Clue

Noun

 * 1)  A strand of yarn etc. as used to guide one through a labyrinth; something which points the way, a guide.
 * 2) Information which may lead one to a certain point or conclusion.
 * 3) An object or a kind of indication which may be used as evidence.
 * 4)  Insight or understanding ("to have a clue [about]" or "to have clue". See have a clue, clue stick)

Verb

 * 1) To provide with a clue (often used with "in" or "up").
 * 2) To provide someone with information which he or she lacks.

Adjectives for Clue
inescapable; priceless; vital; suggestive; recondite; fancied; elusive; definite; flawless; tangible;  exhausted;  magnificent; startling; surprising; bewildering; slender.

Verbs for Clue
discover—; divulge—;  efface—;  follow up—; join—s; muddle up—; produce—; recognize—;   scatter— strike  upon—; tackle—; thread— together; trace—; track down—; uncover—; unearth—; unravel—; yield—; —convicts; —crumbles; —guides; —indicates; —perplexes;  —puzzles; — solves; —warns.

Synonyms for Clue

 * hint, indication, suggestion
 * signature

Derived terms

 * Cluedo
 * clueless


 * cluestick / clue stick
 * cluey


 * have a clue
 * not have a clue
 * clued-in
 * clued-up

Thesaurus
catchword, caution, chain of evidence, cue, cue word, data, datum, documentation, evidence, exhibit, fact, facts, fill in, gentle hint, gesture, glimmer, glimmering, grounds, grounds for belief, hint, hot lead, implication, imply, index, indicate, indication, indicator, inform, information, inkling, innuendo, insinuation, intimate, intimation, item of evidence, key, key word, kick, lead, look, manifestation, mark, material grounds, monition, muniments, mute witness, nod, notify, notion, nudge, office, passing word, piece of evidence, pointer, post, premises, prompt, proof, reason to believe, relevant fact, scent, sign, signal, spoor, steer, suggest, suggestion, suspicion, symptom, tell, telltale, tip, tip-off, token, trace, track, vestige, warn, warning, whiff, whisper, wind, wink

Etymology
Variant of clew, "a ball of thread or yarn", with reference to the one which the mythical Theseus used to guide him out of the Minotaur's labyrinth.

Noun

 * Bulgarian: указание
 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin: xiàn suǒ
 * Danish: spor, holdepunkt, fingerpeg, nøgle
 * Finnish: ,
 * French:


 * German: ,
 * Hebrew: רמז (remez)
 * Italian: ,
 * Portuguese:, ,
 * Spanish: ,


 * Bulgarian: улика
 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin: zhèng jǜ
 * Danish:
 * Esperanto: indico
 * Finnish:, ,


 * French:
 * German:
 * Italian:
 * Latin: indicium
 * Spanish:

Verb

 * French: