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[ noun ] a slight indication

Synonyms

hint

Used in print

(The Christian Science Monitor,...)

Some clue to the character of London 's approach in these discs may be gained immediately from the fact that ten of the 12 titles include the word `` percussion '' or `` percussive '' .

(William G. Pollard, Physicist and Christian....)

In searching for clues which might lead us to a fresh apprehension of the reality of spirit , the close connection between spirit and community is likely to prove the most fruitful .

(Frank Oppenheimer, "Science and Fear-- A Discussion...)

We get some clue from a_few remembrances of childhood and from the circumstance that we are probably not much more afraid of people now than man ever was .

(E. Gellhorn, "Prolegomena to a theory of the emotions"...)

Perhaps a clue to these and related problems lies_in the fact that changes in the intensity of hypothalamic discharges which are associated with changes in its balance lead also to qualitative alterations in reactivity .

(William S. Haymond, "Is Distance an Original...)

As one would surmise , the procedure , however , could be repeated with the same object or with the same type of object often enough , so that the corresponding visual blots and the merest beginning of the tracing movement would provide clues as_to the actual shape , which the patient then immediately could determine by a kind of inference .

Related terms

indication hint

2
[ noun ] evidence that helps to solve a problem

Synonyms

cue clew

Used in print

(S. J. Perelman, The Rising Gorge. New York:...)

The foregoing , aided by several clues I 'll withhold to keep you on_your_toes , will pursue you with a tenacity worthy of Inspector_Javert , but before they close_in , gird yourselves , I repeat , for a vengeance infinitely more pitiless .

3
[ verb ] roll into a ball

Synonyms

clew

Related terms

wind clew

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