HINTS — Definition of HINTS
noun
1
A clue.
I needed a hint to complete the crossword.
2
A tacit suggestion that avoids a direct statement.
He gave me a hint that my breath smelt.
3
A small, barely detectable amount of.
I could taste a hint of lemon in the wine.
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. Also known as hinting.
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
1
To suggest tacitly without a direct statement; to provide a clue.
She hinted at the possibility of a recount of the votes.
2
To bring to mind by a slight mention or remote allusion; to suggest in an indirect manner.
to hint a suspicion
3
To develop and add hints to a font.
The typographer worked all day on hinting her new font so it would look good on computer screens.
📚 Source: en.wiktionary.org/wiki/hint
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