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{
"term": "clue",
"partOfSpeech": "noun",
"ox3000": true,
"cefr": "b1",
"definitions": [
{
"senseNumber": 1,
"definition": "an object, a piece of evidence or some information that helps the police solve a crime",
"sensetop": "clue about somethingclue (as) to something",
"cefr": "b1",
"ox3000": true,
"examples": [
{
"text": "The burglar left no clues."
},
{
"text": "They are searching for clues about the kidnapping.",
"contextForm": "clue about something"
},
{
"text": "The police think the CCTV recording may **offer clues** to the identity of the killer.",
"contextForm": "clue (as) to something"
},
{
"text": "So far, the police haven't got any clues as to the motive for the crime."
},
{
"text": "The hat gives a clue to the identity of the killer."
},
{
"text": "The letter yielded no clues."
},
{
"text": "We must have missed some vital clue."
},
{
"text": "a clue as to her whereabouts"
},
{
"text": "Is there any clue as to how the burglars entered the building?"
}
],
"topics": ["Crime and punishment"],
"collocations": {
"adjective": ["good", "important", "useful"],
"verb + clue": ["contain", "have", "hold"],
"preposition": ["clue about", "clue (as) to"]
}
},
{
"senseNumber": 2,
"definition": "a fact or a piece of evidence that helps you discover the answer to a problem",
"sensetop": "clue about somethingclue (as) to something",
"cefr": "b1",
"ox3000": true,
"examples": [
{
"text": "This data may **provide clues** about the current economic situation.",
"contextForm": "clue about something"
},
{
"text": "The trailer **gives** a few important **clues** about the film's plot."
},
{
"text": "Diet may hold the clue to the causes of migraine.",
"contextForm": "clue (as) to something"
},
{
"text": "The text offers few clues as to his identity."
},
{
"text": "The picture contains subtle clues about the site's history."
},
{
"text": "This research might provide an important clue about how cancer develops."
}
],
"collocations": {
"adjective": ["good", "important", "useful"],
"verb + clue": ["contain", "have", "hold"],
"preposition": ["clue about", "clue (as) to"]
}
},
{
"senseNumber": 3,
"definition": "some words or a piece of information that helps you find the answers to a crossword, a game or a question",
"cefr": "b1",
"ox3000": true,
"examples": [
{
"text": "‘You'll never guess who I saw today!’ ‘Give me a clue.’"
},
{
"text": "a **cryptic clue** *(= one that has a hidden meaning)* from a crossword"
}
],
"collocations": {
"adjective": ["good", "important", "useful"],
"verb + clue": ["contain", "have", "hold"],
"preposition": ["clue about", "clue (as) to"]
}
},
{
"senseNumber": 1,
"definition": "to know nothing about something or about how to do something",
"examples": [
{
"text": "I don't have a clue where she lives."
}
]
},
{
"senseNumber": 2,
"definition": "to be very stupid",
"labels": "(disapproving)",
"cefr": "c2",
"examples": [
{
"text": "Don't ask him to do it—he doesn't have a clue!"
}
]
}
],
"pronunciations": {
"uk": [
{
"pronunciation": "/kluː/",
"audio": "cl/clue/clue__gb_1.mp3"
}
],
"us": [
{
"pronunciation": "/kluː/",
"audio": "cl/clue/clue__us_1.mp3"
}
]
},
"wordOrigin": "late Middle English: variant of clew. The original sense was ‘a ball of thread’; this was used to guide a person out of a labyrinth. Sense (1) dates from the early 17th cent."
}