Word Type

Noun

Verb

The word "queue" can be used as noun and verb.

Word Relationships

Typical Location

bus depot

Derived Terms

dequeue enqueue nonqueued nonqueueing queue up queueable queueless queuer requeue unqueued

Etymologically Related To

cueue

Context

computing heraldry historical information science

Broader Terms (Hypernyms)

braid line list listing plait stand stand up tress twist

Narrower Terms (Hyponyms)

batch queue breadline circular queue dole queue double-ended queue job queue jump queue message queue poison queue priority queue ready queue reference queue stack traffic jam

Type Of (IsA)

braid human activity intelligent agent activity line list partially mental event

Related Terms

FIFO LIFO caudal cue cue jump the queue queue-jump queue-jumper queueing theory queueless quevée

Related Terms

back braid caudal china cue data structure end fifo hairstyle head join lifo line organize ponytail quevée stack tail waiting list

Synonym Network

join line line up

Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.