clue

1. 1.

   roll into a ball

   Synonymsclew

   Broaderwind

Other forms of clue

plural

clues·

past tense

clued·

present participle

cluing·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about clue

What does clue mean?

clue means "a slight indication". That is the primary sense; the word has 3 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in clue?

clue has 1 syllable: clue. In IPA it is /ˈklu/.

What is another word for clue?

Close synonyms include hint, clew, cue, clew. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is clue a common word?

clue is banded "Common" — everyday vocabulary in speech and writing. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.