cue
cues; cued; cuing
A cue is the long stick used for playing pool. A cue is also a reminder or stimulus to do something.
In pool, you use the cue to hit the white ball into the red ball, aiming for a pocket. Other cues make things happen too. In acting, a lighting change or another actor's line could be a cue for you to enter the stage. During rehearsal, the actors need to learn their cues to make sure their timing is right. A cue can also be a clue or reminder of something. Anytime someone has good timing, they're on cue.
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an actor's line that immediately precedes and serves as a reminder for some action or speech
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types:
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prompt, prompting
a cue given to a performer (usually the beginning of the next line to be spoken)
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type of:
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actor's line, speech, words
words making up the dialogue of a play
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prompt, prompting
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a stimulus that provides information about what to do
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synonyms:
discriminative stimulus
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type of:
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input, stimulant, stimulation, stimulus
any stimulating information or event; acts to arouse action
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input, stimulant, stimulation, stimulus
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assist (somebody acting or reciting) by suggesting the next words of something forgotten or imperfectly learned
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sports implement consisting of a tapering rod used to strike a cue ball in pool or billiards
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synonyms:
cue stick, pool cue, pool stick
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type of:
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sports implement
an implement used in a sport
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sports implement
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evidence that helps to solve a problem
Vocabulary lists containing cue
In Kaleria, Nigeria, twelve-year-old Nnamdi is on a mission to avenge his father's death with the help of his best friend and newly acquired supernatural powers.
Moving back to California from Hong Kong, ten-year-old Knox, his older brother Bowen, and younger sister Lea, must deal not only with the coronavirus but also the separation from their father and fearful suspicions of their background.
Fourth graders Shayla, Liam, Ben, and Ai struggle to adjust to quarantine life in their New York City apartment building during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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