Phrase Hound found 7 phrases and 9 compound words that contain clew. The most common are listed below. Open clew in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 7
- clew upTo finish up or to tidy up, as in the tie up a sail on a sailing boat, the clew being a part of the structure holding the sail. Comes from the nautical term "clew".
- clew-garnetA rope attaching to the clew (lower corner) of a sail, used to furl it.
- full clewThe state of having the bottom corners of a sail (or, by extension, the sail in general) spread wide
- clew downTo secure an unfurled sail.
- clew lineAlternative spelling of clewline: Outermost of the ropes with which a square sail is rolled up to the yard
- clew linesplural of clew line: Outermost of the ropes with which a square sail is rolled up to the yard
- clew-garnetsplural of clew-garnet: A rope attaching to the clew (lower corner) of a sail, used to furl it.
Compound words 9
- clewlineOutermost of the ropes with which a square sail is rolled up to the yard
- clewlessWithout a clew (thread to guide one's way through a maze)
- unclewTo unwind, unfold, unravel or untie.
- ClewellA surname.
- CarclewA hamlet in Mylor parish, Cornwall, England (OS grid ref SW7838).
- Clewellsplural of Clewell: A surname.
- clewkinA type of strong twine
- clewlinesplural of clewline: Outermost of the ropes with which a square sail is rolled up to the yard
- Clewsesplural of Clews: A roughly spherical mass or body.