See clue in All languages combined, or Wiktionary
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"3": "clewe"
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},
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"2": "ang",
"3": "clīewen",
"4": "",
"5": "ball"
},
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"name": "inh"
},
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"1": "en",
"2": "gmw-pro",
"3": "*kliuwīn"
},
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"name": "inh"
},
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"2": "gem-pro",
"3": "*kliuwīną"
},
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"name": "inh"
},
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"2": "ine-pro",
"3": "*glew-",
"4": "",
"5": "to amass, conglomerate; clump, ball, bale"
},
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}
],
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"tags": [
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}
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"English terms with rare senses"
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"ref": "1897, Henry James, What Maisie Knew:",
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"type": "quote"
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[
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"guide"
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],
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},
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"categories": [
"English terms with usage examples"
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{
"text": "Give me a clue because the question is too vague.",
"type": "example"
}
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[
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"English terms with usage examples"
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"text": "The detectives were looking for some clues at the scene of the crime.",
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"English terms with usage examples"
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"text": "I had little clue that I was being carefully monitored by the CCTV.",
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[
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"audio": "En-au-clue.ogg",
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"sense": "information which may lead one to a certain point or conclusion",
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"sense": "information which may lead one to a certain point or conclusion",
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{
"sense": "information which may lead one to a certain point or conclusion",
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},
{
"word": "signature"
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{
"sense": "understanding",
"word": "idea"
},
{
"word": "clew"
}
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"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "something which points the way, a guide",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "Hinweis"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "something which points the way, a guide",
"word": "kulcs"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "something which points the way, a guide",
"word": "nyitja"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "something which points the way, a guide",
"word": "megoldás"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "something which points the way, a guide",
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},
{
"code": "id",
"lang": "Indonesian",
"sense": "something which points the way, a guide",
"word": "petunjuk"
},
{
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"lang": "Bulgarian",
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"sense": "information that may lead one to a certain point or conclusion",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
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},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"sense": "information that may lead one to a certain point or conclusion",
"word": "線索"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "xiànsuǒ",
"sense": "information that may lead one to a certain point or conclusion",
"word": "线索"
},
{
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"lang": "Czech",
"sense": "information that may lead one to a certain point or conclusion",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
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"code": "cs",
"lang": "Czech",
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"neuter"
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"tags": [
"feminine"
],
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},
{
"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",
"word": "vihje"
},
{
"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",
"lang": "Ancient Greek",
"roman": "éndeixis",
"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",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"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": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "information that may lead one to a certain point or conclusion",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "indiciu"
},
{
"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",
"lang": "Danish",
"sense": "object or marking that may be used in evidence",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "spor"
},
{
"code": "eo",
"lang": "Esperanto",
"sense": "object or marking that may be used in evidence",
"word": "indico"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"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",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "object or marking that may be used in evidence",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "indice"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "object or marking that may be used in evidence",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "piste"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "object or marking that may be used in evidence",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "Indiz"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "object or marking that may be used in evidence",
"word": "nyom"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "object or marking that may be used in evidence",
"word": "bűnjel"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "object or marking that may be used in evidence",
"word": "nyomra vezető jel"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "object or marking that may be used in evidence",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "prova"
},
{
"alt": "てがかり",
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "tegakari",
"sense": "object or marking that may be used in evidence",
"word": "手掛かり"
},
{
"code": "ko",
"lang": "Korean",
"roman": "silmari",
"sense": "object or marking that may be used in evidence",
"word": "실마리"
},
{
"code": "la",
"lang": "Latin",
"sense": "object or marking that may be used in evidence",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "indicium"
},
{
"code": "nb",
"lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
"sense": "object or marking that may be used in evidence",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "ledetråd"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "object or marking that may be used in evidence",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "pista"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "object or marking that may be used in evidence",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "indício"
},
{
"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "object or marking that may be used in evidence",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "indiciu"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "ulíka",
"sense": "object or marking that may be used in evidence",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "ули́ка"
},
{
"code": "sh",
"lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
"sense": "object or marking that may be used in evidence",
"tags": [
"Roman",
"feminine"
],
"word": "indicija"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "object or marking that may be used in evidence",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "indicio"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "object or marking that may be used in evidence",
"tags": [
"common-gender"
],
"word": "ledtråd"
},
{
"code": "th",
"lang": "Thai",
"roman": "bɔ̀-sɛ̌ɛ",
"sense": "object or marking that may be used in evidence",
"word": "เบาะแส"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "insight or understanding",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "idée"
},
{
"code": "he",
"lang": "Hebrew",
"sense": "insight or understanding",
"word": "מושג"
},
{
"code": "he",
"lang": "Hebrew",
"roman": "muság",
"sense": "insight or understanding",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "מֻשָּׂג"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "insight or understanding",
"word": "fogalma"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "insight or understanding",
"word": "gőze"
},
{
"code": "nb",
"lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
"sense": "insight or understanding",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "innsikt"
},
{
"code": "nb",
"lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
"sense": "insight or understanding",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "forståelse"
},
{
"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "insight or understanding",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "idee"
},
{
"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "insight or understanding",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "habar"
}
],
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{
"word": "clue in"
},
{
"word": "clue up"
},
{
"word": "clued up"
}
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"4": "",
"5": "ball"
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"etymology_text": "Variant of clew (“a ball of thread or yarn”), from Middle English clewe, from Old English clīewen (“ball”), from Proto-West Germanic *kliuwīn, from Proto-Germanic *kliuwīną, *klewô (“ball, bale”), from Proto-Indo-European *glew- (“to amass, conglomerate; clump, ball, bale”). Sense evolution with reference to the one which the mythical Theseus used to guide him out of the Minotaur's labyrinth. More at clew.",
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"form": "clues",
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"present"
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"text": "The crossword compiler wasn't sure how to clue the word \"should\".",
"type": "example"
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"glosses": [
"To provide with a clue."
]
},
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],
"examples": [
{
"text": "Smith, clue Jones in on what's been happening.",
"type": "example"
},
{
"ref": "2014, John Macgregor, The Antibiography of Ian Mcnulty:",
"text": "I stared into my mind for some image to clue me what to say but I saw only blackness there.",
"type": "quote"
}
],
"glosses": [
"To provide someone with information which they lack (often used with \"in\" or \"up\")."
]
},
{
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"word": "clew"
}
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],
"examples": [
{
"ref": "1864, John McNeill Boyd, A Manual for Naval Cadets, page 444:",
"text": "If the lee-side of the sail were clued up, the risk would be small compared with what it would be were the sheet nearly aft and the whole sail full of wind on starting the tack.",
"type": "quote"
}
],
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"ipa": "/kluː/"
},
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"audio": "En-au-clue.ogg",
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{
"ipa": "/kljuː/",
"tags": [
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},
{
"rhymes": "-uː"
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{
"homophone": "clew"
},
{
"homophone": "clou"
},
{
"homophone": "CLU"
}
],
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"word": "clew"
}
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"translations": [
{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "to provide with a clue",
"word": "een tip geven"
},
{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "to provide with information",
"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",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "to provide with information",
"word": "informieren"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "to provide with information",
"word": "unterrichten"
}
],
"word": "clue"
}
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