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      hints
      noun
      A clue.
      An implicit suggestion that avoids a direct statement.
      A small, barely detectable amount.
      (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.
      (databases) An instruction to the database engine as to how a query should be executed, for example whether to use an index or not.
      (obsolete) An opportunity; occasion; fit time.
      verb
      (intransitive) To imply without a direct statement; to provide a clue.
      (transitive) To bring to mind by a slight mention or remote allusion; to suggest in an indirect manner.
      (transitive) To develop and add hints to a font.
      Words related to hints
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