[syn: prompt, remind, cue]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Cue \Cue\ (k[=u]), n. [ OF. coue, coe, F. queue, fr. L. coda,
cauda, tail. Cf. Caudal, Coward, Queue.]
1. The tail; the end of a thing; especially, a tail-like
twist of hair worn at the back of the head; a queue.
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2. 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.
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When my cue comes, call me, and I will answer.
--Shak.
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3. A hint or intimation.
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Give them [the servants] their cue to attend in two
lines as he leaves the house. --Swift.
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4. The part one has to perform in, or as in, a play.
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Were it my cueto fight, I should have known it
Without a prompter. --Shak.
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5. Humor; temper of mind. [Colloq.] --Dickens.
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6. A straight tapering rod used to impel the balls in playing
billiards.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Cue \Cue\, v. t.
To form into a cue; to braid; to twist.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Cue \Cue\, n. [From q, an abbreviation for quadrans a farthing.]
A small portion of bread or beer; the quantity bought with a
farthing or half farthing. [Obs.]
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Note: The term was formerly current in the English
universities, the letter q being the mark in the
buttery books to denote such a portion. --Nares.
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Hast thou worn
Gowns in the university, tossed logic,
Sucked philosophy, eat cues? --Old Play.
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
cue
n 1: an actor's line that immediately precedes and serves as a
reminder for some action or speech
2: evidence that helps to solve a problem [syn: clue, clew,
cue]
3: a stimulus that provides information about what to do [syn:
discriminative stimulus, cue]
4: sports implement consisting of a tapering rod used to strike
a cue ball in pool or billiards [syn: cue, cue stick,
pool cue, pool stick]
v 1: assist (somebody acting or reciting) by suggesting the next
words of something forgotten or imperfectly learned [syn:
prompt, remind, cue]