What does Cue mean?

Definitions for Cue
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Princeton's WordNet

  1. cuenoun

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

  2. clue, clew, cuenoun

    evidence that helps to solve a problem

  3. discriminative stimulus, cuenoun

    a stimulus that provides information about what to do

  4. cue, cue stick, pool cue, pool stickverb

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

  5. prompt, remind, cueverb

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

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. Cuenoun

    Etymology: queue, a tail, French.

    Pyramus, you begin: when you have spoken your speech, enter into that brake; and so every one according to his cue. William Shakespeare, Midsummer Night’s Dream.

    What’s Hecuba to him, or he to Hecuba,
    That he should weep for her? What would he do,
    Had he the motive and the cue for passion
    That I have? He would drown the stage with tears. William Shakespeare.

    Let him know how many servants there are, of both sexes, who expect vails; and give them their cue to attend in two lines, as he leaves the house. Jonathan Swift.

    Hold your hands,
    Both you of my inclining, and the rest:
    Were it my cue to fight, I should have known it
    Without a prompter. William Shakespeare, Othello.

    Neither is Otto here a much more talking gentleman: nothing appears in his cue to move pity, or any way make the audience of his party. Thomas Rymer, Tragedies of the last Age.

ChatGPT

  1. cue

    A cue is a signal, hint, or prompt that indicates what someone should do or what should happen next, whether in a specific situation, a theatrical performance, a game, or a psychological experiment. It is usually something specific that triggers or stimulates action or behavior.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Cuenoun

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

  2. Cuenoun

    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

  3. Cuenoun

    a hint or intimation

  4. Cuenoun

    the part one has to perform in, or as in, a play

  5. Cuenoun

    humor; temper of mind

  6. Cuenoun

    a straight tapering rod used to impel the balls in playing billiards

  7. Cueverb

    to form into a cue; to braid; to twist

  8. Cuenoun

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

  9. Etymology: [From q, an abbreviation for quadrans a farthing.]

Wikidata

  1. Cue

    A theatrical cue is the trigger for an action to be carried out at a specific time. It is generally associated with theatre and the film industry. They can be necessary for a lighting change or effect, a sound effect, or some sort of stage or set movement/change.

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary

  1. Cue

    kū, n. the last words of an actor's speech serving as a hint to the next speaker: any hint: the part one has to play. [Acc. to some from Fr. queue, tail, as the ending words of the last speech; in 17th cent. written Q, and derived from L. quando, 'when,' i.e. when the actor was to begin.]

  2. Cue

    kū, n. a twist of hair at the back of the head: a rod used in playing billiards.—v.t. of the hair, to form in a cue. [Fr. queue—L. cauda, a tail.]

CrunchBase

  1. Cue

    Cue (formerly Greplin) is a free service that helps people make the most of their day. Cue intelligently ties together and surfaces useful information at the right time from the accounts they use most, including email, contacts, and calendar. People can see their entire day at a glance or simultaneously search across all of their accounts with Cue.

Suggested Resources

  1. CUE

    What does CUE stand for? -- Explore the various meanings for the CUE acronym on the Abbreviations.com website.

  2. Cue

    Cue vs. Queue -- In this Grammar.com article you will learn the differences between the words Cue and Queue.

Surnames Frequency by Census Records

  1. CUE

    According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Cue is ranked #17639 in terms of the most common surnames in America.

    The Cue surname appeared 1,593 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 1 would have the surname Cue.

    45.2% or 720 total occurrences were White.
    24.1% or 385 total occurrences were Black.
    24% or 383 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
    4.2% or 68 total occurrences were Asian.
    1.5% or 25 total occurrences were of two or more races.
    0.7% or 12 total occurrences were American Indian or Alaskan Native.

Anagrams for Cue »

  1. ecu

  2. écu

  3. UCE

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of Cue in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of Cue in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

Examples of Cue in a Sentence

  1. James Vernon:

    I gave them the cue to get the heck out of there, and, boy, they did that! Quick, like rabbits.

  2. Julie Holland:

    CBD not only manages the anxiety and cue/craving cycle, it also diminishes the original pain and inflammation that leads to opiate use in the first place.

  3. Carolyn Jacob:

    UVA rays penetrate clouds, but UVB don't, so Adam Friedman won't get burned, and Adam Friedman don't have a cue that it's risky.

  4. Dean Sheremet:

    There was this bar that everyone hung out at after set and I remember coming down the stairs and seeing the two of them shooting pool together, i could just tell by the body language thateverythinghad changed. She's shooting pool, shooting tequila, in a tight tank, tight jeans, over the knee boots and she's standing across from him, playing with the pool cue...All of a sudden, there was a huge shift. My stomach dropped. I literally felt like I got hit.

  5. William Jackson at Capital Economics:

    The political moves point in the direction that things are likely to get worse rather than better from here on. So the lira is more likely to fall than to rise, this is about Turkish politics - I don't think there are other countries where politicians will take their cue from developments in Turkey.

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