Definition of Clue

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Definition of Clue

Clue

A ball of thread, yarn, or cord; also, The thread itself.

That which guides or directs one in anything of a doubtful or intricate nature; that which gives a hint in the solution of a mystery.

A lower corner of a square sail, or the after corner of a fore-and-aft sail.

A loop and thimbles at the corner of a sail.

A combination of lines or nettles by which a hammock is suspended.

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

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Clue Quotations

My theory is that if you look confident you can pull off anything - even if you have no clue what you're doing.
Jessica Alba

There are a lot of bands who claim to be punk and they only play the music, they have no clue what it's all about. It's a lifestyle. It's not about popularity and all that crap.
Billie Joe Armstrong

In some sense man is a microcosm of the universe; therefore what man is, is a clue to the universe. We are enfolded in the universe.
David Bohm

Nashville was totally different than I ever dreamed. I had only seen the music business on television and been to a couple of concerts. I had no clue.
Faith Hill

I don't know what drives me, I don't have a clue, but I'm driven more today than I ever have been.
Vince McMahon

That idea of URL was the basic clue to the universality of the Web. That was the only thing I insisted upon.
Tim Berners-Lee

I thought, well of course, Kinsey absolutely adored teaching. He was a wonderful teacher. So these kids really inspired me. So that was a clue I hung onto. He loved young people, he absolutely loved them. And he loved teaching them and trying to help them.
Liam Neeson

In New York, you couldn't wish for a nicer audience, or in L.A., Chicago, Boston. But when you get into secondary markets, they don't have a clue.
Bryan Ferry

They didn't train me to be in the ring for five and a half hours punching air. So, it was hard, I had to get some body contact in there somewhere, it was mostly body shots and stuff. I had no clue, really.
Michelle Rodriguez

What we prefer to read is sort of like sexual preference, you like what you like. Most of the time you have no clue why.
Laurell K. Hamilton

Clue Translations

clue in German is Hinweis, Anhaltspunkt {m}

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