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clue
English
Etymology
Variant of clew (“a ball of thread or yarn”), from Middle English clewe, from Old English cl?ewen (“ball”), from Proto-Germanic *kliuw?n?, *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.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /klu?/
- (obsolete) IPA(key): /klju?/
- Rhymes: -u?
- Homophone: clew
Noun
clue (plural clues)
- (now rare) 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)
Synonyms
- (information which may lead one to a certain point or conclusion): hint, indication, suggestion
- (object or indication which may be used as evidence): signature
- (understanding): idea
Derived terms
Translations
See also
- evidence
- red herring
Verb
clue (third-person singular simple present clues, present participle cluing or clueing, simple past and past participle clued)
- To provide with a clue.
- To provide someone with information which he or she lacks (often used with "in" or "up").
Derived terms
- clue in
- clued up
Translations
References
Anagrams
- Luce, leuc-, luce
Latin
Verb
clu?
- second-person singular present active imperative of clue?
Middle English
Noun
clue
- Alternative form of clewe
clue From the web:
- what clueless character are you
- what clues support your inference
- what clue character are you
forecast
English
Etymology
From Middle English forecasten, forcasten, equivalent to fore- +? cast.The noun is from Middle English forecast, forcast.
Pronunciation
- (General American) IPA(key): /?f??kæst/
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /?f??k??st/
Verb
forecast (third-person singular simple present forecasts, present participle forecasting, simple past and past participle forecast or forecasted)
- To estimate how something will be in the future.
- to forecast the weather, or a storm
- to forecast a rise in prices
- To foreshadow; to suggest something in advance.
- (obsolete) To contrive or plan beforehand.
Translations
Noun
forecast (plural forecasts)
- An estimation of a future condition.
- A prediction of the weather.
- A prediction of the weather.
- (gambling) exacta
Translations
Derived terms
- (gambling): reverse forecast
Further reading
- forecast on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- forecast in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
- forecast in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
Anagrams
- fastcore
forecast From the web:
- what forecasting technique is used for analysis
- what forecast means
- what forecast for today
- what forecast model is most accurate
- what forecasts the weather
- what forecast for tomorrow
- what forecasting means for a hotel
- what forecasting method to use
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