clew
noun
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
- Word type
- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
- Line style
- core relation
- instance, member or derived
- substance, domain or see-also
- Direction
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
a ball of yarn or cord or thread
Types & categories
- clod hypernym
Related & opposite
- clue derivation
Sense 2 verb
roll into a ball
Types & categories
- twine hypernym
Related & opposite
- clew derivation
Sense 3 noun
evidence that helps to solve a problem
Types & categories
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | clue |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | clod |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | clew |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | twine |
| 3 | hypernym | Types & categories | evidence |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | sign |