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Definisjon av clew

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WordNet WordNet by Princeton University

Noun
clew - a ball of yarn or cord or thread
glob, chunk, clod, clump, lump, ball a substantial amount; "we won a chunk of money"
clew - evidence that helps to solve a problem
clue, cue
evidence your basis for belief or disbelief; knowledge on which to base belief; "the evidence that smoking causes lung cancer is very compelling"
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= relatert ord

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Substantiv
clew - A roughly spherical mass or body.
clew - A ball of thread or yarn.
clew - Yarn or thread as used to guide one's way through a maze or labyrinth; a guide, a clue.
clew - The lower corners 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 - The sheets so attached to a sail.
clew - The cords suspending a hammock.

Verb
clew - To roll into a ball.
clew - Transitive and intransitive to raise the lower corners of.

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  • clew
    Evidence that supports a hypothesis or helps to solve a problem.

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