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Wiktionary5.0 / 1 vote

  1. cluenoun

    To provide someone with information which he or she lacks.

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

    Synonyms:
    hint, indication, suggestion

  2. cluenoun

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

    Synonyms:
    signature

Princeton's WordNet5.0 / 1 vote

  1. hint, cluenoun

    a slight indication

    Synonyms:
    lead, jot, touch, cue, clew, tip, intimation, soupcon, wind, speck, hint, trace, pinch, mite, tinge, confidential information, breath, steer, suggestion

  2. clue, clew, cueverb

    evidence that helps to solve a problem

    Synonyms:
    pool cue, pool stick, clew, cue, discriminative stimulus, hint, cue stick

  3. clue, clewverb

    roll into a ball

    Synonyms:
    clew

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Dictionary of English Synonymes0.0 / 0 votes

  1. cluenoun

    Synonyms:
    guide, direction, clew, CLAVIS

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words0.0 / 0 votes

  1. cluenoun

    Synonyms:
    intimation, hint, key

PPDB, the paraphrase database0.0 / 0 votes

  1. List of paraphrases for "clue":

    index, idea, riddle, lantern, enigma, hint, indice

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How to use clue in a sentence?

  1. Tom Waits:

    The folks who know the truth aren't talking.... The ones who don't have a clue, you can't shut them up!

  2. Donald Trump:

    Sloppy Steve was rarely in a one-on-one meeting with me and only pretends to have had influence to fool a few people with no access and no clue, whom Sloppy Steve helped write phony books.

  3. Craig Johnson:

    The average person on the street doesn’t have a clue about that, she was much loved and admired for many years, and people bought her brand to pay tribute to her.

  4. Omar Sharif:

    I haven't a clue. I'm not that kind of actor, i play Rudolph like I play all my parts. Rudolph is me. I don't give a damn about how his mind works. All I care about is getting to the studio on time and remembering my lines.

  5. Chris Driedger:

    When I kind of came to terms, I had no clue who my goalie partner would be, i’m kind of just betting on myself in that situation. In the NHL there’s going to be competition wherever you go.


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