Cue

Noun

 * 1) An action or event that is a signal for somebody to do something.
 * 2) * Hast thou suck'd Philosophy, ate cues, drank cees?
 * 1) * Hast thou suck'd Philosophy, ate cues, drank cees?

Derived terms

 * on cue
 * sensory cue

Alternative forms

 * cu, qu, que, kue, kewe

Verb

 * 1) The act of giving someone a cue signal.
 * Cue the cameraman, and action!

Noun

 * 1)  A straight tapering rod used to impel the balls in various games.

Derived terms

 * cue ball

Verb

 * 1)  The act of taking aim on the cue ball with the cue and hitting it.

Synonyms

 * cue up

Find words for Cue
(billiards)

Adjectives
ash-wood; leather-tipped; nicely-balanced; pliant; well-seasoned; tapering; graceful.

Verbs
aim—; bridge—; chalk— with—; indicate with—; on; retip—; score with-slide—; tip—; —slides; —strikes; —warps.

(braid)

Adjectives
carefully-braided; bristling; coiled; limp; genteel; powdered; protruding; scrupulous.

Verbs
braid into—; clip—; cut—; exhibit—; fashion—; plait—; powder—; roll—; tie into —; twist into—; —dangles; —grows.

(signal)

Adjectives
cryptic; answering; guiding; secret; sug¬gestive; politic; strategic.

Verbs
answer—; begin on—; enter on—; forget —; heed—; hint with—; mind—; miss—; muff—; pronounce—; remember—; speak —; signal with—; wait for—; whisper—; —arrives; —comes; —enables; —warns.

Thesaurus
actor, advice, agate, aide-memoire, alerting, antagonist, antihero, ball, baseball bat, bat, battledore, bauble, bit, bit part, blocks, book, braid, broad hint, brush, bun, cast, catchword, cauda, caudal appendage, caudation, caution, character, checkerboard, chessboard, chignon, club, clue, cockhorse, coil, continuity, cricket bat, cue word, dock, doll, doll carriage, evidence, fantail, fat part, feeder, flapper, frame, frame of mind, gentle hint, gesture, gewgaw, gimcrack, glimmer, glimmering, golf club, heart, heavy, hero, heroine, hint, hobbyhorse, hot lead, humor, implication, index, indication, ingenue, inkling, innuendo, insinuation, intimation, jack-in-the-box, jacks, jackstones, jackstraws, jogger, key, key word, kick, kickshaw, knickknack, knot, lead, lead role, leading lady, leading man, leading woman, libretto, lines, look, marble, marionette, memorandum, mig, mind, monition, mood, morale, nod, note, nudge, office, paper doll, part, passing word, person, personage, pick-up sticks, piece, pigtail, pinwheel, plait, playbook, plaything, pointer, prompt, prompter, prompting, protagonist, puppet, queue, racket, rag doll, rattail, remembrance, remembrancer, reminder, rocking horse, role, scenario, scene plot, scent, score, script, shooting script, side, sign, signal, soubrette, spirit, spirits, spoor, sport, state of mind, steelie, steer, straight part, stub, suggestion, supporting character, supporting role, suspicion, symptom, tail, tailpiece, taw, teetotum, telltale, temper, text, tickler, tip, tip-off, title role, tone, top, topknot, toy, toy soldier, trace, track, trinket, twist, vein, vestige, villain, walk-on, walking part, warning, whiff, whim-wham, whisper, wink

Etymology 1
From the letter Q, abbreviation of quando (“when”), marked on actor's play copy where they were to begin.

Etymology 2
Variant of queue

Noun

 * Arabic:
 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin:
 * Hindi: क्यू


 * Japanese: キュー
 * Korean:
 * Macedonian:
 * Portuguese:
 * Russian: ,


 * Bulgarian: намек, загатване
 * Hebrew:
 * Icelandic: stikkorð, markorð
 * Italian:


 * Persian: علامت دادن
 * Portuguese: Sinal
 * Russian: намёк,
 * Spanish: señal

Noun

 * Bulgarian:
 * Czech:
 * Dutch:
 * Finnish:, poolkeppi
 * German:
 * Hungarian:
 * Icelandic:
 * Irish: ciú
 * Italian: stecca


 * Macedonian:
 * Mandarin: 球杆
 * Manx: maidjey billiard
 * Polish:
 * Portuguese:
 * Russian:
 * Spanish:
 * Swedish: kö, biljardkö

Anagrams

 * ecu, écu
 * UCE