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inkling — [iŋk′liŋ] n. [ME ingkiling < inclen, to give an inkling of] 1. an indirect suggestion; slight indication; hint 2. a vague idea or notion; suspicion … English World dictionary
inkling — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ first ▪ The first inkling we had of Cliff s problem was when he didn t come to work. ▪ faintest, slightest ▪ We didn t have the slightest inkling of the dramatic news we were about to hear … Collocations dictionary
give — verb Give is used with these nouns as the subject: ↑authority, ↑benefactor, ↑chart, ↑council, ↑donor, ↑index, ↑jury, ↑move, ↑nature, ↑recording, ↑religion, ↑ … Collocations dictionary
give-away — n 1. slip, letting the cat out of the bag, betrayal; disclosure, revelation, divulgence, blurting; hint, clue, inkling, idea, intimation. 459 2. premium, dividend, bonus, benefit; gift, present, Inf. freebie … A Note on the Style of the synonym finder
hint — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. intimation, suggestion, allusion, reference, implication; tip, trace, reminder, insinuation. v. i. suggest, allude, imply, intimate. See information, memory, disclosure. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [An… … English dictionary for students
information — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) What one is told Nouns 1. information, enlightenment, acquaintance, knowledge; data; publicity (see publication); communication, intimation; notice, notification; word, advice, annunciation;… … English dictionary for students
ECONOMIC HISTORY — This article is arranged according to the following outline: first temple period exile and restoration second temple period talmudic era muslim middle ages medieval christendom economic doctrines early modern period sephardim and ashkenazim… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
hint — I noun adumbration, allusion, clue, connotation, covert allusion, cue, faint outline, faint suggestion, foreshadowing, idea, implication, indication, indirect suggestion, inference, inkling, insinuation, intimation, significatio, slight… … Law dictionary
hint — [n] indication; suggestion adumbration, advice, allusion, announcement, clue, communication, connotation, denotation, evidence, flea in ear*, glimmering, help, idea, implication, impression, inference, information, inkling, innuendo, insinuation … New thesaurus
intimate — I adj 1. close, dear, familiar, Scot. pack, confidential, bosom; clubby, chummy, hob and nob, hand and glove, Inf. thick, Inf. thick as thieves, Sl. buddy buddy, Sl. palsy walsy; friendly, neighborly, amicable, sociable; companionly, comradely,… … A Note on the Style of the synonym finder
