--- title: H — The English dictionary with trees and pragmatics · page 23 description: The 779 words of the English dictionary under H, every meaning for a pupil and every example with its dependency tree and pragmatics. --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/H/page/23/) [home](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) / [corpora](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/) / [dictionaries](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/) / [English dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/) / H # H — The English dictionary · page 23 [A](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/A/) · [B](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/B/) · [C](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/C/) · [D](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/D/) · 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meaning 1:* A hill is high ground, lower than a mountain, with sloping sides.[↗](../../hill/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* A hill is also a slope on a road or path: «ride your bike up the hill».[↗](../../hill/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The hill is 200 m high.[↗](../../hill/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · They climb the hill in 30 minutes.[↗](../../hill/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · It takes 10 minutes to go down the hill.[↗](../../hill/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · How long was the trip up and down?[↗](../../hill/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · We went sledging down the hill after the snow.[↗](../../hill/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Jack and Jill went up the hill to fetch a pail of water.[↗](../../hill/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · The castle stands on top of a hill.[↗](../../hill/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · Cycling uphill is harder than cycling downhill.[↗](../../hill/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") · From the hill we could see the whole town.[↗](../../hill/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") · Must I go up hill or down?[↗](../../hill/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") · And for the tops of the ancient mountains, and for the precious things of the everlasting hills, (Torah DEU.33.15, JPS 1917)[↗](../../hill/#x11 "tree and pragmatics") · And I said unto you: 'Ye are come unto the hill-country of the Amorites, which the LORD our God giveth unto us.[↗](../../hill/#x12 "tree and pragmatics") (Torah DEU.1.20, JPS 1917)[↗](../../hill/#x12 "tree and pragmatics") · Let me go over, I pray Thee, and see the good land that is beyond the Jordan, that goodly hill-country, and Lebanon.'[↗](../../hill/#x13 "tree and pragmatics") (Torah DEU.3.25, JPS 1917)[↗](../../hill/#x13 "tree and pragmatics") · Or wast thou brought forth before the hills?[↗](../../hill/#x14 "tree and pragmatics") (Writings JOB.15.7, JPS 1917)[↗](../../hill/#x14 "tree and pragmatics") · And in the hill-country: Shamir, and Jattir, and Socoh; (Prophets JOS.15.48, JPS 1917)[↗](../../hill/#x15 "tree and pragmatics") · Mountains and all hills, fruitful trees and all cedars; (Writings PSA.148.9, JPS 1917)[↗](../../hill/#x16 "tree and pragmatics") **hillock** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A hillock is a small hill, a little rise of ground.[↗](../../hillock/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* He ran up the hillock to see the sea.[↗](../../hillock/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The sheep rested on a grassy hillock.[↗](../../hillock/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · From the top of the hillock we could see the whole village.[↗](../../hillock/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") **hillside** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* The sloping side of a hill.[↗](../../hillside/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Sheep were grazing on the hillside.[↗](../../hillside/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Our house is built on a hillside.[↗](../../hillside/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · We rolled down the grassy hillside.[↗](../../hillside/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The hillside was covered in yellow flowers.[↗](../../hillside/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Be careful, the hillside is steep and wet.[↗](../../hillside/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · A white horse is carved into the chalk hillside.[↗](../../hillside/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · Farmers grow grapes on the sunny hillside.[↗](../../hillside/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · Trees help stop the hillside from washing away.[↗](../../hillside/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") · There was the town, on the hillside\![↗](../../hillside/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") **hilltop** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A hilltop is the top of a hill.[↗](../../hilltop/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* Used before another noun: «a hilltop village», «a hilltop castle».[↗](../../hilltop/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* We had a picnic on the hilltop.[↗](../../hilltop/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The hilltop castle could be seen for miles.[↗](../../hilltop/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · From the hilltop we could see the sea.[↗](../../hilltop/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · A beacon fire was lit on the hilltop.[↗](../../hilltop/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · The hilltop was covered in snow.[↗](../../hilltop/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · It's windy on the hilltop, so bring a coat.[↗](../../hilltop/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · On the hilltop he paused for breath.[↗](../../hilltop/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") **hilly** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Having a lot of hills, as in «hilly countryside».[↗](../../hilly/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Wales is a very hilly country.[↗](../../hilly/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Cycling home was hard because the road is hilly.[↗](../../hilly/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The hilly fields were full of sheep.[↗](../../hilly/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · San Francisco is a famous hilly city.[↗](../../hilly/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · The cross-country course was the hilliest we had run.[↗](../../hilly/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · We walked through hilly woodland on the school trip.[↗](../../hilly/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **hilt** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* The hilt is the handle of a sword or knife.[↗](../../hilt/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* (phrase) «up to the hilt» means completely, all the way.[↗](../../hilt/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* She held the hilt of the sword tightly.[↗](../../hilt/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The dagger had a golden hilt.[↗](../../hilt/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · He was in debt up to the hilt.[↗](../../hilt/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") **himalayan** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* To do with the Himalayas, the highest mountain range in the world, in Asia, which includes Mount Everest.[↗](../../himalayan/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* A Himalayan is a breed of long-haired cat with markings like a Siamese.[↗](../../himalayan/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* Himalayan salt is pinkish rock salt mined in Pakistan.[↗](../../himalayan/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Mount Everest is the highest Himalayan peak.[↗](../../himalayan/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The climbers set off on a Himalayan expedition.[↗](../../himalayan/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Snow leopards live in the Himalayan mountains.[↗](../../himalayan/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Himalayan balsam is a pink flower that spreads along British rivers.[↗](../../himalayan/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Our neighbour has a fluffy Himalayan cat.[↗](../../himalayan/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Himalayan salt lamps glow pink.[↗](../../himalayan/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **hin** — *In Jewish tradition, meaning 1:* An ancient Hebrew measure of liquid, about a gallon or a little more.[↗](../../hin/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* and of cassia five hundred, after the shekel of the sanctuary, and of olive oil a hin.[↗](../../hin/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") (Torah EXO.30.24, JPS 1917)[↗](../../hin/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · and for the drink-offering thou shalt present the third part of a hin of wine, of a sweet savour unto the LORD.[↗](../../hin/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") (Torah NUM.15.7, JPS 1917)[↗](../../hin/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · and wine for the drink-offering, the fourth part of a hin, shalt thou prepare with the burnt-offering or for the sacrifice, for each lamb.[↗](../../hin/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") (Torah NUM.15.5, JPS 1917)[↗](../../hin/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Thou shalt drink also water by measure, the sixth part of a hin; from time to time shalt thou drink.[↗](../../hin/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") (Prophets EZK.4.11, JPS 1917)[↗](../../hin/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · And he shall prepare a meal-offering, an ephah for a bullock, and an ephah for a ram, and a hin of oil to an ephah.[↗](../../hin/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") (Prophets EZK.45.24, JPS 1917)[↗](../../hin/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · and the meal-offering shall be an ephah for the ram, and the meal-offering for the lambs as he is able to give, and a hin of oil to an ephah.[↗](../../hin/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") (Prophets EZK.46.5, JPS 1917)[↗](../../hin/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **hind** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* (adjective) At the back; used about animals' legs: the dog's hind legs.[↗](../../hind/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* (noun) A female red deer.[↗](../../hind/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The dog stood on its hind legs to beg.[↗](../../hind/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Kangaroos have very strong hind legs.[↗](../../hind/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · A frog's hind legs are longer than its front legs.[↗](../../hind/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The hind and her fawn ran into the woods.[↗](../../hind/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · My aunt could talk the hind legs off a donkey\![↗](../../hind/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · A horse kicks with its hind legs.[↗](../../hind/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · “On your hind legs!” squealed Billy.[↗](../../hind/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · Naphtali is a hind let loose: he giveth goodly words.[↗](../../hind/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") (Torah GEN.49.21, JPS 1917)[↗](../../hind/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") · And for the hinder part of the tabernacle westward he made six boards.[↗](../../hind/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") (Torah EXO.36.27, JPS 1917)[↗](../../hind/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") · And for the hinder part of the tabernacle westward thou shalt make six boards.[↗](../../hind/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") (Torah EXO.26.22, JPS 1917)[↗](../../hind/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") · Or canst thou mark when the hinds do calve?[↗](../../hind/#x11 "tree and pragmatics") (Writings JOB.39.1, JPS 1917)[↗](../../hind/#x11 "tree and pragmatics") · Who maketh my feet like hinds', and setteth me upon my high places; (Prophets 2SA.22.34, JPS 1917)[↗](../../hind/#x12 "tree and pragmatics") · Yea, the hind also in the field calveth, and forsaketh her young, because there is no grass, (Prophets JER.14.5, JPS 1917)[↗](../../hind/#x13 "tree and pragmatics") **hinder** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* To hinder is to make it hard for someone to do something or to get somewhere; to slow them down or get in their way.[↗](../../hinder/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The fallen tree hindered our walk.[↗](../../hinder/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Heavy rain hindered the workers.[↗](../../hinder/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Don't let noise hinder your reading.[↗](../../hinder/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Behold, He snatcheth away, who can hinder Him?[↗](../../hinder/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") (Writings JOB.9.12, JPS 1917)[↗](../../hinder/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · And for the hinder part of the tabernacle westward he made six boards.[↗](../../hinder/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") (Torah EXO.36.27, JPS 1917)[↗](../../hinder/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · And for the hinder part of the tabernacle westward thou shalt make six boards.[↗](../../hinder/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") (Torah EXO.26.22, JPS 1917)[↗](../../hinder/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · If He pass by, and shut up, or gather in, then who can hinder Him?[↗](../../hinder/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") (Writings JOB.11.10, JPS 1917)[↗](../../hinder/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · A wild ass used to the wilderness, that snuffeth up the wind in her desire; her lust, who can hinder it?[↗](../../hinder/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") (Prophets JER.2.24, JPS 1917)[↗](../../hinder/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") **hindering** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Hindering means slowing down or getting in the way of someone's progress.[↗](../../hindering/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* You are hindering my work.[↗](../../hindering/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · His long coat was hindering him as he ran.[↗](../../hindering/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Stop hindering the others and help.[↗](../../hindering/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") **hindermost** — *In Jewish tradition, meaning 1:* Last, farthest back.[↗](../../hindermost/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* And he put the handmaids and their children foremost, and Leah and her children after, and Rachel and Joseph hindermost.[↗](../../hindermost/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") (Torah GEN.33.2, JPS 1917)[↗](../../hindermost/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Your mother shall be sore ashamed, she that bore you shall be confounded; behold, the hindermost of the nations shall be a wilderness, a dry land, and a desert.[↗](../../hindermost/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") (Prophets JER.50.12, JPS 1917)[↗](../../hindermost/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") **hindi** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* One of the main languages of India, spoken by hundreds of millions of people and written in the Devanagari script.[↗](../../hindi/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* (adjective) In or about the Hindi language: «a Hindi film».[↗](../../hindi/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* My friend speaks Hindi with her grandparents.[↗](../../hindi/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Hindi is written in the Devanagari script.[↗](../../hindi/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · We learned to count to ten in Hindi.[↗](../../hindi/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The word «jungle» comes from Hindi.[↗](../../hindi/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · They watched a Hindi film with English subtitles.[↗](../../hindi/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Hindi is one of the official languages of India.[↗](../../hindi/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · «Namaste» is a greeting used by Hindi speakers.[↗](../../hindi/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · In two Sanskrit versions of the "Vetalapanchavinsati,"\[302\] as well as in the Hindi version,\[303\] the life-giving charm consists in a spell taken from a book of magic.[↗](../../hindi/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") **hindmost** — *In Jewish tradition, meaning 1:* Last, at the very back.[↗](../../hindmost/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* all that were numbered of the camp of Dan being a hundred thousand and fifty and seven thousand and six hundred; they shall set forth hindmost by their standards.'[↗](../../hindmost/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") (Torah NUM.2.31, JPS 1917)[↗](../../hindmost/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · how he met thee by the way, and smote the hindmost of thee, all that were enfeebled in thy rear, when thou wast faint and weary; and he feared not God.[↗](../../hindmost/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") (Torah DEU.25.18, JPS 1917)[↗](../../hindmost/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · but stay not ye; pursue after your enemies, and smite the hindmost of them; suffer them not to enter into their cities; for the LORD your God hath delivered them into your hand.'[↗](../../hindmost/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") (Prophets JOS.10.19, JPS 1917)[↗](../../hindmost/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") **hindquarters** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* The back part of a four-legged animal, including the back legs and the rump.[↗](../../hindquarters/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The horse's hindquarters are very strong.[↗](../../hindquarters/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Never stand right behind a horse's hindquarters, or it may kick.[↗](../../hindquarters/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The cat sat on its hindquarters.[↗](../../hindquarters/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The dog wagged its whole hindquarters with joy.[↗](../../hindquarters/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · The lion's hindquarters pushed it forward in a leap.[↗](../../hindquarters/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Mud covered the cow's hindquarters.[↗](../../hindquarters/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **hindrance** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A hindrance is something or someone that makes it harder for you to do something or slows you down.[↗](../../hindrance/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* Hindrance is the act of getting in the way.[↗](../../hindrance/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* My long scarf was a hindrance when I tried to climb the tree.[↗](../../hindrance/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The puppy was more of a hindrance than a help in the garden.[↗](../../hindrance/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The heavy rain was a hindrance to the rescue workers.[↗](../../hindrance/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Not knowing the language can be a hindrance when you travel.[↗](../../hindrance/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · The ships passed through the canal without hindrance.[↗](../../hindrance/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Noise in the classroom is a hindrance to learning.[↗](../../hindrance/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · No, therefore, I long to seek them, and I pray you and my mother to place no hindrance in my way.'[↗](../../hindrance/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") **hindu** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A Hindu is a person who follows Hinduism, a major religion that began in India.[↗](../../hindu/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* Hindu describes things to do with Hinduism, such as Hindu gods, temples and festivals.[↗](../../hindu/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Diwali is a Hindu festival of lights.[↗](../../hindu/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Many Hindus visit the temple to pray.[↗](../../hindu/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Our class visited a Hindu temple.[↗](../../hindu/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Priya is Hindu and celebrates Holi.[↗](../../hindu/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · The Hindu god Ganesh has an elephant's head.[↗](../../hindu/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Many Hindus do not eat beef.[↗](../../hindu/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · No Hindu would doubt the fact of animals speaking or of men transformed into plants and animals.[↗](../../hindu/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") **hinduism** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Hinduism is the main religion of India and Nepal, one of the oldest religions in the world; Hindus worship one supreme reality, Brahman, often through many gods and goddesses such as Vishnu, Shiva and Lakshmi.[↗](../../hinduism/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* The way of life and beliefs of Hindus, including ideas like karma, dharma (duty) and reincarnation.[↗](../../hinduism/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Hinduism is one of the oldest religions in the world.[↗](../../hinduism/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · In Hinduism, Diwali is the festival of lights.[↗](../../hinduism/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Many Hindus believe in reincarnation, being born again.[↗](../../hinduism/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · We visited a Hindu temple, called a mandir.[↗](../../hinduism/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · The idea of karma comes from Hinduism and other Indian religions.[↗](../../hinduism/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Ganesh, the god with an elephant's head, is loved in Hinduism.[↗](../../hinduism/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · Our class learned about Hinduism, Islam, Judaism and Christianity.[↗](../../hinduism/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") **hinge** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A hinge is a small metal joint that lets a door, gate, lid or window swing open and shut.[↗](../../hinge/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* As a verb, to hinge on something means to depend on it completely («Everything hinges on the weather»).[↗](../../hinge/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* A hinge can also be a movable joint in the body, such as the one that lets your jaw open and shut.[↗](../../hinge/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The door squeaks because the hinge needs oil.[↗](../../hinge/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Mind your fingers near the hinges of the door.[↗](../../hinge/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The gate came off its hinges in the storm.[↗](../../hinge/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Your elbow is a hinge joint; it bends only one way.[↗](../../hinge/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · The lid of the box is fixed with two small hinges.[↗](../../hinge/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · The match hinged on the last penalty.[↗](../../hinge/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · Whether we go to the beach hinges on the weather.[↗](../../hinge/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · My laptop's hinge is loose, so the screen wobbles.[↗](../../hinge/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") · These tears ran slowly down his face and over the hinges of his jaw, and there they rusted.[↗](../../hinge/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") · The door is turning upon its hinges, and the sluggard is still upon his bed.[↗](../../hinge/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") (Writings PRO.26.14, JPS 1917)[↗](../../hinge/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") **hinny** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A hinny is the young of a male horse and a female donkey; it looks a bit like a mule.[↗](../../hinny/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* (dialect, northern England and Scotland) «Hinny» is a loving word for someone, like «honey» or «pet», especially in the North East (Geordie).[↗](../../hinny/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* A hinny has a horse father and a donkey mother.[↗](../../hinny/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Hinnies are rarer than mules.[↗](../../hinny/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Like mules, hinnies usually cannot have foals.[↗](../../hinny/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · (dialect) «Come here, hinny, and give us a hug,» said Nana.[↗](../../hinny/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · (dialect) «Ta, hinny,» said the lady at the shop in Newcastle.[↗](../../hinny/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Singin' hinnies are cakes that sizzle on the griddle.[↗](../../hinny/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **hint** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* noun.[↗](../../hint/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *e.g.* A hint is a small clue or piece of help that shows you how to solve something without giving the full answer.[↗](../../hint/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* noun.[↗](../../hint/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *e.g.* A hint is a useful tip or piece of advice.[↗](../../hint/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* noun.[↗](../../hint/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *e.g.* A hint of something is a very small amount of it.[↗](../../hint/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 4:* verb.[↗](../../hint/#m4 "tree and pragmatics") *e.g.* To hint means to say something in an indirect way instead of saying it plainly.[↗](../../hint/#m4 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Can you give me a hint for this riddle?[↗](../../hint/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Hint: draw a picture to help you.[↗](../../hint/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · There is a hint of mint in this tea.[↗](../../hint/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Mum hinted that we might get a puppy.[↗](../../hint/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · He didn't take the hint and stayed too long.[↗](../../hint/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · The cookbook has helpful hints for beginners.[↗](../../hint/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · The sky had a hint of pink at sunset.[↗](../../hint/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · These were denied, but the mask gave him a hint.[↗](../../hint/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") · This particular phraseology is one of several hints that the SY may share a particular literary affiliation with the Sifre Emet, the poems of Psalms, Proverbs, and Job.[↗](../../hint/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") (Sefer Yetzirah, Sefaria community translation)[↗](../../hint/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") [1](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/H/) … 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