ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Clue

/kluː/ · noun

Meaning

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

(now rare) A strand of yarn etc. as used to guide one through a labyrinth; something which points the way, a guide.
Information which may lead one to a certain point or conclusion.
An object or a kind of indication which may be used as evidence.
Insight or understanding ("to have a clue [about]" or "to have clue". See have a clue, clue stick)
(crosswording) The text that indicates an answer in a crossword puzzle.
To provide with a clue.
To provide someone with information which they lack (often used with "in" or "up").
Alternative form of clew.

she had even had in the past a small smug conviction that in the domestic labyrinth she always kept the clue.

Give me a clue because the question is too vague.

Black tracks on the magneto, a hairline crack in the flywheel casing, pitted points or a spitless exhaust — all are clues to potential conkouts

The detectives were looking for some clues at the scene of the crime.

I had little clue that I was being carefully monitored by the CCTV.

The crossword compiler wasn't sure how to clue the word "should".

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

I stared into my mind for some image to clue me what to say but I saw only blackness there.

Choose a synonym only when it preserves the intended meaning, tone, and grammar of the full sentence.

Clue means (now rare) A strand of yarn etc. as used to guide one through a labyrinth; something which points the way, a guide..

Common synonyms include hint, indication, suggestion, signature.

The opposite depends on the specific sense.

she had even had in the past a small smug conviction that in the domestic labyrinth she always kept the clue.

FreeDictionaryAPI.com / Wiktionary · Original source · CC BY-SA 4.0

Dictionary data is provided by FreeDictionaryAPI.com and sourced from Wiktionary under its stated license.