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Cue
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- 1 A surname. countable, uncountable
- 2 A small town and local government area (the Shire of Cue) in the Mid West region, Western Australia, named after Tom Cue. countable, uncountable
- 1 The name of the Latin script letter Q/q.
""My name is Quinn," said Quinn. "Cue-you-eye-en-en.""
- 2 An action or event that is a signal for somebody to do something.
"This time Cudicini was left helpless when Natcho stepped up to expertly curl the ball into the top corner. That was the cue for further pressure from the Russian side and it took further Cudicini saves to keep the score down."
- 3 A straight tapering stick used to hit the balls in various games.
- 4 Acronym of clear and unmistakable error, a legal standard for appeal of a decision by a Board of Veterans Appeals in the United States. abbreviation, acronym, alt-of
- 5 sports implement consisting of a tapering rod used to strike a cue ball in pool or billiards wordnet
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- 6 A small portion of bread or beer; the quantity bought with a farthing or half farthing and noted with a q (for Latin quadrāns (“farthing”)) in the buttery books. UK, obsolete
- 7 The last words of a play actor's speech, serving as an intimation for the next actor to speak; any word or words which serve to remind an actor to speak or to do something; a catchword.
"When my cue comes, call me, and I will answer."
- 8 The tail; the end of a thing; especially, a tail-like twist of hair worn at the back of the head; a queue. obsolete
"Fat, short, radiant, General Chattesworth—in full, artillery uniform—was there, smiling, and making little speeches to the ladies, and bowing stiffly from his hips upward—his great cue playing all the time up and down his back, and sometimes so near the ground when he stood erect and threw back his head, that Toole, seeing Juno eyeing the appendage rather viciously, thought it prudent to cut her speculations short with a smart kick."
- 9 a stimulus that provides information about what to do wordnet
- 10 A marker or signal that triggers something, such as the start of an audio recording.
- 11 evidence that helps to solve a problem wordnet
- 12 A hint or intimation.
"Give them [the servants] their cue to attend in two lines as he leaves the house."
- 13 an actor's line that immediately precedes and serves as a reminder for some action or speech wordnet
- 14 Humour; temper of mind. obsolete
- 1 To give someone a cue signal.
"Cue the cameraman, and action!"
- 2 To take aim on the cue ball with the cue and hit it.
- 3 assist (somebody acting or reciting) by suggesting the next words of something forgotten or imperfectly learned wordnet
- 4 To spark or provoke. broadly
"These techniques can cue an open dialogue with your interviewer."
- 5 To form into a cue; to braid; to twist.
Etymology
From Middle English cu (used for half a farthing, from q as an abbreviation for Latin quadrāns (“quarter of an as”)), from Latin cū, kū. Compare French ku.
From earlier qu, abbreviation of Latin quandō (“when”), marked on actor's play copy where they were to begin.
From earlier qu, abbreviation of Latin quandō (“when”), marked on actor's play copy where they were to begin.
Variant of queue, from French queue (“tail”).
Variant of queue, from French queue (“tail”).
See also for "cue"
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