January 23, 2022 Word of the Day
plural clues
Crossword puzzle clues
Definition of CLUE
1 [count] : something that helps a person find something, understand something, or solve a mystery or puzzle
The book gives the reader plenty of clues to solve the mystery.
Science gives us clues about the origin of the universe.
“Guess who I met today.” “Can you give me a clue?”
It gives a clue as to how to proceed.
a crossword puzzle clue
2 [singular] informal : an understanding of something : knowledge about something : idea
Get a clue! [=don't be so stupid or clueless]
— usually used in negative statements
I had no clue what he meant. [=I didn't understand what he meant at all]
He doesn't have a clue when it comes to fixing cars. [=he knows nothing about fixing cars]
Do you have any clue about what's going on here?
When it comes to computers, I don't have a clue. [=I'm clueless]
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