hint
n
1 allusion, clue, implication, indication, inkling, innuendo, insinuation, intimation, mention, reminder, suggestion, tip-off, word to the wise
2 advice, help, pointer, suggestion, tip, wrinkle (informal)
3 breath, dash, soupçon, speck, suggestion, suspicion, taste, tinge, touch, trace, undertone, whiff, whisper
vb
4 allude, cue, imply, indicate, insinuate, intimate, let it be known, mention, prompt, suggest, tip off, tip the wink (informal)