cue vs queue

Definitions

noun

1. evidence that helps to solve a problem
2. a stimulus that provides information about what to do
3. sports implement consisting of a tapering rod used to strike a cue ball in pool or billiards
4. an actor's line that immediately precedes and serves as a reminder for some action or speech

verb

1. assist (somebody acting or reciting) by suggesting the next words of something forgotten or imperfectly learned

Examples

A few billion of that new economic rescue plan will go to weatherize one million homes a year.

Brunhild, a mischievous, strong-minded goldfish (the voice of Noah Cyrus, Miley's younger sister), is determined to become a little girl when she's rescued from a jar and befriended by Sosuke (the voice of Frankie Jonas, the Jonas Brothers 'kid brother), a plucky, self-reliant 5-year-old.

We had given up hope of rescue.

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Definitions

verb

1. form a queue, form a line, stand in line

noun

1. a braid of hair at the back of the head
2. (information processing) an ordered list of tasks to be performed or messages to be transmitted
3. a line of people or vehicles waiting for something

Examples

I had to join this long queue, that snaked around a couple of times, and as each person left, a disembodied voice said, ‘Cashier number seven, please!’

There's usually a queue outside this pizzeria right opposite Cibreo - the reason being the excellent, echt Neapolitan pizzas made with the finest ingredients.

Private clinics providing thinly veiled opportunities for queue-jumping have expanded.

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