Cue

[cue]

A cue is the long stick used for playing pool. A cue is also a reminder or stimulus to do something.

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The tail; the end of a thing; especially, a tail-like twist of hair worn at the back of the head; a queue.

Noun
sports implement consisting of a tapering rod used to strike a cue ball in pool or billiards

Noun
a stimulus that provides information about what to do

Noun
evidence that helps to solve a problem

Noun
an actor''s line that immediately precedes and serves as a reminder for some action or speech

Verb
assist (somebody acting or reciting) by suggesting the next words of something forgotten or imperfectly learned

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n.
The tail; the end of a thing; especially, a tail-like twist of hair worn at the back of the head; a queue.

n.
The last words of a play actor's speech, serving as an intimation for the next succeeding player to speak; any word or words which serve to remind a player to speak or to do something; a catchword.

n.
A hint or intimation.

n.
The part one has to perform in, or as in, a play.

n.
Humor; temper of mind.

n.
A straight tapering rod used to impel the balls in playing billiards.

v. t.
To form into a cue; to braid; to twist.

n.
A small portion of bread or beer; the quantity bought with a farthing or half farthing.


Cue

Cue (k), n. [ OF. coue, coe, F. queue, fr. L. coda, cauda, tail. Cf. Caudal, Coward, Queue.] 1. The tail; the end of a thing; especially, a tail-like twist of hair worn at the back of the head; a queue. 2. The last words of a play actor's speech, serving as an intimation for the next succeeding player to speak; any word or words which serve to remind a player to speak or to do something; a catchword.
When my cue comes, call me, and I will answer.
3. A hint or intimation.
Give them [the servants] their cue to attend in two lines as he leaves the house.
4. The part one has to perform in, or as in, a play.
Were it my cueto fight, I should have known it Without a prompter.
5. Humor; temper of mind. [Colloq.] Dickens. 6. A straight tapering rod used to impel the balls in playing billiards.

Cue

Cue, v. t. To form into a cue; to braid; to twist.

Cue

Cue, n. [From q, an abbreviation for quadrans a farthing.] A small portion of bread or beer; the quantity bought with a farthing or half farthing. [Obs.] &hand; The term was formerly current in the English universities, the letter q being the mark in the buttery books to denote such a portion. Nares.
Hast thou worn Gowns in the university, tossed logic, Sucked philosophy, eat cues?

The tail; the end of a thing; especially, a tail-like twist of hair worn at the back of the head; a queue.

To form into a cue; to braid; to twist.

A small portion of bread or beer; the quantity bought with a farthing or half farthing.

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Usage Examples

When I was a teenager, my dad used to call me 'Hollywood' because I wore sunglasses all the time, even at night. Cue song.

Misspelled Form

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Other Usage Examples

Different people have different styles, but there is an opportunity as a director to be a writer in every moment, with every visual cue and every piece of production design. Everything is a decision, and everything can be obsessed over.

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