Words Like CLEW

We have put together a list of words that are similar to CLEW.

12 Alternative Words Similar to clew

1 Clue Noun      Synonym Words Like Clue
2 Cue Noun      Synonym Words Like Cue
3 Ball Noun      Synonym Words Like Ball
4 Evidence Noun      Synonym Words Like Evidence
5 Roll Verb      Synonym Words Like Roll
6 Wind Verb      Synonym Words Like Wind
7 Wrap Verb      Synonym Words Like Wrap
8 Clewed Verb-transitive      Form Words Like Clewed
9 Clewing Verb-transitive      Form Words Like Clewing
10 Direct Verb-transitive      Synonym Words Like Direct
11 Sign Noun      Hyponym Words Like Sign
12 Mark Noun      Hyponym Words Like Mark

10 definitions of clew

1 A ball of thread, yarn, or cord; also, The thread itself.
2 That which guides or directs one in anything of a doubtful or intricate nature; that which gives a hint in the solution of a mystery.
3 A lower corner of a square sail, or the after corner of a fore-and-aft sail.
4 A loop and thimbles at the corner of a sail.
5 A combination of lines or nettles by which a hammock is suspended.
6 To direct; to guide, as by a thread.
7 To move of draw (a sail or yard) by means of the clew garnets, clew lines, etc.; esp. to draw up the clews of a square sail to the yard.
8 a ball of yarn or cord or thread
9 roll into a ball
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