Words Like CLEW
    
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            12 Alternative Words Similar to clew
   
            
               
            
            
        
       
    
    
        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.
    
    
    
 
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        A lower corner of a square sail, or the after corner of a fore-and-aft sail.
    
    
    
 
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        A loop and thimbles at the corner of a sail.
    
    
    
 
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        A combination of lines or nettles by which a hammock is suspended.
    
    
    
 
    6
    
        To direct; to guide, as by a thread.
    
    
    
 
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        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.
    
    
    
 
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        a ball of yarn or cord or thread
    
    
    
 
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        evidence that helps to solve a problem