suggestion

Definition

  • noun: an idea about what someone should do or how someone should behave
  • noun: the act or process of 'suggesting'
  • usually singular
  • synonyms: insinuation, hint, allusion

Examples

  • I'm shocked at the 'suggestion' that he deliberately cheated. = The very 'suggestion' that he deliberately cheated is shocking (to me).

  • They were careful to avoid any 'suggestion' of impropriety. [=avoid doing anything that could be seen as improper]

  • There was some 'suggestion' of swelling around his ankle. [=his ankle appeared to be slightly swollen]

Movie clips

Movie quotes

  • (..) Steam, water shooting up. We're too late for the geyser, we missed it. - What do we do? - Do you have any suggestions, professor? Without water, no steam. Without steam, we're not going anywhere. This place looks like there hasn't been water here in two, three hours now. (..)
    2008 Journey to the Center of the Earth