Definitions for cues
cues
cue
Spelling: [kyoo]
IPA: /kyu/
Cues is a 4 letter English word.
It's valid Scrabble word worth 6 points.
It's valid Words with friends word worth 8 points.
You can make 22 anagrams from letters in cues (cesu).
Definitions for cues
noun
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anything said or done, on or off stage, that is followed by a specific line or action:
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anything that excites to action; stimulus.
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a hint; intimation; guiding suggestion.
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the part a person is to play; a prescribed or necessary course of action.
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a sensory signal used to identify experiences, facilitate memory, or organize responses.
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Archaic. frame of mind; mood.
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a long, tapering rod, tipped with a soft leather pad, used to strike the ball in billiards, pool, etc.
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a long, usually wooden stick with a concave head, used to propel the disks in shuffleboard.
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a queue of hair.
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a queue or file, as of persons awaiting their turn.
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the letter Q, q.
Idioms
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cue (someone) in, Informal. to inform; give instructions, information, news, etc., to:
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miss a cue,
to fail to respond to a cue.
Informal. to miss the point:
verb (used with object)
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to provide with a cue or indication; give a cue to; prompt:
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to insert, or direct to come in, in a specific place in a musical or dramatic performance (usually followed by in or into):
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to search for and reach (a specific track on a recording) (sometimes followed by up).
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to tie into a queue.
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to strike with a cue.
Origin of cues
1545-55; spelled name of the letter q as an abbreviation (found in acting scripts) of Latin quandō when
Examples for cues
A dozen cues stood upright in a military position on a stand.
Instead, they pay attention to signals and cues about what matters most to a president.
Television and film are enormously influential in our culture, particularly for the cues they send about health and sexuality.
I knew nothing of all this, and wondered who was to give me the cues for Agns.
Jay Z should perhaps take some cues from his wife, Beyoncé, who has just done the exact opposite with great éclat.
Taking your cues from Koons is like singing inside a balloon.
On Friday morning, take some cues from around the world—if you can stomach it.
cues had to be given him to distinguish this among his crowded memories.
I looked round for my partner who was to give me my cues, and together we made our entry.
But, while we have time, tell me my cues, for I share your opinion of the Duke of Alva.