clue

Definition

  • noun: something that helps a person find something, understand something, or solve a mystery or puzzle
  • noun: something that guides through an intricate procedure or maze of difficulties
  • verb: to provide with a clue
  • usually used in negative statements
  • synonyms: indication, suggestion, hint

Examples

  • The public should be 'clued in' to what's happening. [=should be told about what's happening]

  • He doesn't have a 'clue' when it comes to fixing cars. [=he knows nothing about fixing cars]

  • He's totally 'clued in on' [=he knows a lot about] the latest computer developments.

Movie quotes

  • (..) Dialogue: Marked=..,Default,NTP,!Effect,l see that you,\Nlike so many before you... Dialogue: Marked=..,Default,NTP,!Effect,l trust by now\Nyou realize what it does. Dialogue: Marked=..,Default,NTP,!Effect,Let me give you a clue. Dialogue: Marked=..,Default,NTP,!Effect,The happiest man on earth... (..)
    2001 Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone