Hint
Part of speech: noun
Definition: A clue. A small, barely detectable amount of. 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.
Part of speech: verb
Definition: To deliberately imply, indirectly suggest, or provide a clue. To develop and add hints to a font.
Example sentence: In our obscurity - in all this vastness - there is no hint that help will come from elsewhere to save us from ourselves. It is up to us.
Clue
Part of speech: noun
Definition: Information which may lead one to a certain point or conclusion.An object or a kind of indication which may be used as evidence.
Part of speech: verb
Definition: To provide with a clue (often used with "in" or "up").To provide someone with information which he or she lacks.
Example sentence: I could only be frustrated right from the day I started in WCW and realized that it was a company run by a bunch of idiots that didn't have a clue what they were doing.