clue (noun)
11clue — I UK [kluː] / US [klu] noun [countable] Word forms clue : singular clue plural clues ** 1) a) an object or fact that someone discovers that helps them solve a crime or mystery search for/look for/find a clue: Detectives were brought in to help… …
12clue — I. noun Etymology: alteration of clew Date: 1596 1. something that guides through an intricate procedure or maze of difficulties; specifically a piece of evidence that leads one toward the solution of a problem 2. idea, notion < had no clue what… …
13clue — 1. noun a) A strand of yarn etc. as used to guide one through a labyrinth; something which points the way, a guide. she had even had in the past a small smug conviction that in the domestic labyrinth she always kept the clue. b) Information which …
14clue*/ — [kluː] noun [C] 1) an object or fact that helps someone to solve a crime or mystery Detectives were brought in to help search for clues.[/ex] Police still have no clues as to the identity of the killer.[/ex] 2) a piece of information that helps… …
15clue — /klu / (say klooh) noun 1. anything that serves to guide or direct in the solution of a problem, mystery, etc. 2. → clew. –verb (t) (clued, cluing) 3. → clew. –phrase 4. clue someone up, to give someone the facts. 5. not have a clue …
16clue — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. suggestion, intimation, hint, key, guide. See answer, indication, disclosure. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. evidence, trace, mark, intimation; see hint 1 , proof 1 , sign 1 . III (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus)… …
17tip — 1 n 1: information provided to the police or authorities regarding crime 2: a piece of inside information esp. of advantage in securities trading tip 2 vt tipped, tip·ping: to provide a tip to or about often used with off tip·per n …
18anagrind — noun a) Part of a cryptic crossword clue indicating that the letters of another word or phrase in the clue should be anagrammed. This is really good. Esp. the beard clue, and 2D, except I dont see the purpose of the scare quotes around fantastic… …
19Rosetta stone — noun Etymology: Rosetta, Egyptian Date: 1822 1. a black basalt stone found in 1799 that bears an inscription in hieroglyphics, demotic characters, and Greek and is celebrated for having given the first clue to the decipherment of Egyptian… …
20dumb crambo — noun A guessing game, similar to charades, in which players act out, or silently pantomime, words that rhyme with a clue word. The objective is to guess a concealed word that rhymes with the clue …
