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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

  1. noun A signal or prompt that tells someone it is time to act.
  2. noun A long tapered stick used to strike the ball in billiards, pool, or snooker.
  3. verb To give someone a signal to begin or continue an action.

line — full definition

  1. noun A long, thin mark or stroke, straight or curved, on a surface.
  2. noun A row or sequence of people, things, or words, one after another.
  3. verb To arrange people or things in a row, or to form such a row.
  4. verb To cover the inside surface of something with a layer of material.
  5. noun A telephone or other communication connection.

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