clump vs clew

clump and clew both are nouns.

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

As nouns, clew is a hyponym of clump; that is, clew is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than clump:

Other hyponyms of clump include clot, coagulum, gob.

clump (noun)	clew (noun)
a heavy dull sound (as made by impact of heavy objects)	evidence that helps to solve a problem
a grouping of a number of similar things	a ball of yarn or cord or thread
a compact mass

clump (verb)	clew (verb)
gather or cause to gather into a cluster	roll into a ball
walk clumsily
come together as in a cluster or flock
make or move along with a sound as of a horse's hooves striking the ground