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cue¹
- /kjuː/ UK
- /kjʉw/ British, Southern, Standard
- /kju/ US
- /kjʉw/ Australia, New Zealand
- /kjʉ/ Northern Ireland, Scotland
- /kɪʊ/ Wales
Sounds like queue, Kew, kyu, Q, que · Rhymes with -uː
Where it comes from
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.
noun cues · kue · kew · que
- The name of the Latin script letter Q/q. "My name is Quinn," said Quinn. "Cue-you-eye-en-en."
- 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.
cue²
- /kjuː/ UK
- /kjʉw/ British, Southern, Standard
- /kju/ US
- /kjʉw/ Australia, New Zealand
- /kjʉ/ Northern Ireland, Scotland
- /kɪʊ/ Wales
Sounds like queue, Kew, kyu, Q, que · Rhymes with -uː
Where it comes from
From earlier qu, abbreviation of Latin quandō (“when”), marked on actor's play copy where they were to begin.
noun cues
- 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.
- 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.
- A marker or signal that triggers something, such as the start of an audio recording.
- A hint or intimation. Give them [the servants] their cue to attend in two lines as he leaves the house.
- Humour; temper of mind.
verb cues · cueing · cuing · cued
- To give someone a cue signal. Cue the cameraman, and action!
- To spark or provoke. These techniques can cue an open dialogue with your interviewer.
cue³
- /kjuː/ UK
- /kjʉw/ British, Southern, Standard
- /kju/ US
- /kjʉw/ Australia, New Zealand
- /kjʉ/ Northern Ireland, Scotland
- /kɪʊ/ Wales
Sounds like queue, Kew, kyu, Q, que · Rhymes with -uː
Where it comes from
Variant of queue, from French queue (“tail”).
noun cues
- A straight tapering stick used to hit the balls in various games.
- The tail; the end of a thing; especially, a tail-like twist of hair worn at the back of the head; a queue. 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
verb cues · cueing · cuing · cued
- To take aim on the cue ball with the cue and hit it.
- To form into a cue; to braid; to twist.
Similar: cue up
CUE⁴
noun
- Acronym of clear and unmistakable error, a legal standard for appeal of a decision by a Board of Veterans Appeals in the United States.
Cue⁵
proper noun Cues
- A surname.
- A small town and local government area (the Shire of Cue) in the Mid West region, Western Australia, named after Tom Cue.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: clew, discriminative stimulus, clue, remind, prompt, cue stick, pool cue, pool stick, dec, hour, marker, round, lair, aftershock, guide, beacon
verb
Similar: cue up
Translations
Every language
noun name of the letter Q, q
| Español | cu |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 큐 kyu |
| 日本語 | キュー kyū |
| हिन्दी | क्यू kyū |
| Português | quê |
| Français | ku, cu |
| Italiano | cu |
| Ελληνικά | κιου kiou |
| Tiếng Việt | cu, quy, quờ |
| العربية | كُو kū |
noun action or event that is a signal to do something
| Español | señal |
|---|---|
| Português | sinal, deixa |
| Français | signe, signal |
| Deutsch | Wink, Signal, Hinweis |
| Italiano | segnale, avvertimento |
| Русский | намёк namjók, сигна́л signál |
| עברית | אות ot, סִימָן siman |
noun words which serve to remind an actor
| Español | pie |
|---|---|
| Français | réplique |
| Deutsch | Stichwort |
| Русский | подсказка podskazka |
verb to give a cue signal
| Español | darle el pie a, darle la entrada a, señalizar |
|---|---|
| Русский | намекать namekatʹ, сигнализировать signalizirovatʹ |
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title = {cue},
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