clew vs chunk

clew and chunk both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
clew	Yes	No	Yes	No
chunk	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, chunk is a hypernym of clew; that is, chunk is a word with a broader meaning than clew:

Other hypernyms of clew include ball, clod, clump, glob, lump.

clew (noun)	chunk (noun)
evidence that helps to solve a problem	a compact mass
a ball of yarn or cord or thread	a substantial amount

clew (verb)	chunk (verb)
roll into a ball	group or chunk together in a certain order or place side by side
	put together indiscriminately