Clue
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English
Noun
Clue (plural Clues)- (now rare) A strand of yarn etc. as used to guide one through a labyrinth; something which points the way, a guide.
- Information which may lead one to a certain point or conclusion.
- An object or a kind of indication which may be used as evidence.
- (slang) Insight or understanding ("to have a clue [about]" or "to have clue". See have a clue, clue stick)
Verb
Clue (third-person singular simple present clues, present participle cluing, simple past and past participle clued)
- To provide with a clue (often used with "in" or "up").
- To provide someone with information which he or she lacks.
Adjectives for Clue
inescapable; priceless; vital; suggestive; recondite; fancied; elusive; definite; flawless; tangible; exhausted; magnificent; startling; surprising; bewildering; slender.
Verbs for Clue
discover—; divulge—; efface—; follow up—; join—s; muddle up—; produce—; recognize—; scatter— strike upon—; tackle—; thread— together; trace—; track down—; uncover—; unearth—; unravel—; yield—; —convicts; —crumbles; —guides; —indicates; —perplexes; —puzzles; — solves; —warns.
Synonyms for Clue
- (information which may lead one to a certain point or conclusion): hint, indication, suggestion
- (object or indication which may be used as evidence): signature
Derived terms
Thesaurus
catchword, caution, chain of evidence, cue, cue word, data, datum, documentation, evidence, exhibit, fact, facts, fill in, gentle hint, gesture, glimmer, glimmering, grounds, grounds for belief, hint, hot lead, implication, imply, index, indicate, indication, indicator, inform, information, inkling, innuendo, insinuation, intimate, intimation, item of evidence, key, key word, kick, lead, look, manifestation, mark, material grounds, monition, muniments, mute witness, nod, notify, notion, nudge, office, passing word, piece of evidence, pointer, post, premises, prompt, proof, reason to believe, relevant fact, scent, sign, signal, spoor, steer, suggest, suggestion, suspicion, symptom, tell, telltale, tip, tip-off, token, trace, track, vestige, warn, warning, whiff, whisper, wind, wink
Etymology
Variant of clew, "a ball of thread or yarn", with reference to the one which the mythical Theseus used to guide him out of the Minotaur's labyrinth.
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -uː
Translations
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Latin
Verb
cluē
- second-person singular present active imperative of clueō
