direction vs hint

hint vs direction

direction and hint both are nouns.

direction is not a verb while hint is a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
direction	Yes	No	No	No
hint	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, hint is a hyponym of direction; that is, hint is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than direction:

direction: something that provides direction or advice as to a decision or course of action
hint: an indication of potential opportunity

Other hyponyms of direction include guideline, road map, career counseling, cynosure, genetic counseling, marriage counseling, confidential information, lead, steer, tip, wind.

direction (noun)	hint (noun)
the act of managing something	an indirect suggestion
the act of setting and holding a course	a slight indication
a general course along which something has a tendency to develop	an indication of potential opportunity
the concentration of attention or energy on something	a slight but appreciable amount
something that provides direction or advice as to a decision or course of action	a just detectable amount
a formal statement of a command or injunction to do something
a message describing how something is to be done
a line leading to a place or point
the spatial relation between something and the course along which it points or moves

direction (verb)	hint (verb)
	drop a hint; intimate by a hint

Difference between direction and hint

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