clue Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun a slight indication
    hint.
  2. noun evidence that helps to solve a problem
    cue; clew.
  3. verb roll into a ball
    clew.

WordNet

Clue noun
Etymology
See Clew, n.
Definitions
  1. A ball of thread; a thread or other means of guidance. Same as Clew.
    You have wound a goodly clue. Shak.
    This clue once found unravels all the rest. Pope.
    Serve as clues to guide us into further knowledge. Locke.

Webster 1913