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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
kakuro
English
Etymology
From Japanese ???? (kakkuro).
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /?k???k?????/
- (US) IPA(key): /k??k??o?/
Noun
kakuro (countable and uncountable, plural kakuros)
- (games) A type of number puzzle, similar to a crossword but with numbers. Each "clue" is the sum of the digits to be placed in its group of squares, and no digit can be repeated within a group.
Translations
See also
- sudoku
French
Noun
kakuro m (plural kakuros)
- (games) kakuro
See also
- sudoku
- mot caché
- mots croisés
Further reading
- “kakuro” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
kakuro From the web:
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