cues

Meaning of cues

plural noun
  1. a thing said or done that serves as a signal to an actor or other performer to enter or to begin their speech or performance.
    she had not yet been given her cue to come out on to the dais
  2. a facility for playing through an audio or video recording very rapidly until a desired starting point is reached.
verb, 3rd person present
  1. give a cue to or for.
    Ros and Guil, cued by Hamlet, also bow deeply
  2. set a piece of audio or video equipment in readiness to play (a particular part of the recorded material).
    there was a pause while she cued up the next tape

mid 16th century: of unknown origin.

plural noun

a long straight tapering wooden rod for striking the ball in snooker, billiards, etc.

verb, 3rd person present
  1. use a cue to strike the ball.
    Mark cued well early on

mid 18th century (denoting a long plait or pigtail): variant of queue.

Information about cues

  • The singular form of cues is: cue.
  • Languages ​​in which cues is used:

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Hyphenation of cues

cues

  • It consists of 1 syllables and 4 chars.
  • cues is a word monosyllabic because it has one syllable

cues synonyms

Meaning a gesture, action, or sound that is used to convey information or instructions, typically by prearrangement between the parties concerned:

signal

Meaning a gesture or action used to convey information or an instruction:

sign

Meaning a sign or piece of information that indicates something:

indication

Meaning a word or phrase spoken as a reminder to an actor of a forgotten word or line:

prompt

Meaning a thing that causes someone to remember something:

reminder

Meaning the action of saying something to persuade, encourage, or remind someone to do or say something:

prompting

Meaning an act of nodding the head:

nod

Meaning a command, password, or signal:

word

Meaning a small piece of practical information or advice:

hint

Meaning an idea or plan put forward for consideration:

suggestion

Meaning an indication or hint:

intimation

Meaning a rhythmically occurring natural phenomenon which acts as a cue in the regulation of the body's circadian rhythms:

zeitgeber

Anagrams of cues

ecus

Words that rhyme with cues

barbecues, cardecues, curlicues, pirlicues, purlicues, autocues, fescues, miscues, rescues, curlycues

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