Flue vs Clue - What's the difference?
flue | clue |
A pipe or duct that carries gaseous combustion products away from the point of combustion (such as a furnace).
An enclosed passageway in which to direct air or other gaseous current along.
A woolly or downy substance; down, nap. Also pl.'' bits of down. ''Obs.
A strand of yarn etc. as used to guide one through a labyrinth; something which points the way, a guide.
* 1897 , Henry James, What Maisie Knew :
Information which may lead one to a certain point or conclusion.
An object or a kind of indication which may be used as evidence.
(slang) Insight or understanding ("to have a clue [about]" or "to have clue". See have a clue, clue stick)
To provide with a clue.
To provide someone with information which he or she lacks (often used with "in" or "up").
As nouns the difference between flue and clue
is that flue is a pipe or duct that carries gaseous combustion products away from the point of combustion (such as a furnace) while clue is a strand of yarn etc. as used to guide one through a labyrinth; something which points the way, a guide.As a verb clue is
to provide with a clue.flue
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Noun
(en noun)Anagrams
* ----clue
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Noun
(en noun)- she had even had in the past a small smug conviction that in the domestic labyrinth she always kept the clue .
Synonyms
* (information which may lead one to a certain point or conclusion) hint, indication, suggestion * (object or indication which may be used as evidence) signatureDerived terms
* * clueless * cluestick / clue stick * cluey * have a clue * not have a clueSee also
* evidence * red herringVerb
- The crossword compiler wasn't sure how to clue the word "should".
- Smith, clue Jones in on what's been happening.