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"ref": "1897, Henry James, What Maisie Knew",
"text": "she had even had in the past a small smug conviction that in the domestic labyrinth she always kept the clue.",
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"A strand of yarn etc. as used to guide one through a labyrinth; something which points the way, a guide."
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"(now rare) A strand of yarn etc. as used to guide one through a labyrinth; something which points the way, a guide."
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"sense": "something which points the way, a guide",
"word": "kulcs"
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"sense": "something which points the way, a guide",
"word": "nyitja"
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"sense": "something which points the way, a guide",
"word": "megoldás"
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"sense": "something which points the way, a guide",
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"sense": "information that may lead one to a certain point or conclusion",
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"sense": "information that may lead one to a certain point or conclusion",
"word": "線索"
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"roman": "xiànsuǒ",
"sense": "information that may lead one to a certain point or conclusion",
"word": "线索"
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"code": "cs",
"lang": "Czech",
"sense": "information that may lead one to a certain point or conclusion",
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"word": "klíč"
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"lang": "Czech",
"sense": "information that may lead one to a certain point or conclusion",
"tags": [
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"lang": "Czech",
"sense": "information that may lead one to a certain point or conclusion",
"tags": [
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"word": "nápověda"
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"code": "da",
"lang": "Danish",
"sense": "information that may lead one to a certain point or conclusion",
"tags": [
"neuter"
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"word": "spor"
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"sense": "information that may lead one to a certain point or conclusion",
"tags": [
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],
"word": "holdepunkt"
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{
"_dis1": "7 80 10 3",
"code": "da",
"lang": "Danish",
"sense": "information that may lead one to a certain point or conclusion",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "fingerpeg"
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{
"_dis1": "7 80 10 3",
"code": "da",
"lang": "Danish",
"sense": "information that may lead one to a certain point or conclusion",
"tags": [
"common-gender"
],
"word": "nøgle"
},
{
"_dis1": "7 80 10 3",
"code": "da",
"lang": "Danish",
"sense": "information that may lead one to a certain point or conclusion",
"tags": [
"common-gender"
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"word": "ledetråd"
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"_dis1": "7 80 10 3",
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "information that may lead one to a certain point or conclusion",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "aanwijzing"
},
{
"_dis1": "7 80 10 3",
"code": "nl",
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"sense": "information that may lead one to a certain point or conclusion",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "spoor"
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"_dis1": "7 80 10 3",
"code": "eo",
"lang": "Esperanto",
"sense": "information that may lead one to a certain point or conclusion",
"word": "indico"
},
{
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"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "information that may lead one to a certain point or conclusion",
"word": "johtolanka"
},
{
"_dis1": "7 80 10 3",
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "information that may lead one to a certain point or conclusion",
"word": "vihje"
},
{
"_dis1": "7 80 10 3",
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "information that may lead one to a certain point or conclusion",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "indice"
},
{
"_dis1": "7 80 10 3",
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "information that may lead one to a certain point or conclusion",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "Anhaltspunkt"
},
{
"_dis1": "7 80 10 3",
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "information that may lead one to a certain point or conclusion",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "Hinweis"
},
{
"_dis1": "7 80 10 3",
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "information that may lead one to a certain point or conclusion",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "Faden"
},
{
"_dis1": "7 80 10 3",
"code": "el",
"lang": "Greek",
"roman": "éndeixi",
"sense": "information that may lead one to a certain point or conclusion",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "ένδειξη"
},
{
"_dis1": "7 80 10 3",
"code": "grc",
"lang": "Ancient Greek",
"roman": "éndeixis",
"sense": "information that may lead one to a certain point or conclusion",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "ἔνδειξις"
},
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"code": "he",
"lang": "Hebrew",
"roman": "remez",
"sense": "information that may lead one to a certain point or conclusion",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "רמז"
},
{
"_dis1": "7 80 10 3",
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "information that may lead one to a certain point or conclusion",
"word": "támpont"
},
{
"_dis1": "7 80 10 3",
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "information that may lead one to a certain point or conclusion",
"word": "fogódzó"
},
{
"_dis1": "7 80 10 3",
"code": "hu",
"english": "crossword puzzle",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "information that may lead one to a certain point or conclusion",
"word": "meghatározás"
},
{
"_dis1": "7 80 10 3",
"code": "id",
"lang": "Indonesian",
"sense": "information that may lead one to a certain point or conclusion",
"word": "petunjuk"
},
{
"_dis1": "7 80 10 3",
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "information that may lead one to a certain point or conclusion",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "indizio"
},
{
"_dis1": "7 80 10 3",
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "information that may lead one to a certain point or conclusion",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "pista"
},
{
"_dis1": "7 80 10 3",
"alt": "てがかり",
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "tegakari",
"sense": "information that may lead one to a certain point or conclusion",
"word": "手掛かり"
},
{
"_dis1": "7 80 10 3",
"alt": "きっかけ",
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "kikkake",
"sense": "information that may lead one to a certain point or conclusion",
"word": "切っ掛け"
},
{
"_dis1": "7 80 10 3",
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "kikkake",
"sense": "information that may lead one to a certain point or conclusion",
"word": "きっかけ"
},
{
"_dis1": "7 80 10 3",
"code": "ko",
"lang": "Korean",
"roman": "silmari",
"sense": "information that may lead one to a certain point or conclusion",
"word": "실마리"
},
{
"_dis1": "7 80 10 3",
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "information that may lead one to a certain point or conclusion",
"word": "tīwhiri"
},
{
"_dis1": "7 80 10 3",
"code": "nb",
"lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
"sense": "information that may lead one to a certain point or conclusion",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "ledetråd"
},
{
"_dis1": "7 80 10 3",
"code": "nb",
"lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
"sense": "information that may lead one to a certain point or conclusion",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "ariadnetråd"
},
{
"_dis1": "7 80 10 3",
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "information that may lead one to a certain point or conclusion",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "podpowiedź"
},
{
"_dis1": "7 80 10 3",
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "information that may lead one to a certain point or conclusion",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "indício"
},
{
"_dis1": "7 80 10 3",
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "information that may lead one to a certain point or conclusion",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "sugestão"
},
{
"_dis1": "7 80 10 3",
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "information that may lead one to a certain point or conclusion",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "pista"
},
{
"_dis1": "7 80 10 3",
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "ključ",
"sense": "information that may lead one to a certain point or conclusion",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "ключ"
},
{
"_dis1": "7 80 10 3",
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "nitʹ",
"sense": "information that may lead one to a certain point or conclusion",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "нить"
},
{
"_dis1": "7 80 10 3",
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "sled",
"sense": "information that may lead one to a certain point or conclusion",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "след"
},
{
"_dis1": "7 80 10 3",
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "ukazátelʹ",
"sense": "information that may lead one to a certain point or conclusion",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "указа́тель"
},
{
"_dis1": "7 80 10 3",
"code": "gd",
"lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
"sense": "information that may lead one to a certain point or conclusion",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "gliocas"
},
{
"_dis1": "7 80 10 3",
"code": "sh",
"lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
"sense": "information that may lead one to a certain point or conclusion",
"tags": [
"Roman",
"feminine"
],
"word": "indicija"
},
{
"_dis1": "7 80 10 3",
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "information that may lead one to a certain point or conclusion",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "pista"
},
{
"_dis1": "7 80 10 3",
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "information that may lead one to a certain point or conclusion",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "indicio"
},
{
"_dis1": "7 80 10 3",
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "information that may lead one to a certain point or conclusion",
"tags": [
"common-gender"
],
"word": "ledtråd"
},
{
"_dis1": "7 80 10 3",
"code": "th",
"lang": "Thai",
"roman": "bɔ̀-sɛ̌ɛ",
"sense": "information that may lead one to a certain point or conclusion",
"word": "เบาะแส"
},
{
"_dis1": "7 80 10 3",
"code": "th",
"lang": "Thai",
"roman": "rɔ̂ng-rɔɔi",
"sense": "information that may lead one to a certain point or conclusion",
"word": "ร่องรอย"
},
{
"_dis1": "7 80 10 3",
"code": "tr",
"lang": "Turkish",
"sense": "information that may lead one to a certain point or conclusion",
"word": "ipucu"
},
{
"_dis1": "7 80 10 3",
"code": "vi",
"lang": "Vietnamese",
"sense": "information that may lead one to a certain point or conclusion",
"word": "manh mối"
}
]
},
{
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"examples": [
{
"text": "The detectives were looking for some clues at the scene of the crime.",
"type": "example"
}
],
"glosses": [
"An object or a kind of indication which may be used as evidence."
],
"id": "en-clue-en-noun-Ij4u-Y92",
"links": [
[
"indication",
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[
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"evidence"
]
],
"translations": [
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"_dis1": "15 15 67 3",
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "ulíka",
"sense": "object or marking that may be used in evidence",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "ули́ка"
},
{
"_dis1": "15 15 67 3",
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"sense": "object or marking that may be used in evidence",
"word": "證據"
},
{
"_dis1": "15 15 67 3",
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "zhèngjù",
"sense": "object or marking that may be used in evidence",
"word": "证据"
},
{
"_dis1": "15 15 67 3",
"code": "da",
"lang": "Danish",
"sense": "object or marking that may be used in evidence",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "spor"
},
{
"_dis1": "15 15 67 3",
"code": "eo",
"lang": "Esperanto",
"sense": "object or marking that may be used in evidence",
"word": "indico"
},
{
"_dis1": "15 15 67 3",
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "object or marking that may be used in evidence",
"word": "johtolanka"
},
{
"_dis1": "15 15 67 3",
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "object or marking that may be used in evidence",
"word": "näyttö"
},
{
"_dis1": "15 15 67 3",
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "object or marking that may be used in evidence",
"word": "todiste"
},
{
"_dis1": "15 15 67 3",
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "object or marking that may be used in evidence",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "indice"
},
{
"_dis1": "15 15 67 3",
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "object or marking that may be used in evidence",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "piste"
},
{
"_dis1": "15 15 67 3",
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "object or marking that may be used in evidence",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "Indiz"
},
{
"_dis1": "15 15 67 3",
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "object or marking that may be used in evidence",
"word": "nyom"
},
{
"_dis1": "15 15 67 3",
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "object or marking that may be used in evidence",
"word": "bűnjel"
},
{
"_dis1": "15 15 67 3",
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "object or marking that may be used in evidence",
"word": "nyomra vezető jel"
},
{
"_dis1": "15 15 67 3",
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "object or marking that may be used in evidence",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "prova"
},
{
"_dis1": "15 15 67 3",
"alt": "てがかり",
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"masculine"
],
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{
"code": "cs",
"lang": "Czech",
"sense": "information that may lead one to a certain point or conclusion",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "vodítko"
},
{
"code": "cs",
"lang": "Czech",
"sense": "information that may lead one to a certain point or conclusion",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "nápověda"
},
{
"code": "da",
"lang": "Danish",
"sense": "information that may lead one to a certain point or conclusion",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "spor"
},
{
"code": "da",
"lang": "Danish",
"sense": "information that may lead one to a certain point or conclusion",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "holdepunkt"
},
{
"code": "da",
"lang": "Danish",
"sense": "information that may lead one to a certain point or conclusion",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "fingerpeg"
},
{
"code": "da",
"lang": "Danish",
"sense": "information that may lead one to a certain point or conclusion",
"tags": [
"common-gender"
],
"word": "nøgle"
},
{
"code": "da",
"lang": "Danish",
"sense": "information that may lead one to a certain point or conclusion",
"tags": [
"common-gender"
],
"word": "ledetråd"
},
{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "information that may lead one to a certain point or conclusion",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "aanwijzing"
},
{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "information that may lead one to a certain point or conclusion",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "spoor"
},
{
"code": "eo",
"lang": "Esperanto",
"sense": "information that may lead one to a certain point or conclusion",
"word": "indico"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "information that may lead one to a certain point or conclusion",
"word": "johtolanka"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "information that may lead one to a certain point or conclusion",
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},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "information that may lead one to a certain point or conclusion",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "indice"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "information that may lead one to a certain point or conclusion",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "Anhaltspunkt"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "information that may lead one to a certain point or conclusion",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "Hinweis"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "information that may lead one to a certain point or conclusion",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "Faden"
},
{
"code": "el",
"lang": "Greek",
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"sense": "information that may lead one to a certain point or conclusion",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "ένδειξη"
},
{
"code": "grc",
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"sense": "information that may lead one to a certain point or conclusion",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "ἔνδειξις"
},
{
"code": "he",
"lang": "Hebrew",
"roman": "remez",
"sense": "information that may lead one to a certain point or conclusion",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "רמז"
},
{
"code": "hu",
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"sense": "information that may lead one to a certain point or conclusion",
"word": "támpont"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "information that may lead one to a certain point or conclusion",
"word": "fogódzó"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"english": "crossword puzzle",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "information that may lead one to a certain point or conclusion",
"word": "meghatározás"
},
{
"code": "id",
"lang": "Indonesian",
"sense": "information that may lead one to a certain point or conclusion",
"word": "petunjuk"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "information that may lead one to a certain point or conclusion",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "indizio"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "information that may lead one to a certain point or conclusion",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "pista"
},
{
"alt": "てがかり",
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "tegakari",
"sense": "information that may lead one to a certain point or conclusion",
"word": "手掛かり"
},
{
"alt": "きっかけ",
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "kikkake",
"sense": "information that may lead one to a certain point or conclusion",
"word": "切っ掛け"
},
{
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "kikkake",
"sense": "information that may lead one to a certain point or conclusion",
"word": "きっかけ"
},
{
"code": "ko",
"lang": "Korean",
"roman": "silmari",
"sense": "information that may lead one to a certain point or conclusion",
"word": "실마리"
},
{
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "information that may lead one to a certain point or conclusion",
"word": "tīwhiri"
},
{
"code": "nb",
"lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
"sense": "information that may lead one to a certain point or conclusion",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "ledetråd"
},
{
"code": "nb",
"lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
"sense": "information that may lead one to a certain point or conclusion",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "ariadnetråd"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "information that may lead one to a certain point or conclusion",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "podpowiedź"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "information that may lead one to a certain point or conclusion",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "indício"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "information that may lead one to a certain point or conclusion",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "sugestão"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "information that may lead one to a certain point or conclusion",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "pista"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "ključ",
"sense": "information that may lead one to a certain point or conclusion",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "ключ"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "nitʹ",
"sense": "information that may lead one to a certain point or conclusion",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "нить"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "sled",
"sense": "information that may lead one to a certain point or conclusion",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "след"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "ukazátelʹ",
"sense": "information that may lead one to a certain point or conclusion",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "указа́тель"
},
{
"code": "gd",
"lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
"sense": "information that may lead one to a certain point or conclusion",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "gliocas"
},
{
"code": "sh",
"lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
"sense": "information that may lead one to a certain point or conclusion",
"tags": [
"Roman",
"feminine"
],
"word": "indicija"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "information that may lead one to a certain point or conclusion",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "pista"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "information that may lead one to a certain point or conclusion",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "indicio"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "information that may lead one to a certain point or conclusion",
"tags": [
"common-gender"
],
"word": "ledtråd"
},
{
"code": "th",
"lang": "Thai",
"roman": "bɔ̀-sɛ̌ɛ",
"sense": "information that may lead one to a certain point or conclusion",
"word": "เบาะแส"
},
{
"code": "th",
"lang": "Thai",
"roman": "rɔ̂ng-rɔɔi",
"sense": "information that may lead one to a certain point or conclusion",
"word": "ร่องรอย"
},
{
"code": "tr",
"lang": "Turkish",
"sense": "information that may lead one to a certain point or conclusion",
"word": "ipucu"
},
{
"code": "vi",
"lang": "Vietnamese",
"sense": "information that may lead one to a certain point or conclusion",
"word": "manh mối"
},
{
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "ulíka",
"sense": "object or marking that may be used in evidence",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "ули́ка"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"sense": "object or marking that may be used in evidence",
"word": "證據"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "zhèngjù",
"sense": "object or marking that may be used in evidence",
"word": "证据"
},
{
"code": "da",
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"tags": [
"neuter"
],
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{
"code": "eo",
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"word": "indico"
},
{
"code": "fi",
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"sense": "object or marking that may be used in evidence",
"word": "johtolanka"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "object or marking that may be used in evidence",
"word": "näyttö"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "object or marking that may be used in evidence",
"word": "todiste"
},
{
"code": "fr",
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"tags": [
"masculine"
],
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{
"code": "fr",
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"feminine"
],
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{
"code": "de",
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"tags": [
"neuter"
],
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"code": "hu",
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"word": "nyom"
},
{
"code": "hu",
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"sense": "object or marking that may be used in evidence",
"word": "bűnjel"
},
{
"code": "hu",
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"sense": "object or marking that may be used in evidence",
"word": "nyomra vezető jel"
},
{
"code": "it",
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"sense": "object or marking that may be used in evidence",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "prova"
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"alt": "てがかり",
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},
{
"code": "ko",
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"sense": "object or marking that may be used in evidence",
"word": "실마리"
},
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"neuter"
],
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{
"code": "nb",
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"masculine"
],
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},
{
"code": "pt",
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"tags": [
"feminine"
],
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{
"code": "pt",
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],
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"tags": [
"feminine"
],
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},
{
"code": "sh",
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"Roman",
"feminine"
],
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"code": "es",
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"masculine"
],
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"code": "sv",
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"tags": [
"common-gender"
],
"word": "ledtråd"
},
{
"code": "th",
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},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
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"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "idée"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "insight or understanding",
"word": "fogalma"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
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"word": "gőze"
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"code": "nb",
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"masculine"
],
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{
"code": "nb",
"lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
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"masculine"
],
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}
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"ipa": "/kljuː/",
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"word": "een tip geven"
},
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"code": "nl",
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"word": "inlichten"
},
{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "to provide with information",
"word": "informeren"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "to provide with information",
"word": "informer"
},
{
"code": "de",
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"sense": "to provide with information",
"word": "informieren"
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{
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"lang_code": "enm",
"pos": "noun",
"senses": [
{
"alt_of": [
{
"word": "clewe"
}
],
"categories": [
"Middle English entries with incorrect language header",
"Middle English lemmas",
"Middle English nouns"
],
"glosses": [
"Alternative form of clewe"
],
"links": [
[
"clewe",
"clewe#Middle English"
]
],
"tags": [
"alt-of",
"alternative"
]
}
],
"word": "clue"
}
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