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cue

/kju/noun, verb1 syllable

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

Synonyms for cue9

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

cue stick, pool cue, pool stick

noun, as in evidence that helps to solve a problem

clue, clew

noun, as in a stimulus that provides information about what to do

discriminative stimulus

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

also used for cue

cue up

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What does cue mean?5

noun

1

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

2

evidence that helps to solve a problem

3

a stimulus that provides information about what to do

4

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

verb

1

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

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with cue?60

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All 60 rhymes for cue, grouped by syllable

Cue in a sentence

  • Cue cards are used primarily on television to help the actors remember their lines.CN
  • You can't play pool without a cue stick.ddnktr
  • A set of quality pool cues can be pretty expensive.ddnktr
  • When I cough twice, that's your cue to come into the room.ddnktr
  • I'll take my cue from you.CM
  • The men are smiling on cue.CK
  • Some blue chalk fell from the tip of the snooker cue on to the green baize.sundown
  • Damiano's loud argument with Isabella was John's cue to leave.Amastan

Sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR, credited to their authors.

Forms of cue

as a noun

plural
cues

as a verb

past tense
cued
past participle
cued
present participle
cueing
third-person singular
cues