Associations to the word «Clew»
Noun
- Sail
- Canvas
- Elsie
- Whereabouts
- Parsons
- Labyrinth
- Tack
- Westport
- Mayo
- Carl
- Top
- Attache
- Rigging
- Julia
- Hammock
- Tarzan
- Thread
- Mast
- Mystery
- Ship
- Boom
- Yarn
- Roach
- Bay
- Clare
- Anthropologist
- Sheet
- Course
- Disappearance
- Royal
- Haul
- Identity
- Pueblo
- Rope
- Hint
- Trace
- Canberra
- Bowler
- Detective
- Guide
- Pearson
- Newport
- Clue
- Carter
- Scent
- Search
- Bowling
- Fu
- Corner
- Murderer
- Louise
- Secret
- Nicholas
- Give
- Find
- Sergeant
- Afterward
- Motorcycle
- Discovery
- Fate
- Patrick
- Marie
- Henry
- Bolt
- Ghost
- Wicket
- Acquaintance
- Yard
Adjective
Adverb
Pictures for the word «Clew»
Wiktionary
CLEW, noun. (obsolete) A roughly spherical mass or body.
CLEW, noun. (archaic) A ball of thread or yarn.
CLEW, noun. Yarn or thread as used to guide one's way through a maze or labyrinth; a guide, a clue.
CLEW, noun. (nautical) The lower corner(s) of a sail to which a sheet is attached for trimming the sail (adjusting its position relative to the wind); the metal loop or cringle in the corner of the sail, to which the sheet is attached. On a triangular sail, the clew is the trailing corner relative to the wind direction.
CLEW, noun. (in the plural) The sheets so attached to a sail.
CLEW, noun. (nautical) (in the plural) The cords suspending a hammock.
CLEW, noun. Archaic form of clue.
CLEW, verb. (transitive) to roll into a ball
CLEW, verb. (nautical) (transitive and intransitive) to raise the lower corner(s) of (a sail)
CLEW LINE, noun. (sailing) Alternative spelling of clewline
Dictionary definition
CLEW, noun. A ball of yarn or cord or thread.
CLEW, noun. Evidence that helps to solve a problem.
CLEW, verb. Roll into a ball.
Wise words
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understanding; one must use the same words for the same
genus of inward experience; ultimately one must have one's
experiences in common.