hint

Noun

• an indication of potential opportunity
  • he got a tip on the stock market
    
  • a good lead for a job
    

• a just detectable amount
  • he speaks French with a trace of an accent
    

• a slight but appreciable amount
  • this dish could use a touch of garlic
    

• a slight indication

• an indirect suggestion
  • not a breath of scandal ever touched her
    

Verb

• drop a hint; intimate by a hint

Related words

• Synonyms: 
  tip , lead , steer , confidential information , wind , trace , suggestion , touch , tinge , mite , pinch , jot , speck , soupcon , clue , intimation , breath , suggest