What does CLUE mean?

Definitions for CLUE
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This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word CLUE.

Princeton's WordNet

  1. hint, cluenoun

    a slight indication

  2. clue, clew, cueverb

    evidence that helps to solve a problem

  3. clue, clewverb

    roll into a ball

Wiktionary

  1. cluenoun

    A strand of yarn etc. as used to guide one through a labyrinth; something which points the way, a guide.

  2. cluenoun

    Information which may lead one to a certain point or conclusion.

  3. cluenoun

    An object or a kind of indication which may be used as evidence.

  4. cluenoun

    Insight or understanding ("to have a clue [about]" or "to have clue". See have a clue, clue stick)

  5. clueverb

    To provide with a clue (often used with "in" or "up").

  6. clueverb

    To provide someone with information which he or she lacks.

    Smith, clue Jones in on what's been happening.

  7. 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.

ChatGPT

  1. clue

    A clue is a piece of information or evidence that helps in the understanding or resolving of a problem, mystery or puzzle. It also refers to an indication or hint about something.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Cluenoun

    a ball of thread, yarn, or cord; also, The thread itself

  2. Cluenoun

    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

  3. Cluenoun

    a lower corner of a square sail, or the after corner of a fore-and-aft sail

  4. Cluenoun

    a loop and thimbles at the corner of a sail

  5. Cluenoun

    a combination of lines or nettles by which a hammock is suspended

  6. Cluenoun

    a ball of thread; a thread or other means of guidance. Same as Clew

  7. Etymology: [See Clew, n.]

Wikidata

  1. Clue

    Clue is a 1985 comedy mystery film based on the board game of the same name. The film is a murder mystery set in a Gothic Revival mansion, and is styled after Murder by Death and other various murder/dinner parties of mystery. The film was directed by Jonathan Lynn, who collaborated on the script with John Landis, and stars Tim Curry, Eileen Brennan, Martin Mull, Lesley Ann Warren, Christopher Lloyd, Michael McKean, Madeline Kahn, Colleen Camp, and Lee Ving. The film was produced by Debra Hill. In keeping with the nature of the board game, in theatrical release the movie was shown with one of three possible endings, with different theaters receiving each ending. The film initially received mixed reviews and did poorly at the box office, ultimately grossing $14,643,997 in the US. Clue was Paramount's first adaptation of a now current Hasbro property, though at that time Cluedo was owned by Waddingtons and licensed in the U.S. to Parker Brothers; Hasbro later bought both Waddingtons and Parker Brothers. This predated by 19 years Paramount's deal to distribute other films and television series based on Hasbro properties. Universal Studios announced that a remake was in the works with a release date set for 2013, though the project was later shelved.

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary

  1. Clue

    klōō (see Clew).—adj. Clue′less, without trace.

Dictionary of Nautical Terms

  1. clue

    Of a square sail, either of the lower corners reaching down to where the tacks and sheets are made fast to it; and is that part which comes goring out from the square of the sail.

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  1. CLUE

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Surnames Frequency by Census Records

  1. CLUE

    According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Clue is ranked #156044 in terms of the most common surnames in America.

    The Clue surname appeared 104 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Clue.

    63.4% or 66 total occurrences were Black.
    23% or 24 total occurrences were White.
    13.4% or 14 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.

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British National Corpus

  1. Written Corpus Frequency

    Rank popularity for the word 'CLUE' in Written Corpus Frequency: #2763

  2. Nouns Frequency

    Rank popularity for the word 'CLUE' in Nouns Frequency: #1832

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of CLUE in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of CLUE in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

Examples of CLUE in a Sentence

  1. Christine Musser:

    Triple Crown apparently had no clue of the building’s historical significance, it was an oversight.

  2. Siddharth Astir:

    Perseverance is for people with belief in their own ability, complacency is one arrogant step ahead.... for people with no clue of others' ability.

  3. Jim Torma:

    The big issue is that nobody really understood the magnitude of this movement, nobody understood how many trucks were actually going to roll into Ottawa. Nobody had a clue. Everybody was hoping to be maybe 100 or 200. Then there are thousands here.

  4. Kylen Schulte:

    The car is the clue and where we went to get food and clothes is another clue, but here's the third clue: He was so close to the girls that they actually saw what he brought back.

  5. Anonymous:

    Love t is hard to understand love at such a young age for example I have no clue in what love is I only know that love is complicated. Since we are young we still have many experiences to go through many problems to solve only then will me understand the meaning of love.

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