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What (who) is CLUE - definition
WIKIMEDIA DISAMBIGUATION PAGE
Clue video game; Clue (computer game); Clue (disambiguation); Clues; Clues (album)
Clue
·noun A loop and thimbles at the corner of a sail.
II. Clue ·noun A ball of thread, yarn, or cord; also, The thread itself.
III. Clue ·noun A combination of lines or nettles by which a hammock is suspended.
IV. Clue ·noun A lower corner of a square sail, or the after corner of a fore-and-aft sail.
V. Clue ·noun A ball of thread; a thread or other means of guidance. ·same·as Clew.
VI. Clue ·noun That which guides or directs one in anything of a doubtful or intricate nature; that which gives a hint in the solution of a mystery.
clue
¦ noun a fact or piece of evidence used to solve a crime or that serves to reveal something.
¦ verb (clues, clueing, clued) (clue someone in) informal inform someone about something.
Phrases
have a clue [usu. with negative] informal know about something or about how to do something.
Origin
ME (orig. 'a ball of thread', hence one used to guide a person out of a labyrinth): var. of clew.
clue
(clues)
1.
A clue to a problem or mystery is something that helps you to find the answer to it.
Geneticists in Canada have discovered a clue to the puzzle of why our cells get old and die...
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2.
A clue is an object or piece of information that helps someone solve a crime.
The vital clue to the killer's identity was his nickname, Peanuts.
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3.
A clue in a crossword or game is information which is given to help you to find the answer to a question.
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4.
If you haven't a clue about something, you do not know anything about it or you have no idea what to do about it. (INFORMAL)
I haven't a clue what I'll give Carl for his birthday next year.
PHRASE: usu PHR wh
Examples of use of CLUE
1. Clue Achilleas has a copy of that report and he claims it contains an important clue.
2. A clue – more than a clue – lay in the work of a Californian cardiologist called Lester Morrison.
3. A clue - more than a clue - lay in the work of a Californian cardiologist called Lester Morrison.
4. Evidently, Ban had no clue about Afghan character.
5. My, how a million amateur Sherlock Holmeses loved that clue!