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clue
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kloo
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noun, verb,
clued,
clu⋅ing.
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–noun
1.
anything that serves to guide or direct in the solution of a problem, mystery, etc.
2.
clew
(
defs. 1–4, 6, 12
)
.
–verb (used with object)
3.
to direct or point out by a clue.
4.
clew
(
def. 7
)
.
—Verb phrase
5.
clue in,
a.
to provide with useful or reliable information:
Clue us in on how these forms are to be filled out.
b.
to make familiar or aware:
Has she been clued in about the rules of this office?
Origin:
var. sp. of
clew
Synonyms:
1.
sign, hint, trace, evidence, mark, key.
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Word Origin & History
clue
phonetic variant of
clew
(q.v.) "a ball of thread or yarn," with reference to the one Theseus used as a guide out of the Labyrinth. The purely figurative sense of "that which points the way" is from 1628.
Clueless
is from 1862.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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