clue
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1.0
- noun
- /kluː/
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pista
- The teacher provided a clue about the exam questions during the review session.
- provide clues
- give clues
- offer clues
Just give you a little clue, make us curious.
- Just give you a little clue, make us curious.
- Hegel doesn't tell us unless the clue is in what what follows.
- There must be some clues hidden in our biology.
- Each of these Spectra contains clues to the star's properties.
- It's not possible, but success leaves clues and the answers are out there.
- You can pick up so many cues and so many clues from the building itself.
- You're the, the kind of little facial clues that say you're afraid.
- And it was hitting me, 'cause I had no clue what he even meant.
- We are getting into some clues that are going to be false.
- He has no fucking clue what he's doing.
- These two teenagers, Ferguson, Molly, have no clue really where America is.
- No plan, no clue, just a lot of knocking them.
Examples
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Information on employment can provide clues to the likelihood of work-related injuries and access to health insurance.
Academic text (2008) -
In one study, scientists looked for clues in people's eyes.
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Find your first clue where you put your shoes.
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It's not possible, but success leaves clues and the answers are out there.
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Of course, one of the obvious clues was that the letter did not ask for money.
Fiction book (1990) -
Any clue to his whereabouts?
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The insights of Japanese management contain a clue for the art of gifted leadership.
Academic text (1991) -
Analytical listening lessons can provide clues to which ideas students know and which they need to learn.
Academic text (1999) -
The detective found a clue that helped him solve the case.
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In the escape room, each clue revealed vital information needed to unlock the door.
Synonyms
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3.6
A fact that helps you understand or solve something
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4.8
Information that can help find something or create an opportunity
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5.0
A piece of evidence that helps solve a crime or problem
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3.8
A piece of information about a possible opportunity
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1.5
A small indirect suggestion that helps you understand something
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3.3
A sign or hint that tells someone what to do
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3.0
An important fact that helps explain a situation or solve a problem
A fact or object that helps solve a mystery
A small piece of information that helps you understand something
Antonyms
Idioms
- Informal
To suddenly understand something you should have noticed earlier
Compounds
- Slang
A pretend object used to give someone a very clear hint about something they missed
How Helpful
Surface Forms
Etymology
Clue originally meant a 'ball of thread' and was once spelled clew. In an old Greek story a woman gave a thread to a hero to help him find his way out of a maze, and that image of a thread guiding the way became the idea of a piece of evidence.