CLEW Synonyms
There are 11 hypernyms of the word clew. (close relations)
Best Alternative Words for CLEW
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clue | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • a slight indication • evidence that helps to solve a problem verb • roll into a ball | ||||||||
cue | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • an actor's line that immediately precedes and serves as a reminder for some action or speech • evidence that helps to solve a problem • a stimulus that provides information about what to do • sports implement consisting of a tapering rod used to strike a cue ball in pool or billiards verb • assist (somebody acting or reciting) by suggesting the next words of something forgotten or imperfectly learned | ||||||||
hint | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • an indirect suggestion • a slight indication • a slight but appreciable amount • a just detectable amount • an indication of potential opportunity verb • drop a hint; intimate by a hint | ||||||||
idea | nounn | |||||||
noun • the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about • your intention; what you intend to do • a personal view • an approximate calculation of quantity or degree or worth • (music) melodic subject of a musical composition | ||||||||
indication | nounn | |||||||
noun • something that serves to indicate or suggest • the act of indicating or pointing out by name • (medicine) a reason to prescribe a drug or perform a procedure • something (as a course of action) that is indicated as expedient or necessary • a datum about some physical state that is presented to a user by a meter or similar instrument | ||||||||
signature | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • your name written in your own handwriting • a distinguishing style • a melody used to identify a performer or a dance band or radio/tv program • the sharps or flats that follow the clef and indicate the key • a sheet with several pages printed on it; it folds to page size and is bound with other signatures to form a book | ||||||||
suggestion | nounn | |||||||
noun • an idea that is suggested • a proposal offered for acceptance or rejection • a just detectable amount • persuasion formulated as a suggestion • the sequential mental process in which one thought leads to another by association • the act of inducing hypnosis |