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- pronunciation:
- s
jes
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jes
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noun |
| definition 1: |
If you make a suggestion, you offer an idea that you think might solve a problem or be useful for something or just fun.
Her suggestion of using less air conditioning made the most sense as a way to save money.The principal listened to the teachers' suggestions for solving some of the school's problems.May I make a suggestion that might improve things?I gave them several restaurant suggestions, but I don't know where they went in the end.- synonyms:
- pointer, proposal
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| definition 2: |
If there is a suggestion of mint in your food, it means that something you taste or smell when you're eating it makes you believe that there is mint in it. A suggestion is a kind of hint. When there is a suggestion of something in another thing, there is probably a small amount of it in there but it is not very clear or strong.
This oatmeal has a suggestion of strawberry flavor.There was a suggestion of jealousy in the things that Marcie said about Lena's house.- synonyms:
- trace
- similar words:
- ghost
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| related words: |
advice, clue, dash, instruction, lead, mention, promise, tip, touch |
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