queue — meaning in English
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English meaning
- cue noun A signal or prompt that tells someone it is time to act.
- line noun A long, thin mark or stroke, straight or curved, on a surface.
- queue noun A line of people or vehicles waiting their turn, served in the order they arrived.
- rod noun A straight, thin bar, stick, or pole made of wood, metal, or similar material.
- tail noun The flexible appendage extending from the rear of an animal's body.
- tang noun A sharp, distinctive taste or smell.
Senses
queue is used for these senses in English:
- cue (sports, billiards, snooker, pool) A straight tapering stick used to hit the balls in various games.
- line A more-or-less straight sequence of people, objects, etc., either arranged as a queue or column and often waiting to be processed or dealt with, or arranged abreast of one another in a row (and contrasted with a column), as in a military formation. [from mid-16th c.]
- queue A waiting list or other means of organizing people or objects into a first-come-first-served order.
- queue (heraldry) An animal's tail. [from 16th c.]
- rod (slang, vulgar) The penis.
- tail The rear structure of an aircraft, the empennage.
- tail (chiefly, in the plural) The side of a coin not bearing the head; normally the side on which the monetary value of the coin is indicated; the reverse.
cue — full definition
- noun A signal or prompt that tells someone it is time to act.
- noun A long tapered stick used to strike the ball in billiards, pool, or snooker.
- verb To give someone a signal to begin or continue an action.
line — full definition
- noun A long, thin mark or stroke, straight or curved, on a surface.
- noun A row or sequence of people, things, or words, one after another.
- verb To arrange people or things in a row, or to form such a row.
- verb To cover the inside surface of something with a layer of material.
- noun A telephone or other communication connection.