Definitions for clue
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Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. hint, cluenoun

   a slight indication

2. clue, clew, cueverb

   evidence that helps to solve a problem

3. clue, clewverb

   roll into a ball

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

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.

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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 DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

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.]

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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 DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Clue

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

Dictionary of Nautical TermsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

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

   What does CLUE stand for? -- Explore the various meanings for the CLUE acronym on the Abbreviations.com website.

Surnames Frequency by Census RecordsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

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.

Matched Categories

1. • Indication
   • Wind

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

Anagrams for clue »

1. luce

How to pronounce clue?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say clue in sign language?

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. Clara Jeffery:

   Dear Justice Breyer: the radical decisions from SCOTUS this week are your clue. RETIRE.

2. Donald Trump:

   Politicians aren't going to find them because they have no clue. We will find them, we will get them out, it's feasible if you know how to manage. Politicians don't know how to manage.

3. Jackie Walorski:

   I don't have a clue, i'm not on necessarily any team of anybody's politically, so I haven't run into him up here.

4. Ryan Pfeifle:

   Through the use of these major observatories, we have identified a new way of identifying triple supermassive black holes. Each telescope gives us a different clue about what's going on in these systems, we hope to extend our work to find more triples using the same technique.

5. Ed Carpenter:

   It's cool that Ryan won the race. He needed that. Americans kicked butt, (Karam) should have been penalized on the spot. He has no clue.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=clue
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Clue
3. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
4. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/clue
5. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=clue
6. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=clue
7. ^ Dictionary of Nautical Terms
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/26000/pg26000-images.html#:~:text=clue
8. ^ Surnames Frequency by Census Records
   https://www.census.gov/topics/population/genealogy/data/2010_surnames.html