problem
- an actor's line that immediately precedes and serves as a reminder for some action or speech
- sports implement consisting of a tapering rod used to strike a cue ball in pool or billiards
- a stimulus that provides information about what to do
verb
- (by extension) To spark or provoke.
- To give someone a cue signal.
- To form into a cue; to braid; to twist.
- (sports, billiards, snooker, pool) To take aim on the cue ball with the cue and hit it.
- assist (somebody acting or reciting) by suggesting the next words of something forgotten or imperfectly learned
verb
noun
- a slight indication
- Insight or understanding ("to have a clue [about]" or "to have clue". See have a clue, clue stick)
- (crosswording) The text that indicates an answer in a crossword puzzle.
- An object or a kind of indication which may be used as evidence.
- Information which may lead one to a certain point or conclusion.
- evidence that helps to solve a problem
noun
- A clue.
- a slight indication
- A small, barely detectable amount.
- An implicit suggestion that avoids a direct statement.
- (databases) An instruction to the database engine as to how a query should be executed, for example whether to use an index or not.
- (computing) 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; an instance of hinting.
- a just detectable amount
- an indirect suggestion
- an indication of potential opportunity
- a slight but appreciable amount
verb
intj
verb
- To infer.
- (grammar, ergative) To admit of grammatical analysis.
- (transitive) To translate.
- (transitive) To interpret (something) to another or publicly, explain the meaning of (something, usually language).
- (transitive) To understand (something) as meaning, to take to mean.
- (grammar, transitive) To analyze the grammatical structure of a clause or sentence; to parse.
- make sense of; assign a meaning to
noun
noun
- A glimpse or glance.
- The act of quickly closing both eyes and opening them again.
- (nautical) The dazzling whiteness about the horizon caused by the reflection of light from fields of ice at sea; iceblink
- (figuratively) The time needed to close and reopen one's eyes.
- (computing) A text formatting feature that causes text to disappear and reappear as a form of visual emphasis.
- (video games) An ability that allows teleporting, mostly for short distances
- (UK, dialect) gleam; glimmer; sparkle
- (sports, in the plural) Boughs cast where deer are to pass, in order to turn or check them.
- a reflex that closes and opens the eyes rapidly
verb
- (in negative constructions) To have the slightest doubt, hesitation or remorse.
- (hyperbolic) To perform the smallest action that could solicit a response.
- To wink; to twinkle with, or as with, the eye.
- To turn slightly sour, or blinky, as beer, milk, etc.
- To flash headlights on a car at.
- To shine, especially with intermittent light; to twinkle; to flicker; to glimmer, as a lamp.
- To send a signal with a lighting device.
- (transitive) To close and reopen one's eyes to remove (something) from on or around the eyes.
- To see with the eyes half shut, or indistinctly and with frequent winking, as a person with weak eyes.
- To flash on and off at regular intervals.
- (science fiction, video games) To teleport, mostly for short distances.
- (intransitive) To close and reopen both eyes quickly.
- (transitive) To shut the eyes to (something); to evade, ignore.
- gleam or glow intermittently
- keep back by blinking
- briefly shut the eyes
adj
- Very close to finding or guessing something to be found or guessed.
- (not comparable, slang, of a draft or check) Not covered by funds on account.
- Fresh; just released.
- (acoustics) Loud, producing a strong electric signal for the amplifier or other sound equipment.
- (of a person or animal) Feeling the sensation of heat, especially to the point of discomfort.
- (slang, of bodily fluids) Containing drugs.
- (slang) Extremely attracted to. [with for]
- Of great current interest; provoking current debate or controversy.
- Feverish; feeling a high fever.
- (slang) Used to emphasize the short duration or small quantity of something
- (slang) Stolen.
- (of an object) Having or giving off a high temperature.
- (US, not comparable) Electrically charged.
- (colloquial, of a person) Very physically or sexually attractive.
- (slang) Sexually aroused; randy.
- Popular; in demand.
- Performing strongly; having repeated successes.
- (slang) Characterized by police presence or activity.
- (of a temper) Easily provoked to anger.
- (informal) Very good, remarkable, exciting.
- Uncomfortable, difficult to deal with; awkward, dangerous, unpleasant.
- (slang, of a vehicle or aircraft) Extremely fast or with great speed.
- (of food) Spicy, pungent, piquant, as some chilis and other spices are.
- (colloquial) Sexual or sexy; involving sexual intercourse or sexual excitement.
- (informal) Radioactive.
- Active, in use or ready for use (like a bullet or a firing range), turned on (like a microphone or camera).
- very good; often used in the negative
- recently stolen or smuggled
- marked by excited activity
- of a seeker; very near to the object sought
- newest or most recent
- having or showing great eagerness or enthusiasm
- sexually excited or exciting
- very fast; capable of quick response and great speed
- charged or energized with electricity
- (color) bold and intense
- wanted by the police
- (extended meanings, especially of psychological heat) marked by intensity or vehemence especially of passion or enthusiasm
- producing a burning sensation on the taste nerves
- made recently
- very unpleasant or even dangerous
- having or bringing unusually good luck
- having or dealing with dangerously high levels of radioactivity
- performed or performing with unusually great skill and daring and energy
- characterized by violent and forceful activity or movement; very intense
- very popular or successful
- used of physical heat; having a high or higher than desirable temperature or giving off heat or feeling or causing a sensation of heat or burning
adv
noun
verb
verb
noun
noun
- A slight sign of something; a burst, a glimpse, a hint.
- (sports, chiefly US, slang) A failure to hit a ball in various sports (for example, golf); a miss.
- A flag used as a signal.
- A characteristic quality of something; a flavour, a savour, a taste.
- A sound like that of air passing through a small opening; a short or soft whistle.
- A short inhalation or exhalation of breath, especially when accompanied by smoke from a cigarette or pipe.
- A slight attack or touch.
- A small quantity of cloud, smoke, vapour, etc.; specifically (obsolete), chiefly in take the whiff: a puff of tobacco smoke.
- An odour (usually unpleasant) carried briefly through the air.
- A brief, gentle breeze; a light gust of air; a waft.
- (baseball) From the batter's perspective: a strike.
- (nautical) An outrigged boat for one person propelled by oar.
- Any of a number of flatfish such as (dated) the lemon sole (Microstomus kitt) and now, especially, the megrim (Lepidorhombus whiffiagonis) and (with a descriptive word) a species of large-tooth flounder or sand flounder (family Paralichthyidae).
- a short light gust of air
- a lefteye flounder found in coastal waters from New England to Brazil
- a strikeout resulting from the batter swinging at and missing the ball for the third strike
adj
intj
verb
- To say (something) with an exhalation of breath.
- (video games) In fighting games, to execute a move that fails to hit the opponent.
- (US, chiefly sports) Especially in baseball or golf: to completely miss hitting a ball; hence (baseball), of a batter: to strike out; to fan.
- To carry or convey (something) by, or as by, a whiff or puff of air; to blow, puff, or waft away.
- (fishing) To catch fish by dragging a handline near the surface of the water from a moving boat.
- To smell; to sniff.
- (US, baseball) Of a pitcher: to strike out (a batter); to fan.
- To inhale or exhale (smoke from tobacco, etc.) from a cigarette, pipe, or other smoking implement; to smoke (a cigarette, pipe, etc.); to puff.
- (by extension) To fail spectacularly.
- To be carried, or move as if carried, by a puff of air; to waft.
- To breathe in or sniff (an odour); to smell.
- To smoke a cigarette, pipe, or other smoking implement.
- To move in a way that causes a light gust of air, or a whistling sound.
- To give off or have an unpleasant smell; to stink.
- strike out by swinging and missing the pitch charged as the third
- utter with a puff of air
- perceive by inhaling through the nose
- smoke and exhale strongly
- drive or carry as if by a puff of air
noun
noun
verb
- (transitive) To cause or generate; to bring about.
- (transitive, chemistry) To isolate (a substance) from a compound; to extract.
- (transitive) To draw out or bring forth from some basic or potential state; to elicit, to develop.
- (transitive) To infer or deduce (a result, theory etc.) from existing data or premises.
- deduce (a principle) or construe (a meaning)
- develop or evolve from a latent or potential state
verb
- drop a hint; intimate by a hint
- imply as a possibility
- call to mind
- make a proposal, declare a plan for something
- (transitive) To explicitly mention (something) as a possibility for consideration, often to recommend it.
- (transitive) To cause one to suppose (something); to bring to one's mind the idea (of something).
- (transitive) To imply but stop short of explicitly stating (something).
noun
- An indistinct sign of something; a glimpse or hint.
- A look of joy or liveliness on one's face.
- A bright, but intermittent or short-lived, appearance of something.
- (countable) An appearance of light, especially one which is indistinct or small, or short-lived.
- an appearance of reflected light
- a flash of light (especially reflected light)
verb
- To shine, especially in an indistinct or intermittent manner; to glisten, to glitter.
- (transitive) Chiefly in conjunction with an adverb: to cause (light) to shine.
- (figuratively) To be strongly but briefly apparent.
- to shine with faint or brief light
- shine brightly, like a star or a light
- be shiny, as if wet
verb
- To hint; to suggest tacitly (usually something bad) while avoiding a direct statement.
- (rare) To creep, wind, or flow into; to enter gently, slowly, or imperceptibly, as into crevices.
- (figurative, by extension) To ingratiate; to obtain access to or introduce something by subtle, cunning or artful means.
- introduce or insert (oneself) in a subtle manner
- give to understand
noun
- A subtle allusion.
- (chiefly British, slang) Synonym of periwinkle (“type of mollusk”).
- A brief period of sleep; especially forty winks.
- A brief time; an instant.
- An act of winking (a blinking of only one eye), or a message sent by winking.
- (tiddlywinks) Synonym of tiddlywink (“small disc used in the game of tiddlywinks”).
- The smallest possible amount.
- closing one eye quickly as a signal
- a reflex that closes and opens the eyes rapidly
- a very short time (as the time it takes the eye to blink or the heart to beat)
verb
- (intransitive) To close one's eyes.
- (intransitive) To gleam fitfully or intermittently; to twinkle; to flicker.
- (intransitive) To close one's eyes quickly and involuntarily; to blink.
- (transitive, intransitive) To blink with only one eye as a message, signal, or suggestion, usually with an implication of conspiracy. (When transitive, the object may be the eye being winked, or the message being conveyed.)
- (intransitive) Usually followed by at: to look the other way, to turn a blind eye.
- gleam or glow intermittently
- keep back by blinking
- signal by winking
- briefly shut the eyes
verb
- To guess; to light upon or discover.
- (backgammon) To take up, or replace by a piece belonging to the opposing player; said of a single unprotected piece on a point.
- (transitive) To affect negatively.
- (transitive, US, slang) To have sex with.
- (figurative, ambitransitive) To affect someone, as if dealing a blow to that person.
- (figuratively) To attack.
- (transitive, slang) To kill a person, usually on the instructions of a third party.
- (intransitive, baseball) To come up to bat.
- (intransitive) To meet or reach what was aimed at or desired; to succeed, often by luck.
- (transitive, colloquial) To switch on or switch off (lights).
- (transitive, informal) To reach or achieve.
- (transitive) To activate a button or key by pressing and releasing it.
- (transitive) To administer a blow to, directly or with a weapon or missile.
- (transitive) To come into contact with forcefully and suddenly.
- (transitive, military) To attack, especially amphibiously.
- (transitive, informal) To encounter an obstacle or other difficulty.
- (transitive) To manage to touch (a target) in the right place.
- (transitive, US, slang) To inhale an amount of smoke from a narcotic substance, particularly marijuana.
- (transitive, music, informal) To commence playing.
- (transitive, card games) In blackjack, to deal a card to.
- (transitive, colloquial) To briefly visit.
- (transitive, bodybuilding) To work out.
- (intransitive) To strike against something.
- (transitive, bodybuilding) (of an exercise) to affect, to work a body part.
- (transitive, computing, programming) To use; to connect to.
- reach a destination, either real or abstract
- cause to experience suddenly
- hit against; come into sudden contact with
- hit the intended target or goal
- affect or afflict suddenly, usually adversely
- make a strategic, offensive, assault against an enemy, opponent, or a target
- deal a blow to, either with the hand or with an instrument
- drive something violently into a location
- cause to move by striking
- kill intentionally and with premeditation
- hit with a missile from a weapon
- produce by manipulating keys or strings of musical instruments
- pay unsolicited and usually unwanted sexual attention to
- encounter by chance
- reach a point in time, or a certain state or level
adj
noun
- (Internet) A measured visit to a web site, a request for a single file from a web server.
- Something very successful, such as a song, film, or video game, that receives widespread recognition and acclaim.
- (baseball) The complete play, when the batter reaches base without the benefit of a walk, error, or fielder’s choice.
- (backgammon) A game won after the adversary has removed some of his men. It counts for less than a gammon.
- A premeditated murder done for criminal or political purposes.
- (backgammon) A move that throws one of the opponent's men back to the entering point.
- In the game of Battleship, a correct guess at where one's opponent ship is.
- An attack on a location, person or people.
- (figuratively) A blow; a calamitous or damaging occurrence.
- A collision of a projectile with the target.
- (computing, Internet) A match found by searching a computer system or search engine
- An approximately correct answer in a test set.
- A blow; a punch; a striking against; the collision of one body against another; the stroke that touches anything.
- (colloquial) A dose of an illegal or addictive drug.
- the act of contacting one thing with another
- a connection made via the internet to another website
- a conspicuous success
- (physics) a brief event in which two or more bodies come together
- a dose of a narcotic drug
- a murder carried out by an underworld syndicate
- (baseball) when a batter strikes a pitched ball into fair territory and arrives safely on base (without an error or a fielder's choice being made by the defense)
pron
noun
- A small but present amount of a quality, a hint.
- One of the simplest or essential parts or principles of which anything consists, or upon which the constitution or fundamental powers of anything are based.
- A factor, one of the conditions contributing to a result.
- (chemistry) A chemical substance made entirely of one such type of atom; any one of the simplest chemical substances that cannot be decomposed in a chemical reaction or by any chemical means and made up of atoms all having the same number of protons.
- (usually in the plural) A basic, simple substance out of which something is made, raw material.
- A place or state of being that a person or object is best suited to.
- (chemistry) Any one of the types of atom distinguished by having a certain number of protons in its nucleus.
- (set theory) One of the objects in a set.
- (in the plural only, with "the") Atmospheric forces such as strong winds and rains.
- A group of people within a larger group having a particular common characteristic.
- (law) A required aspect or component of a cause of action. A deed is regarded as a violation of law only if each element can be proved.
- A component in electrical equipment, often in the form of a coil, having a high resistance, thereby generating heat when a current is passed through it.
- (astronomy) An orbital element; one of the parameters needed to uniquely specify a particular orbit.
- (computing) One of the conceptual objects in a markup language, usually represented in text by tags.
- One of the four basic building blocks of matter in theories of ancient philosophers and alchemists: water, earth, fire, and air.
- (mathematics) One of the entries of a matrix.
- (Christianity, usually in the plural) The bread and wine taken at Holy Communion.
- Any of the teeth of a zip fastener.
- A small part of the whole.
- (in the plural only) The basic principles of a field of knowledge, basics, fundamentals, rudiments.
- (mathematics) An infinitesimal interval of a quantity, a differential.
- an abstract part of something
- one of four substances thought in ancient and medieval cosmology to constitute the physical universe
- a straight line that generates a cylinder or cone
- any of the more than 100 known substances (of which 92 occur naturally) that cannot be separated into simpler substances and that singly or in combination constitute all matter
- the situation in which you are happiest and most effective
- the most favorable environment for a plant or animal
- an artifact that is one of the individual parts of which a composite entity is made up; especially a part that can be separated from or attached to a system
noun
- An indication; a lesson.
- A person who teaches, especially one employed in a school; preceptor.
- (Mormonism) The second highest office in the Aaronic priesthood, held by priesthood holders of at least the age of 14.
- The index finger; the forefinger.
- a person whose occupation is teaching
- a personified abstraction that teaches
noun
- A look; a glance.
- Somebody who is, or something that is, at a level or of a value equal (to that of something else).
- (informal) Someone who pees, someone who urinates.
- A comrade; a companion; an associate.
- A noble with a title, i.e., a peerage, and in times past, with certain rights and privileges not enjoyed by commoners.
- Someone who is approximately the same age (as someone else).
- a nobleman or noblewoman who is a member of the British peerage
- a person who is of equal standing with another in a group
verb
- To make equal in rank.
- (intransitive) To look with difficulty, or as if searching for something.
- (Internet) To carry communications traffic terminating on one's own network on an equivalency basis to and from another network, usually without charge or payment. Contrast with transit where one pays another network provider to carry one's traffic.
- look searchingly
verb
noun
verb
- throw a glance at; take a brief look at
- hit at an angle
- (cricket) To hit a ball with a bat held in a slanted manner.
- (cricket) To hit (a ball) with a bat held in a slanted manner; also, to play such a stroke against (the bowler).
- (figuratively) To communicate (something) using the eyes.
- Often followed by at: of the eyes or a person: to look briefly.
- Of light, etc.: to gleam, to sparkle.
- (also figuratively) To strike and fly off in an oblique direction; to dart aside.
- (also figuratively) To cause (something) to move obliquely.
- (ball games) To hit (a ball) lightly, causing it to move in another direction.
- To turn (one's eyes or look) at something, often briefly.
- (ichthyology) Of certain juvenile fish, chiefly of the Cichlidae family: to rapidly touch the side of its parent's body, usually to feed on mucus.
- Of a thing: to move in a way that catches light, and flash or glitter.
- Often followed by at: of a topic: to make an incidental or passing reflection on, often unfavourably; to allude to; to hint at.
- To look briefly at (something).
- To cause (light) to gleam or sparkle.
noun
- a quick look
- (cricket) A stroke in which the ball is hit with a bat held in a slanted manner.
- Ellipsis of glance coal (“any hard, lustrous coal such as anthracite”).
- (ichthyology) Of certain juvenile fish, chiefly of the Cichlidae family: an act of rapidly touching the side of its parent's body, usually to feed on mucus.
- (also figuratively) A quick movement that catches light, and causes a flash or glitter; also, the flash or glitter.
- (also figuratively) A brief or cursory look.
- (obsolete except in the names of certain minerals) Any of various sulphides, mostly dark-coloured, which have a brilliant metallic lustre.
verb
noun
verb
- throw a glance at; take a brief look at
- To take a look at; to check out.
- To look slyly, or with the eyes half closed, or through a crevice; to peep.
- (video games, especially first-person shooters) To briefly move out of cover (to gather visual information).
- To be only slightly, partially visible, as if peering out from a hiding place.
noun
noun
verb
- catch a glimpse of or see briefly
- (figurative) To perceive (something intangible) briefly and incompletely.
- To see or view (someone, or something tangible) briefly and incompletely.
- Chiefly followed by at or upon: to look at briefly and incompletely; to glance.
- (rare) Sometimes followed by out: to provide a brief and incomplete look.
- To shine with a faint, unsteady light; to glimmer, to shimmer.
noun
verb
noun
- a slight suggestion or vague understanding
- Usually preceded by forms of to give: a slight hint, implication, or suggestion given., A vague idea about something.
- Often preceded by forms of to get or to have: an imprecise idea or slight knowledge of something; a suspicion.
- (British, dialectal) A desire, an inclination.
verb
verb
name
noun
noun
- an indication that makes something evident
- your basis for belief or disbelief; knowledge on which to base belief
- (law) all the means by which any alleged matter of fact whose truth is investigated at judicial trial is established or disproved
- One who bears witness.
- A body of objectively verifiable facts that are positively indicative of, and/or exclusively concordant with, that one conclusion over any other.
- Facts or observations presented in support of an assertion.
- (law) Anything admitted by a court to prove or disprove alleged matters of fact in a trial.
verb
noun
- (informal) A short look; a peep.
- (architecture) An opening, often arched, through an internal wall of a church, providing an oblique view of the altar.
- An expression in which the eyes are partly closed.
- A quick or sideways glance.
- (radio transmission) The angle by which the transmission signal is offset from the normal of a phased array antenna.
- A hagioscope.
- The look of eyes which are turned in different directions, as in strabismus.
- abnormal alignment of one or both eyes
- the act of squinting; looking with the eyes partly closed
adj
verb
- (transitive) To turn to an oblique position; to direct obliquely.
- (intransitive) To look with, or have eyes that are turned in different directions; to suffer from strabismus.
- (intransitive, figurative) To have an indirect bearing, reference, or implication; to have an allusion to, or inclination towards, something.
- (intransitive, Scotland) To be not quite straight, off-centred; to deviate from a true line; to run obliquely.
- (intransitive) To look with the eyes partly closed, as in bright sunlight, or as a threatening expression.
- (intransitive) To look or glance sideways.
- partly close one's eyes, as when hit by direct blinding light
- cross one's eyes as if in strabismus
- be cross-eyed; have a squint or strabismus
intj
- Indicating a guess or approximation, or a pause to try to recall information.
- What did you say? I beg your pardon? This usage is often considered impolite, with the more polite "Pardon?" or "Excuse me?" preferred.
- An expression of surprise or disbelief.
- What do you want? An abrupt, usually unfriendly enquiry as to what a person desires.
adv
det
- (relative) Any ... that; all ... that; whatever.
- (interrogative) Which, especially which of an open-ended set of possibilities.
- (indirect interrogative) Which.
- Emphasises that something is noteworthy or remarkable in quality or degree, in either a good or bad way; may be used in combination with certain other determiners, especially 'a', less often 'some'.
- (exclamative) Used to form exclamations indicating that something is remarkable, in either a good or bad way.
noun
particle
- (Singlish, Manglish) Emphasizes the truth of an assertion made to contradict an evidently false assumption held by the listener.
- (Singlish, Manglish) Used after a direct assertion to reinforce a disagreeing opinion.
- (Singlish, Manglish) Used to invite agreement or acknowledgment when something is assumed to be straightforward or already obvious to begin with; similar in function to “right?” and “as you know”.
pron
adv
- Used to make a suggestion.
- Used to ask someone to consider something or someone that they have apparently not considered.
- Used to inquire about the purpose of someone introducing a subject to the speaker.
- Used to express approval of an occurrence or a result.
- Used to repeat a question but referring to a different subject or object.
verb
noun
- Opinion; intimation; hint.
- (theology) A setting of something to the account of; the attribution of personal guilt or personal righteousness of another.
- (game theory) A distribution that is efficient and individually rational.
- Charge or attribution of evil; censure; reproach; insinuation.
- That which has been imputed or charged.
- The act of imputing or charging; attribution; ascription.
- (genetics) The statistical inference of unobserved genotypes.
- (statistics) The process of replacing missing data with substituted values.
- a statement attributing something dishonest (especially a criminal offense)
- the attribution to a source or cause
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noun
noun
noun
noun
noun
noun
- A hint or intimation.
- The name of the Latin script letter Q/q.
- An action or event that is a signal for somebody to do something.
- (sports, billiards, snooker, pool) A straight tapering stick used to hit the balls in various games.
- The last words of a play actor's speech, serving as an intimation for the next actor to speak; any word or words which serve to remind an actor to speak or to do something; a catchword.
- (electronics, computing) A marker or signal that triggers something, such as the start of an audio recording.
- evidence that helps to solve a problem
- an actor's line that immediately precedes and serves as a reminder for some action or speech
- sports implement consisting of a tapering rod used to strike a cue ball in pool or billiards
- a stimulus that provides information about what to do
verb
- (by extension) To spark or provoke.
- To give someone a cue signal.
- To form into a cue; to braid; to twist.
- (sports, billiards, snooker, pool) To take aim on the cue ball with the cue and hit it.
- assist (somebody acting or reciting) by suggesting the next words of something forgotten or imperfectly learned
noun
- A clue.
- a slight indication
- A small, barely detectable amount.
- An implicit suggestion that avoids a direct statement.
- (databases) An instruction to the database engine as to how a query should be executed, for example whether to use an index or not.
- (computing) 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; an instance of hinting.
- a just detectable amount
- an indirect suggestion
- an indication of potential opportunity
- a slight but appreciable amount
verb
intj
noun
- A glimpse or glance.
- The act of quickly closing both eyes and opening them again.
- (nautical) The dazzling whiteness about the horizon caused by the reflection of light from fields of ice at sea; iceblink
- (figuratively) The time needed to close and reopen one's eyes.
- (computing) A text formatting feature that causes text to disappear and reappear as a form of visual emphasis.
- (video games) An ability that allows teleporting, mostly for short distances
- (UK, dialect) gleam; glimmer; sparkle
- (sports, in the plural) Boughs cast where deer are to pass, in order to turn or check them.
- a reflex that closes and opens the eyes rapidly
verb
- (in negative constructions) To have the slightest doubt, hesitation or remorse.
- (hyperbolic) To perform the smallest action that could solicit a response.
- To wink; to twinkle with, or as with, the eye.
- To turn slightly sour, or blinky, as beer, milk, etc.
- To flash headlights on a car at.
- To shine, especially with intermittent light; to twinkle; to flicker; to glimmer, as a lamp.
- To send a signal with a lighting device.
- (transitive) To close and reopen one's eyes to remove (something) from on or around the eyes.
- To see with the eyes half shut, or indistinctly and with frequent winking, as a person with weak eyes.
- To flash on and off at regular intervals.
- (science fiction, video games) To teleport, mostly for short distances.
- (intransitive) To close and reopen both eyes quickly.
- (transitive) To shut the eyes to (something); to evade, ignore.
- gleam or glow intermittently
- keep back by blinking
- briefly shut the eyes
noun
- A slight sign of something; a burst, a glimpse, a hint.
- (sports, chiefly US, slang) A failure to hit a ball in various sports (for example, golf); a miss.
- A flag used as a signal.
- A characteristic quality of something; a flavour, a savour, a taste.
- A sound like that of air passing through a small opening; a short or soft whistle.
- A short inhalation or exhalation of breath, especially when accompanied by smoke from a cigarette or pipe.
- A slight attack or touch.
- A small quantity of cloud, smoke, vapour, etc.; specifically (obsolete), chiefly in take the whiff: a puff of tobacco smoke.
- An odour (usually unpleasant) carried briefly through the air.
- A brief, gentle breeze; a light gust of air; a waft.
- (baseball) From the batter's perspective: a strike.
- (nautical) An outrigged boat for one person propelled by oar.
- Any of a number of flatfish such as (dated) the lemon sole (Microstomus kitt) and now, especially, the megrim (Lepidorhombus whiffiagonis) and (with a descriptive word) a species of large-tooth flounder or sand flounder (family Paralichthyidae).
- a short light gust of air
- a lefteye flounder found in coastal waters from New England to Brazil
- a strikeout resulting from the batter swinging at and missing the ball for the third strike
adj
intj
verb
- To say (something) with an exhalation of breath.
- (video games) In fighting games, to execute a move that fails to hit the opponent.
- (US, chiefly sports) Especially in baseball or golf: to completely miss hitting a ball; hence (baseball), of a batter: to strike out; to fan.
- To carry or convey (something) by, or as by, a whiff or puff of air; to blow, puff, or waft away.
- (fishing) To catch fish by dragging a handline near the surface of the water from a moving boat.
- To smell; to sniff.
- (US, baseball) Of a pitcher: to strike out (a batter); to fan.
- To inhale or exhale (smoke from tobacco, etc.) from a cigarette, pipe, or other smoking implement; to smoke (a cigarette, pipe, etc.); to puff.
- (by extension) To fail spectacularly.
- To be carried, or move as if carried, by a puff of air; to waft.
- To breathe in or sniff (an odour); to smell.
- To smoke a cigarette, pipe, or other smoking implement.
- To move in a way that causes a light gust of air, or a whistling sound.
- To give off or have an unpleasant smell; to stink.
- strike out by swinging and missing the pitch charged as the third
- utter with a puff of air
- perceive by inhaling through the nose
- smoke and exhale strongly
- drive or carry as if by a puff of air
noun
noun
verb
- (transitive) To cause or generate; to bring about.
- (transitive, chemistry) To isolate (a substance) from a compound; to extract.
- (transitive) To draw out or bring forth from some basic or potential state; to elicit, to develop.
- (transitive) To infer or deduce (a result, theory etc.) from existing data or premises.
- deduce (a principle) or construe (a meaning)
- develop or evolve from a latent or potential state
noun
- An indistinct sign of something; a glimpse or hint.
- A look of joy or liveliness on one's face.
- A bright, but intermittent or short-lived, appearance of something.
- (countable) An appearance of light, especially one which is indistinct or small, or short-lived.
- an appearance of reflected light
- a flash of light (especially reflected light)
verb
- To shine, especially in an indistinct or intermittent manner; to glisten, to glitter.
- (transitive) Chiefly in conjunction with an adverb: to cause (light) to shine.
- (figuratively) To be strongly but briefly apparent.
- to shine with faint or brief light
- shine brightly, like a star or a light
- be shiny, as if wet
noun
- A subtle allusion.
- (chiefly British, slang) Synonym of periwinkle (“type of mollusk”).
- A brief period of sleep; especially forty winks.
- A brief time; an instant.
- An act of winking (a blinking of only one eye), or a message sent by winking.
- (tiddlywinks) Synonym of tiddlywink (“small disc used in the game of tiddlywinks”).
- The smallest possible amount.
- closing one eye quickly as a signal
- a reflex that closes and opens the eyes rapidly
- a very short time (as the time it takes the eye to blink or the heart to beat)
verb
- (intransitive) To close one's eyes.
- (intransitive) To gleam fitfully or intermittently; to twinkle; to flicker.
- (intransitive) To close one's eyes quickly and involuntarily; to blink.
- (transitive, intransitive) To blink with only one eye as a message, signal, or suggestion, usually with an implication of conspiracy. (When transitive, the object may be the eye being winked, or the message being conveyed.)
- (intransitive) Usually followed by at: to look the other way, to turn a blind eye.
- gleam or glow intermittently
- keep back by blinking
- signal by winking
- briefly shut the eyes
noun
- A small but present amount of a quality, a hint.
- One of the simplest or essential parts or principles of which anything consists, or upon which the constitution or fundamental powers of anything are based.
- A factor, one of the conditions contributing to a result.
- (chemistry) A chemical substance made entirely of one such type of atom; any one of the simplest chemical substances that cannot be decomposed in a chemical reaction or by any chemical means and made up of atoms all having the same number of protons.
- (usually in the plural) A basic, simple substance out of which something is made, raw material.
- A place or state of being that a person or object is best suited to.
- (chemistry) Any one of the types of atom distinguished by having a certain number of protons in its nucleus.
- (set theory) One of the objects in a set.
- (in the plural only, with "the") Atmospheric forces such as strong winds and rains.
- A group of people within a larger group having a particular common characteristic.
- (law) A required aspect or component of a cause of action. A deed is regarded as a violation of law only if each element can be proved.
- A component in electrical equipment, often in the form of a coil, having a high resistance, thereby generating heat when a current is passed through it.
- (astronomy) An orbital element; one of the parameters needed to uniquely specify a particular orbit.
- (computing) One of the conceptual objects in a markup language, usually represented in text by tags.
- One of the four basic building blocks of matter in theories of ancient philosophers and alchemists: water, earth, fire, and air.
- (mathematics) One of the entries of a matrix.
- (Christianity, usually in the plural) The bread and wine taken at Holy Communion.
- Any of the teeth of a zip fastener.
- A small part of the whole.
- (in the plural only) The basic principles of a field of knowledge, basics, fundamentals, rudiments.
- (mathematics) An infinitesimal interval of a quantity, a differential.
- an abstract part of something
- one of four substances thought in ancient and medieval cosmology to constitute the physical universe
- a straight line that generates a cylinder or cone
- any of the more than 100 known substances (of which 92 occur naturally) that cannot be separated into simpler substances and that singly or in combination constitute all matter
- the situation in which you are happiest and most effective
- the most favorable environment for a plant or animal
- an artifact that is one of the individual parts of which a composite entity is made up; especially a part that can be separated from or attached to a system
noun
- An indication; a lesson.
- A person who teaches, especially one employed in a school; preceptor.
- (Mormonism) The second highest office in the Aaronic priesthood, held by priesthood holders of at least the age of 14.
- The index finger; the forefinger.
- a person whose occupation is teaching
- a personified abstraction that teaches
noun
- A look; a glance.
- Somebody who is, or something that is, at a level or of a value equal (to that of something else).
- (informal) Someone who pees, someone who urinates.
- A comrade; a companion; an associate.
- A noble with a title, i.e., a peerage, and in times past, with certain rights and privileges not enjoyed by commoners.
- Someone who is approximately the same age (as someone else).
- a nobleman or noblewoman who is a member of the British peerage
- a person who is of equal standing with another in a group
verb
- To make equal in rank.
- (intransitive) To look with difficulty, or as if searching for something.
- (Internet) To carry communications traffic terminating on one's own network on an equivalency basis to and from another network, usually without charge or payment. Contrast with transit where one pays another network provider to carry one's traffic.
- look searchingly
verb
noun
- a slight indication
- Insight or understanding ("to have a clue [about]" or "to have clue". See have a clue, clue stick)
- (crosswording) The text that indicates an answer in a crossword puzzle.
- An object or a kind of indication which may be used as evidence.
- Information which may lead one to a certain point or conclusion.
- evidence that helps to solve a problem
noun
verb
- catch a glimpse of or see briefly
- (figurative) To perceive (something intangible) briefly and incompletely.
- To see or view (someone, or something tangible) briefly and incompletely.
- Chiefly followed by at or upon: to look at briefly and incompletely; to glance.
- (rare) Sometimes followed by out: to provide a brief and incomplete look.
- To shine with a faint, unsteady light; to glimmer, to shimmer.
noun
verb
noun
- a slight suggestion or vague understanding
- Usually preceded by forms of to give: a slight hint, implication, or suggestion given., A vague idea about something.
- Often preceded by forms of to get or to have: an imprecise idea or slight knowledge of something; a suspicion.
- (British, dialectal) A desire, an inclination.
verb
noun
noun
- an indication that makes something evident
- your basis for belief or disbelief; knowledge on which to base belief
- (law) all the means by which any alleged matter of fact whose truth is investigated at judicial trial is established or disproved
- One who bears witness.
- A body of objectively verifiable facts that are positively indicative of, and/or exclusively concordant with, that one conclusion over any other.
- Facts or observations presented in support of an assertion.
- (law) Anything admitted by a court to prove or disprove alleged matters of fact in a trial.
verb
noun
- (informal) A short look; a peep.
- (architecture) An opening, often arched, through an internal wall of a church, providing an oblique view of the altar.
- An expression in which the eyes are partly closed.
- A quick or sideways glance.
- (radio transmission) The angle by which the transmission signal is offset from the normal of a phased array antenna.
- A hagioscope.
- The look of eyes which are turned in different directions, as in strabismus.
- abnormal alignment of one or both eyes
- the act of squinting; looking with the eyes partly closed
adj
verb
- (transitive) To turn to an oblique position; to direct obliquely.
- (intransitive) To look with, or have eyes that are turned in different directions; to suffer from strabismus.
- (intransitive, figurative) To have an indirect bearing, reference, or implication; to have an allusion to, or inclination towards, something.
- (intransitive, Scotland) To be not quite straight, off-centred; to deviate from a true line; to run obliquely.
- (intransitive) To look with the eyes partly closed, as in bright sunlight, or as a threatening expression.
- (intransitive) To look or glance sideways.
- partly close one's eyes, as when hit by direct blinding light
- cross one's eyes as if in strabismus
- be cross-eyed; have a squint or strabismus
noun
- Opinion; intimation; hint.
- (theology) A setting of something to the account of; the attribution of personal guilt or personal righteousness of another.
- (game theory) A distribution that is efficient and individually rational.
- Charge or attribution of evil; censure; reproach; insinuation.
- That which has been imputed or charged.
- The act of imputing or charging; attribution; ascription.
- (genetics) The statistical inference of unobserved genotypes.
- (statistics) The process of replacing missing data with substituted values.
- a statement attributing something dishonest (especially a criminal offense)
- the attribution to a source or cause
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noun
noun
noun
verb
verb
noun
- a slight indication
- Insight or understanding ("to have a clue [about]" or "to have clue". See have a clue, clue stick)
- (crosswording) The text that indicates an answer in a crossword puzzle.
- An object or a kind of indication which may be used as evidence.
- Information which may lead one to a certain point or conclusion.
- evidence that helps to solve a problem
verb
- To infer.
- (grammar, ergative) To admit of grammatical analysis.
- (transitive) To translate.
- (transitive) To interpret (something) to another or publicly, explain the meaning of (something, usually language).
- (transitive) To understand (something) as meaning, to take to mean.
- (grammar, transitive) To analyze the grammatical structure of a clause or sentence; to parse.
- make sense of; assign a meaning to
noun
verb
noun
noun
- A clue.
- a slight indication
- A small, barely detectable amount.
- An implicit suggestion that avoids a direct statement.
- (databases) An instruction to the database engine as to how a query should be executed, for example whether to use an index or not.
- (computing) 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; an instance of hinting.
- a just detectable amount
- an indirect suggestion
- an indication of potential opportunity
- a slight but appreciable amount
verb
intj
verb
- drop a hint; intimate by a hint
- imply as a possibility
- call to mind
- make a proposal, declare a plan for something
- (transitive) To explicitly mention (something) as a possibility for consideration, often to recommend it.
- (transitive) To cause one to suppose (something); to bring to one's mind the idea (of something).
- (transitive) To imply but stop short of explicitly stating (something).
verb
- To hint; to suggest tacitly (usually something bad) while avoiding a direct statement.
- (rare) To creep, wind, or flow into; to enter gently, slowly, or imperceptibly, as into crevices.
- (figurative, by extension) To ingratiate; to obtain access to or introduce something by subtle, cunning or artful means.
- introduce or insert (oneself) in a subtle manner
- give to understand
verb
- To guess; to light upon or discover.
- (backgammon) To take up, or replace by a piece belonging to the opposing player; said of a single unprotected piece on a point.
- (transitive) To affect negatively.
- (transitive, US, slang) To have sex with.
- (figurative, ambitransitive) To affect someone, as if dealing a blow to that person.
- (figuratively) To attack.
- (transitive, slang) To kill a person, usually on the instructions of a third party.
- (intransitive, baseball) To come up to bat.
- (intransitive) To meet or reach what was aimed at or desired; to succeed, often by luck.
- (transitive, colloquial) To switch on or switch off (lights).
- (transitive, informal) To reach or achieve.
- (transitive) To activate a button or key by pressing and releasing it.
- (transitive) To administer a blow to, directly or with a weapon or missile.
- (transitive) To come into contact with forcefully and suddenly.
- (transitive, military) To attack, especially amphibiously.
- (transitive, informal) To encounter an obstacle or other difficulty.
- (transitive) To manage to touch (a target) in the right place.
- (transitive, US, slang) To inhale an amount of smoke from a narcotic substance, particularly marijuana.
- (transitive, music, informal) To commence playing.
- (transitive, card games) In blackjack, to deal a card to.
- (transitive, colloquial) To briefly visit.
- (transitive, bodybuilding) To work out.
- (intransitive) To strike against something.
- (transitive, bodybuilding) (of an exercise) to affect, to work a body part.
- (transitive, computing, programming) To use; to connect to.
- reach a destination, either real or abstract
- cause to experience suddenly
- hit against; come into sudden contact with
- hit the intended target or goal
- affect or afflict suddenly, usually adversely
- make a strategic, offensive, assault against an enemy, opponent, or a target
- deal a blow to, either with the hand or with an instrument
- drive something violently into a location
- cause to move by striking
- kill intentionally and with premeditation
- hit with a missile from a weapon
- produce by manipulating keys or strings of musical instruments
- pay unsolicited and usually unwanted sexual attention to
- encounter by chance
- reach a point in time, or a certain state or level
adj
noun
- (Internet) A measured visit to a web site, a request for a single file from a web server.
- Something very successful, such as a song, film, or video game, that receives widespread recognition and acclaim.
- (baseball) The complete play, when the batter reaches base without the benefit of a walk, error, or fielder’s choice.
- (backgammon) A game won after the adversary has removed some of his men. It counts for less than a gammon.
- A premeditated murder done for criminal or political purposes.
- (backgammon) A move that throws one of the opponent's men back to the entering point.
- In the game of Battleship, a correct guess at where one's opponent ship is.
- An attack on a location, person or people.
- (figuratively) A blow; a calamitous or damaging occurrence.
- A collision of a projectile with the target.
- (computing, Internet) A match found by searching a computer system or search engine
- An approximately correct answer in a test set.
- A blow; a punch; a striking against; the collision of one body against another; the stroke that touches anything.
- (colloquial) A dose of an illegal or addictive drug.
- the act of contacting one thing with another
- a connection made via the internet to another website
- a conspicuous success
- (physics) a brief event in which two or more bodies come together
- a dose of a narcotic drug
- a murder carried out by an underworld syndicate
- (baseball) when a batter strikes a pitched ball into fair territory and arrives safely on base (without an error or a fielder's choice being made by the defense)
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verb
noun
verb
- throw a glance at; take a brief look at
- hit at an angle
- (cricket) To hit a ball with a bat held in a slanted manner.
- (cricket) To hit (a ball) with a bat held in a slanted manner; also, to play such a stroke against (the bowler).
- (figuratively) To communicate (something) using the eyes.
- Often followed by at: of the eyes or a person: to look briefly.
- Of light, etc.: to gleam, to sparkle.
- (also figuratively) To strike and fly off in an oblique direction; to dart aside.
- (also figuratively) To cause (something) to move obliquely.
- (ball games) To hit (a ball) lightly, causing it to move in another direction.
- To turn (one's eyes or look) at something, often briefly.
- (ichthyology) Of certain juvenile fish, chiefly of the Cichlidae family: to rapidly touch the side of its parent's body, usually to feed on mucus.
- Of a thing: to move in a way that catches light, and flash or glitter.
- Often followed by at: of a topic: to make an incidental or passing reflection on, often unfavourably; to allude to; to hint at.
- To look briefly at (something).
- To cause (light) to gleam or sparkle.
noun
- a quick look
- (cricket) A stroke in which the ball is hit with a bat held in a slanted manner.
- Ellipsis of glance coal (“any hard, lustrous coal such as anthracite”).
- (ichthyology) Of certain juvenile fish, chiefly of the Cichlidae family: an act of rapidly touching the side of its parent's body, usually to feed on mucus.
- (also figuratively) A quick movement that catches light, and causes a flash or glitter; also, the flash or glitter.
- (also figuratively) A brief or cursory look.
- (obsolete except in the names of certain minerals) Any of various sulphides, mostly dark-coloured, which have a brilliant metallic lustre.
verb
noun
verb
- throw a glance at; take a brief look at
- To take a look at; to check out.
- To look slyly, or with the eyes half closed, or through a crevice; to peep.
- (video games, especially first-person shooters) To briefly move out of cover (to gather visual information).
- To be only slightly, partially visible, as if peering out from a hiding place.
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verb
name
verb
verb
noun
adv
- Used to make a suggestion.
- Used to ask someone to consider something or someone that they have apparently not considered.
- Used to inquire about the purpose of someone introducing a subject to the speaker.
- Used to express approval of an occurrence or a result.
- Used to repeat a question but referring to a different subject or object.
adj
- Very close to finding or guessing something to be found or guessed.
- (not comparable, slang, of a draft or check) Not covered by funds on account.
- Fresh; just released.
- (acoustics) Loud, producing a strong electric signal for the amplifier or other sound equipment.
- (of a person or animal) Feeling the sensation of heat, especially to the point of discomfort.
- (slang, of bodily fluids) Containing drugs.
- (slang) Extremely attracted to. [with for]
- Of great current interest; provoking current debate or controversy.
- Feverish; feeling a high fever.
- (slang) Used to emphasize the short duration or small quantity of something
- (slang) Stolen.
- (of an object) Having or giving off a high temperature.
- (US, not comparable) Electrically charged.
- (colloquial, of a person) Very physically or sexually attractive.
- (slang) Sexually aroused; randy.
- Popular; in demand.
- Performing strongly; having repeated successes.
- (slang) Characterized by police presence or activity.
- (of a temper) Easily provoked to anger.
- (informal) Very good, remarkable, exciting.
- Uncomfortable, difficult to deal with; awkward, dangerous, unpleasant.
- (slang, of a vehicle or aircraft) Extremely fast or with great speed.
- (of food) Spicy, pungent, piquant, as some chilis and other spices are.
- (colloquial) Sexual or sexy; involving sexual intercourse or sexual excitement.
- (informal) Radioactive.
- Active, in use or ready for use (like a bullet or a firing range), turned on (like a microphone or camera).
- very good; often used in the negative
- recently stolen or smuggled
- marked by excited activity
- of a seeker; very near to the object sought
- newest or most recent
- having or showing great eagerness or enthusiasm
- sexually excited or exciting
- very fast; capable of quick response and great speed
- charged or energized with electricity
- (color) bold and intense
- wanted by the police
- (extended meanings, especially of psychological heat) marked by intensity or vehemence especially of passion or enthusiasm
- producing a burning sensation on the taste nerves
- made recently
- very unpleasant or even dangerous
- having or bringing unusually good luck
- having or dealing with dangerously high levels of radioactivity
- performed or performing with unusually great skill and daring and energy
- characterized by violent and forceful activity or movement; very intense
- very popular or successful
- used of physical heat; having a high or higher than desirable temperature or giving off heat or feeling or causing a sensation of heat or burning