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Oblique hint

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innuendonounA derogatory hint or reference to, or (often sexual) insinuation about, a person or thing.
insinuationnounThat which is insinuated; a hint; a suggestion, innuendo or intimation by distant allusion
allusionnounAn indirect reference; a hint; a reference to something supposed to be known, but not explicitly mentioned.
insinuateverbTo hint; to suggest tacitly (usually something bad) while avoiding a direct statement.
glancenoun(transitive) To turn (one's eyes or look) at something, often briefly.
linenounA path through two or more points (compare ‘segment’); a continuous mark, including as made by a pen; any path, curved or straight.
spotnounA round or irregular patch on the surface of a thing having a different color, texture etc. and generally round in shape.
spotsnounspots before the eyes caused by opaque cell fragments in the vitreous humor and lens
spottingnounThe act of spotting or sighting something.
askanceverb(of a look or glance) With disapproval, skepticism, or suspicion.
bevelnounAn edge that is canted, one that is not a 90-degree angle; a chamfer.
bezelnounThe rim and flange which encompasses and fastens a jewel or other object, such as the crystal of a watch, in the cavity in which it is set.
cantnoun(countable) An argot, the jargon of a particular class or subgroup.
diagonalnoun(geometry) Joining two nonadjacent vertices (of a polygon or polyhedron).
leernoun(intransitive) To look sideways or obliquely; now especially with sexual desire or malicious intent.
slopenounAn area of ground that tends evenly upward or downward.
slopedThat has or have a slope.
squintnoun(intransitive) To look with the eyes partly closed, as in bright sunlight, or as a threatening expression.
chinesenounOf, from, or related to China, particularly now the People's Republic of China.
patheticArousing pity, sympathy, or compassion; exciting pathos.

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