cue
/ˈkju/
nounverb
Common
1.n.an actor's line that immediately precedes and serves as a reminder for some action or speech
2.n.evidence that helps to solve a problem
3.n.a stimulus that provides information about what to do
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cue and queue are homophones: they are pronounced identically and spelled differently, which is why they are so often swapped. cue means “an actor's line that immediately precedes and serves as a reminder for some action or speech”. queue means “a line of people or vehicles waiting for something”. cue is the more common of the two in everyday English.
/ˈkju/
1.n.an actor's line that immediately precedes and serves as a reminder for some action or speech
2.n.evidence that helps to solve a problem
3.n.a stimulus that provides information about what to do
/ˈkju/
| cue | queue | |
|---|---|---|
| Pronunciation | /ˈkju/ | /ˈkju/ |
| Said | kyoo | kyoo |
| Syllables | 1 | 1 |
| Letters | 3 | 5 |
| Parts of speech | noun, verb | noun, verb |
| Senses | 5 | 4 |
| How common | Common | Familiar |
| Synonyms | none recorded | waiting line |
Full entry for cue · Full entry for queue · More comparisons
1.n.a line of people or vehicles waiting for something
2.n.(information processing) an ordered list of tasks to be performed or messages to be transmitted
3.n.a braid of hair at the back of the head