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nounADJECTIVE▪ good, important, useful, valuable▪ vital▪ obvious▪ subtle▪ visual▪ crypticVERB + CLUE▪ contain, have, hold▪
The picture contains subtle clues about the site's history.
▪Diet may hold the clue to the causes of migraine.
▪ give (sb), offer, yield▪The hat gives a clue to the identity of the killer.
▪The letter yielded no clues.
▪ furnish (sb with), provide (sb with), supply (sb with)▪ leave, leave behind▪The burglar left no clues.
▪ hunt for, look for, search for▪ discover, find, uncover▪ decipher, piece together▪ miss▪We must have missed some vital clue.
▪ follow▪ follow upPREPOSITION▪ clue about▪This research might provide an important clue about how cancer develops.
▪ clue (as) to▪a clue as to her whereabouts
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Clue — may refer to: Cluedo (known as Clue in North America), a crime fiction board game Clue (video game), based on the board game Clue (musical), based on the board game Clue (book series), based on the board game Clue (film), based on the board game… … Wikipedia
Clue — (kl[=u]), n. [See {Clew}, n.] A ball of thread; a thread or other means of guidance. Same as {Clew}. [1913 Webster] You have wound a goodly clue. Shak. [1913 Webster] This clue once found unravels all the rest. Pope. [1913 Webster] Serve as clues … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
clue — ► NOUN ▪ a fact or piece of evidence that helps to clarify a mystery or solve a problem. ► VERB (clues, clued, clueing) (clue in) informal ▪ inform. ● not have a clue Cf. ↑not have a clue … English terms dictionary
clue in — clue (someone) in to give someone information they need or want. I asked David to clue us in on what needed to be done first. He hung the painting to clue in visitors that this was a different kind of place … New idioms dictionary
clue — clue; clue·less; clue·less·ly; … English syllables
clue — [n] hint, evidence cue, dead giveaway*, hot lead*, indication, inkling, intimation, key, lead, mark, notion, pointer, print, proof, sign, solution, suggestion, suspicion, telltale, tip, tip off*, trace, track, wind; concept 274 clue [v] give… … New thesaurus
clue — [klo͞o] n. [var. of CLEW] something that leads out of a perplexity; esp., a fact or object that helps to solve a problem or mystery vt. clued, cluing 1. to indicate by or as by a clue ☆ 2. Informal to provide with the necessary information: often … English World dictionary
clue — I noun data, evidence, finding, guide, hint, idea, index, indication, indicator, information, inkling, insinuation, intimation, key, lead, mark, reason to believe, scent, sign, signal, token II index catchword, hint (noun), hint (verb), indicant … Law dictionary
clue — [kly] n. f. ÉTYM. 1956; mot provençal, de même origine que cluse. ❖ ♦ Géogr. et régional (rare). Cluse en canyon. || Les clues de Haute Provence … Encyclopédie Universelle
Clue — clue, cluse, cluso nf enceinte fermée par des rochers escarpés; gorge fermée; passage resserré … Glossaire des noms topographiques en France
Clue — trademark the US name for the game ↑Cluedo … Dictionary of contemporary English
