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Clew

noun/kjˈuːməl/
Definition
a ball of yarn or cord or thread
evidence that helps to solve a problem
Pronunciation
🇺🇸American English
/kjˈuːməl/
🇬🇧British English
/dɪstɹˈaktɪvli/
🇮🇳Indian English
/dɪstɹˈaktɪvli/
1 syllable Say it as /kjˈuːməl/.
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
Parts of Speech
nouna ball of yarn or cord or thread
nounevidence that helps to solve a problem
verbroll into a ball
Word Forms
clewverbroll into a ball
clewnouna ball of yarn or cord or thread
Around the World
Europe
🇩🇪German
Schlaufe
ein Knäuel aus Garn, Kordel oder Faden
🇫🇷French
indice
une pelote de laine, une corde ou du fil
🇪🇸Spanish
pista
un ovillo de estambre o cordón o hilo
🇮🇹Italian
bugna
un gomitolo di lana, una corda o un filo
🇳🇱Dutch
kluwen
een bolletje garen of koord of draad
🇵🇹Portuguese
punho
um novelo de lã ou cordão ou linha
🇷🇺Russian
клубок
клубок пряжи, шнура или ниток
India
🇮🇳Hindi
अंटी
सूत या डोरी या धागे की एक गेंद
🇧🇩Bengali
ক্লু
সুতা বা কর্ড বা সুতার একটি বল
🇮🇳Telugu
చీలిక
నూలు లేదా త్రాడు లేదా దారం యొక్క బంతి
🇮🇳Marathi
चाकू
धाग्याचा किंवा दोरीचा किंवा धाग्याचा गोळा
🇮🇳Gujarati
ક્લુ
યાર્ન અથવા દોરી અથવા દોરાનો બોલ
🇮🇳Kannada
ಸೀಳು
ನೂಲು ಅಥವಾ ಬಳ್ಳಿಯ ಅಥವಾ ದಾರದ ಚೆಂಡು
East & Southeast Asia
🇨🇳Chinese
提示
纱线、绳索或线团
🇯🇵Japanese
クリュー
糸の玉、紐、糸
🇰🇷Korean
실꾸리
실이나 코드 또는 실의 공
🇻🇳Vietnamese
móc
một quả bóng bằng sợi hoặc dây hoặc sợi
🇹🇭Thai
เย้ายวน
ก้อนเส้นด้ายหรือเชือกหรือด้าย
🇮🇩Indonesian
bersih
seutas benang atau tali atau benang
Middle East
🇸🇦Arabic
كلو
كرة من الغزل أو الحبل أو الخيط
🇮🇷Persian
کلو
یک توپ از نخ یا بند ناف یا نخ
🇹🇷Turkish
yumak
bir iplik yumağı veya kordon veya iplik
🇮🇱Hebrew
צלצול
כדור חוט או חוט או חוט
Test Yourself1 / 3
What is the primary definition of the word 'clew'?
The primary meaning of 'clew' is 'a ball of yarn or cord or thread'.
Which of the following sentences uses the word 'clew' in a grammatically correct way?
Using 'clew' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.
In which domain is the word 'clew' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?
'clew' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.
Community Poll1 / 6
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