1. The cords used to suspend a hammock
   "He adjusted the clews to level the hammock"

1. (nautical) the lower corner of a square sail
   "The sailors adjusted the clew to trim the sail"
    
2. [archaic] A ball of yarn, cord or thread
   "The cat playfully batted at the clew of yarn"
    
3. [archaic] Evidence that helps to solve a problem
   "The detective found an important clew in the garden";
   - clue

1. Roll into a ball
   "The cat clewed up the yarn while playing"
    
2. (nautical) to raise the lower corners of a sail to the yard or mast
   "They clewed up the mainsail as the storm approached"

Sounds like: clues

Type of: ball, chunk, clod, clump, cord, evidence, glob, lump, roll, twine, wind[2], wrap

Encyclopedia: Clews, Paul