sug·ges·tion 
/səˈʤɛstʃən/ noun
plural sug·ges·tions /səˈʤɛstʃən/ noun 1 [count] a : an idea about what someone should do or how someone should behave
▪ Do you have any suggestions? ▪ Please send comments and suggestions to our post office box. ▪ I have a suggestion: call the store and ask them about it. ▪ I'd like to offer/make a suggestion. ▪ I am always open to suggestions. [=ready to hear new ideas]
b : something that is said in an indirect way
▪ I'm shocked at the suggestion that he deliberately cheated. = The very suggestion that he deliberately cheated is shocking (to me). ▪ I reject his suggestion that we shouldn't have helped them. 2 a : an action, quality, appearance, etc., that seems to indicate the presence or existence of something [count] — usually singular ▪ There was a suggestion of boredom in his tone of voice. [noncount] ▪ 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]
b [count] : a very small amount of something — usually singular ▪ a flavor of chocolate with a (slight) suggestion [=hint] of pepper 3 [noncount] : the process by which you make people think or feel something by saying, expressing, or showing something that is related only indirectly
▪ trying to influence people's thoughts by using suggestion ▪ The director relies on the power of suggestion rather than explicitly showing the murder.
▪ Do you have any suggestions? ▪ Please send comments and suggestions to our post office box. ▪ I have a suggestion: call the store and ask them about it. ▪ I'd like to offer/make a suggestion. ▪ I am always open to suggestions. [=ready to hear new ideas]
b : something that is said in an indirect way
▪ I'm shocked at the suggestion that he deliberately cheated. = The very suggestion that he deliberately cheated is shocking (to me). ▪ I reject his suggestion that we shouldn't have helped them.
b [count] : a very small amount of something — usually singular ▪ a flavor of chocolate with a (slight) suggestion [=hint] of pepper
▪ trying to influence people's thoughts by using suggestion ▪ The director relies on the power of suggestion rather than explicitly showing the murder.
at/on someone's suggestion
: because someone said that you should
▪ On his suggestion, I applied for the job. [=I applied for the job because he suggested that I should] ▪ She went to Germany at my suggestion.
▪ On his suggestion, I applied for the job. [=I applied for the job because he suggested that I should] ▪ She went to Germany at my suggestion.
