Cue cards are used primarily on television to help the actors remember their lines.
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Cue
/ˈkjuː/
Synonyms for "cue" (409 found)
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Closest matches (82)
Noun(30 words)
Verb(4 words)
Adjective(9 words)
auditory cuebehavioral indicatorbiological signalblue cuecalm focusconceptual categorycultural symbolcurrent technology promptsdigital prompts
Strong matches (123)
Noun(50 words)
discriminative stimulusdiscussion questionsdrawing promptediting cueelbowingencouragingenvironment cueevokeflag signalflagsgeesgentle nudgegesture signalinggesture to changegesture to modify seatinggesturesgongsgrammar cuehand signalshint
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hint athintinghintsindicindicantindicateindicate patternindicationindicationsindicatorindicator signalindicatorsinitiatorinstruction cueinstructional commandinstructional promptintervention indicatorintimationsjogjoggingjogsjoint attention indicatorskey cluelearning cuelinguistic indicatormake a gesturemarkersmedical symptommementomemory aid
dockdolldoll carriagedollhouseevidencefantailfat partfeederflapperframeframe of mindgentle hintgesturegewgawgimcrackglimmerglimmeringgolf clubheartheavy
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heroheroinehinthobbyhorsehot leadhumorimplicationindexindicationingenueinklinginnuendoinsinuationintimationjack-in-the-boxjacksjackstonesjackstrawsjoggerkeykey wordkickkickshawknickknackknotleadlead roleleading ladyleading manleading womanlibrettolineslookmarblemarionettememorandummigmind
Adjective(13 words)
dominant signalergonomic signalsevidentialexperimental signalgeological upheaval indicatorsgerman zeichengestural cuegestural cueshidden indicatorhidden markerinstructional indicatorinstructional phrasemechanical signal
Verb(2 words)
go ahead cueindicate trend
Related words (204)
monitionmoodmoralenodnotenotionnudgeofficepaper dollpartpassing wordpersonpersonagepick-up stickspiecepigtailpinwheelplaitplaybookplaything
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pointerprodpromptprompterpromptingprotagonistpuppetqueueracketrag dollrattailremembranceremembrancerreminderrocking horserolescenarioscene plotscentscorescriptshooting scriptsidesignsignalsoubrettespiritspiritsspoorsportstate of mindsteeliesteerstraight partstraw in the windstubsuggestionsupporting charactersupporting rolesuspicionsymptomtailtailpiecetawteetotumtelltaletempertextticklertiptip offtip-offtitle roletonetoptopknottoytoy soldiertracetracktrinkettwistveinvestigevillainwalk onwalk-onwalking partwarningwhiffwhim whamwhim-whamwhisperwindwinkword to the wise
Determiner(1 words)
most signal
Noun(77 words)
motion description taskmotion verbmotioningnudgespause cueperceptual propertypingsplacement indicatorpointerspointingpool cuepool stickpressure cuepricesprimeprimespromptprompted imitationpromptingsprompts
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quality indicatorquarterly patternquick shoveremindremindersremindingrepair cuesrisk signalsemaphoringshoutssignalsignal a warningsignal by motionsignal cuesignal dangersignal detectionsignal indicatorsignal indicatorssignal intentsignal strengthsignaled intentsignalingsignallingsignalssignals desiresignifier of meaningsignifyingsignifying cluesignpostsignpostingsignpostssocial indicatorsound triggersparksstay stillstimulantstimulistimulusstingssymptomstelltellstelltalestest reagenttheme signalingtime readertipofftriggertriggeringunearth a clueupright cuewarning signwatering cuewhistlewigwagwinkingwinks
Adjective(14 words)
nonverbal signalingobservable cueobservable signobservable signalpersuasive promptsemantic cluesspanish signostriped motif patternstrong hintsubtle hintunobservable cueverbal signalvisual cueswarning signs
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13 entriesactor's linecommunicationevidenceindicationinforminputsignalspeechsports implementstimulantstimulationstimuluswords
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10 entriesauditory cuehand signalmemory cuemnemonic cuemnemonic promptretrieval cuetactile cueverbal cueverbal remindervisual cue
Collocations
6 entriesauditory cuecue cardmemory cueretrieval cueverbal cuevisual cue
Inflections
3 entriesDerivations
2 entriesSample sentences
19 total sentences available.
I'll take my cue from you.
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The men are smiling on cue.
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That's my cue.
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