Clue

What do we mean by clue?

Something that serves to guide or direct in the solution of a problem or mystery. noun

To give (someone) guiding information. transitive verb

Nautical, to haul up to the yard (the lower corners of a topsail, topgallantsail, or royal) by means of the clue-lines: used with up.

To direct, as by a clue or thread.

A ball or skein of thread or yarn. noun

The thread or yarn that is wound into the form of a ball; thread in general. noun

Hence Anything that guides or directs one in an intricate case; a guide or key to the solution of a puzzle or problem, or the unraveling of a plot or mystery: in allusion to the mythological story that Theseus was guided by a clue of thread through the Cretan labyrinth. noun

A measure of yarn or hemp, 4,800 yards. noun

Nautical, a lower corner of a square sail or the aftmost corner of a fore-and-aft sail. noun

A ball of thread; a thread or other means of guidance. Same as clew. noun

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

Information which may lead one to a certain point or conclusion. noun

An object or a kind of indication which may be used as evidence. noun

To provide with a clue (often used with "in" or "up"). verb

To provide someone with information which he or she lacks. verb

A slight indication noun

Evidence that helps to solve a problem noun

Roll into a ball verb

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)

A synonym for an erection. Urban Dictionary

Used by jokers on the internet to refer to an erection. Urban Dictionary

A euphemism for an erect penis. Used almost exclusively to refer to having achieved an erection in a socially awkward circumstance (see example). Etmyology: the usage of this term was coined by South Park creators Trey Parker and Matt Stone. Urban Dictionary

Word used in place of a positive adjective or noun you cant think of at the time. Urban Dictionary

A hint that leads to the answer, as in a confusing web puzzle Urban Dictionary

Another term for the male process of getting an erection , usually occurs when looking at pornographic images or thinking of chantelle Urban Dictionary

Good movie, ok game. Urban Dictionary

Something to look for in order to solve a mystery or puzzle of some sort. Urban Dictionary

A comical way of implying that the way someone is at the moment is the way they are all the time. Urban Dictionary

What a inebriated Consulting Detective looks for. Urban Dictionary

Words that are spelled similarly to clue:
clue.

Words that are triggered by (strongly associated with) the word clue:
roadblock, detour, clues, giver, bump, instructed, whereabouts, jeopardy, pit, puzzle, guess, contestant, answer, correctly, mysteries, asking, mystery, choice, choose, climb, hidden, immunity, leg, traveled, solved, directing, correct, solve, answers, travel, nancy, stop, sending, treasure, find, taxi, tasks, wait, search, boxes, destination, ride, fast, idol, leads, item, holmes, identity, killer, detective, task, learn, word, reveal, pick, discover, eat, marked, phrase, must, wrong, told, next, picked, informed, ready, murder.

Words that rhyme with clue:
to, through, blue, into, do, you, que, view, pursue, hew, purview, review, queue, eschew, accrue, cue, new, true, due, two, screw, coup, rue, slew, revenue, shoe, imbue, crew, too, u, hue, lieu, tissue, skew, ensue, stew, few, rendezvous, construe, avenue, breakthrough, guru, brew, debut, sue, who, ado, boo, flu, hitherto, strew, woo, overview, shrew, taboo, ewe, yahoo, glue, coo, bamboo, subdue, loo, redo, outdo, undo, tattoo, retinue, poo, undue, pew, spew, thru, askew, adieu, vue, q, ingenue, goo, statue, interview, lulu, dew, barbecue, anew, vu, yew, cuckoo, renew, canoe, xu, emu, residue, chew, shue, gnu, flue, mew, zoo, overdo, roux.

Adjectives that are often used to describe clue:
important, first, only, best, possible, slightest, valuable, diagnostic, good, little, real, further, single, useful, vital, major, second, significant, visual, helpful, obvious, definite, final, essential, strong, main, additional, better, initial, reliable, direct, clinical, faintest, interesting, false, sufficient, crucial, slight, necessary, least, key, sure, chief, immediate, excellent, clear, decisive, smallest, sole, subtle, tangible, promising, partial, satisfactory, faint, biggest, hidden, invaluable, tiny, verbal, earliest, tantalizing, slender, secret, indirect, telltale.

Nouns that are often described by the adjective clue:
cells, words, number, questions, lines, cell, one, cards, hunting.

Consonant match to clue:
clay, claw, cloy, klee, clough, clow, cloe, klay, klugh, kley.

Words that sound like clue:
clue, clu, clew, klu, clay, claw, clow, cloe, clea, cloy, clo, chlo, cla, klay, kly, clou, khloe, clough, klee, cly, cli, clee, klo, clie, clai, kla, cley, kli, klaw, klugh, klei, kholah, chla, clait, clei, glue, glew, glu, clues, cue, coo, coup, cle, koo, cuh, kew, kle, caillou, cou, clued, coups, cew, cll, keu, kles, curlew, cluse, kll, khoo, clute, kluge, clure, clune, kou, klute, kloof, clews, cluj, klm, kalu, cls, cloom, cln, clt, kluth, aclu, clc, coue, cloop, clw, kiew, kloos, klk, cloot, kiu, ctu, cooh, clg, kloot, khu, kls, ccu, klt, cuu, cuw, khou, clewed, kleur, khl, kln.