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unclue

unclue verb: to unwind; to untangle.

Verb

unclue (third-person singular simple present unclues, present participle uncluing, simple past and past participle unclued)

  1. (transitive) To unwind; to untangle.
    • unclue ropes
  2. (transitive) To decipher; to untangle (e.g. a mystery)
    • uncluing the plot

Forms of unclue

third-person singular presentunclues
present participleuncluing
past participleunclued
pastunclued

Origin of unclue

From un- + clue.

Questions about unclue

What does unclue mean?
Unclue means to unwind; to untangle.
What part of speech is unclue?
Unclue is a verb.
What is the past tense of unclue?
The past tense of unclue is unclued.

Words near unclue in the dictionary

  1. unclubbable
  2. unclubbableness
  3. unclubbed
  4. unclubbish
  5. unclubby
  6. unclue
  7. unclued
  8. unclues
  9. uncluing
  10. unclump
  11. unclumped

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