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CLEWS
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Dictionary entry overview: What does clews mean?
• CLEWS (noun)
The noun CLEWS has 1 sense:
1. the cords used to suspend a hammock
Familiarity information: CLEWS used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
The cords used to suspend a hammock
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("clews" is a kind of...):
cord (a line made of twisted fibers or threads)
Domain usage:
plural; plural form (the form of a word that is used to denote more than one)
Context examples
Martin wandered on through the heavy pages, overwhelmed by the clews he was getting to the nature of things.
(Martin Eden, by Jack London)
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