hint

manh mối, gợi ý, lời ám chỉ

1. A clue.Dấu hiệu giúp tìm ra hoặc hiểu điều gì.
2. An implicit suggestion that avoids a direct statement.Lời gợi ý kín đáo, không nói thẳng.
3. A small, barely detectable amount.
4. 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.
5. An instruction to the database engine as to how a query should be executed, for example whether to use an index or not.

• I needed a hint to complete the crossword.
• He gave me a hint that my breath smelt.
• There was a hint of irony in his voice.