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queue

/kju/noun, verb1 syllable

Queue means: form a queue, form a line, stand in line.

Synonyms for queue7

noun, as in a line of people or vehicles waiting for something

waiting line

verb, as in form a queue, form a line, stand in line

line up, queue up

also used for queue

line, lineup, join a queue, join the queue

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What does queue mean?4

verb

1

form a queue, form a line, stand in line“Customers lined up in front of the store”

noun

1

a line of people or vehicles waiting for something

2

(information processing) an ordered list of tasks to be performed or messages to be transmitted

3

a braid of hair at the back of the head

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with queue?60

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All 60 rhymes for queue, grouped by syllable

Queue in a sentence

  • Whenever there's pizza in the refectory, the students queue up for it.sundown
  • Whenever there's pizza in the canteen, the students queue up for it.sundown
  • Sorry, but the queue at my organic baker's gets longer every morning.sundown
  • The queue was huge, stretching all the way round the block.sundown
  • It says to expect a long queue, but they should be open.sundown
  • One customer, tired of queuing, left the shop without being served.sundown
  • Please hold the line so as not to lose your place in the queue.fcbond
  • The queue for buying tickets was unbelievably long.CM

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Forms of queue

as a noun

plural
queues

as a verb

past tense
queued
past participle
queued
present participle
queuing
third-person singular
queues