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clue

(kluː)
Word forms: plural clues
1. countable noun
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 oldand die. [+ to]
How a man shaves may be a telling clue to his age.
Synonyms: indication, lead, sign, evidence More Synonyms of clue
2. countable noun
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. [+ to]
3. countable noun
A clue in a crossword or game is information which is given to help you to find the answer to a question.
4. 
See haven't a clue

clue in British English

(kluː)
noun
1. 
something that helps to solve a problem or unravel a mystery
2.  not to have a clue
verbWord forms: clues, cluing or clued
3. (tr; usually foll by in or up)
to provide with helpful information
noun, verb
4.  a variant spelling of clew
Word origin
C15: variant of clew

clue in American English

(klu)
noun
1. 
something that leads out of a perplexity; esp., a fact or object that helps to solve a problem or mystery
verb transitiveWord forms: clued or ˈcluing
2. 
to indicate by or as by a clue
3.  US, Informal
to provide with the necessary information
often with in
Word origin
var. of clew

More idioms containing
clue

not have a clue

COBUILD Collocations
clue

cryptic clue
vital clue

Examples of 'clue' in a sentence
clue

This knowledge provides us with useful clues about how the financial system may change over time.
Mishkin, Frederic S. Financial Markets, Institutions and Money (1995)
The pattern of the pain may give some helpful clues.
The Sun (2009)
My wife does not have a clue there is anything wrong.
The Sun (2013)
Tests on his remains may provide clues about any medical treatment he was receiving.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
You may get clues about how to put things right.
The Sun (2008)
Enter the answers to the clues below in the bricks in the wall.
The Sun (2015)
You often hear people looking back as they try to find clues to explain what has happened.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
Last night there was no clue to the identity of the mothers.
The Sun (2012)
The times of the heats gave no clue about the outcome.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
What consistent patterns are noticeable in you that may be clues to your design and calling?
Christianity Today (2000)
It could be the clue that solves this terrible mystery.
The Sun (2011)
An Italian name is a love clue.
The Sun (2014)
Having received these sketchy clues, the brain does the rest.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
Without the language clue provided by signs, you could be anywhere.
Joanna Blythman SHOPPED: The Shocking Power of British Supermarkets (2004)
Using the nine letters in the square, can you answer these clues?
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
A comedy quote on a badge is a hot clue.
The Sun (2012)
A name you hear in a song is a hot clue to new love.
The Sun (2010)
I did not have a clue anything had happened.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
They certainly don't have a clue how to get this country out of the mire they have put it in.
The Sun (2013)
The initial K is your hottest love clue.
The Sun (2013)
The list provides a helpful clue to the sources of some of Kit's plays.
Rodney Bolt HISTORY PLAY: The Lives and After-life of Christopher Marlowe (2004)

In other languages
clue

British English: clue /kluː/ NOUN
A clue to a problem, mystery, or puzzle is something that helps you find the answer.
...a crossword puzzle clue.
  • American English: clue
  • Arabic: مِفْتَاح
  • Brazilian Portuguese: dica
  • Chinese: 线索
  • Croatian: indicija
  • Czech: indicie
  • Danish: spor
  • Dutch: aanwijzing
  • European Spanish: pista indicio
  • Finnish: johtolanka
  • French: indice enquête
  • German: Hinweis
  • Greek: ένδειξη
  • Italian: indizio
  • Japanese: 手がかり
  • Korean: 실마리
  • Norwegian: ledetråd
  • Polish: wskazówka
  • European Portuguese: dica
  • Romanian: indiciu
  • Russian: подсказка
  • Latin American Spanish: pista indicación
  • Swedish: ledtråd
  • Thai: เงื่อนงำ
  • Turkish: delil
  • Ukrainian: підказка
  • Vietnamese: đầu mối

All related terms of 'clue'

vital clue
A clue to a problem or mystery is something that helps you to find the answer to it.
cryptic clue
A clue in a crossword or game is information which is given to help you to find the answer to a question.
haven't a clue
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.
not have a clue
to not know anything about something or to have no idea what to do about something
not to have a clue
to be completely baffled

Chinese translation of 'clue'

clue

(kluː)

n (c)

  1. (in investigation) 线(線)索 (xiànsuǒ) (条(條), tiáo)
  2. (in crossword, game) 提示 (tíshì) (个(個), gè)
  3. (fig, = indication) 线(線)索 (xiànsuǒ) (个(個), gè)
    I haven't a clue (inf) 我一无(無)所知 (wǒ yī wú suǒ zhī)
(noun) 
Definition
something that helps to solve a problem or unravel a mystery
Scientists have discovered a clue that may unlock the puzzle.a vital clue to the killer's identity
Synonyms
indication
He gave no indication that he was ready to compromise.
lead
The inquiry team is following up possible leads.
sign
His face and movements rarely betrayed any sign of nerves.
evidence
Police said there was no evidence of a struggle.
tip
A good tip is to buy the most expensive lens you can afford.
suggestion
that fashionably faint suggestion of a tan
trace
The church has traces of fifteenth-century frescoes.
hint
I'd dropped a hint about having an exhibition of his work.
suspicion
large blooms of white with a suspicion of pale pink
pointer
Sunday's elections should be a pointer to the public mood.
tip-off
He was arrested after a tip-off to police by a member of the public.
inkling
We had an inkling that something might be happening.
intimation
I did not have any intimation that he was going to resign.

Additional synonyms

in the sense of evidence
Police said there was no evidence of a struggle.
Synonyms
sign(s),
mark,
suggestion,
trace,
indication,
token,
manifestation
in the sense of hint
Definition
a suggestion given in an indirect or subtle manner
I'd dropped a hint about having an exhibition of his work.
Synonyms
clue,
mention,
suggestion,
implication,
indication,
reminder,
tip-off,
pointer,
allusion,
innuendo,
inkling,
intimation,
insinuation,
word to the wise
in the sense of inkling
Definition
a vague idea or suspicion
We had an inkling that something might be happening.
Synonyms
suspicion,
idea,
hint,
suggestion,
notion,
indication,
whisper,
clue,
conception,
glimmering,
intimation,
faintest or foggiest idea

Synonyms of 'clue'

clue

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