cues

Noun (1)

cue (plural cues)

1. The name of the Latin script letter Q/q.
   • "My name is Quinn," said Quinn. "Cue-you-eye-en-en."2008, John Clark Pratt, Vietnam Voices: Perspectives on the War Years, 1941–1975, page 315
2. (UK, obsolete, universities) A small portion of bread or beer; the quantity bought with a farthing or half farthing and noted with a q (for Latin quadrāns (“farthing”)) in the buttery books.

Noun (2)

cue (plural cues)

1. An action or event that is a signal for somebody to do something.
   • This time Cudicini was left helpless when Natcho stepped up to expertly curl the ball into the top corner.
     That was the cue for further pressure from the Russian side and it took further Cudicini saves to keep the score down.2011 November 3, Chris Bevan, “Rubin Kazan 1 - 0 Tottenham”, in BBC Sport
2. The last words of a play actor's speech, serving as an intimation for the next actor to speak; any word or words which serve to remind an actor to speak or to do something; a catchword.
   • When my cue comes, call me, and I will answer.c. 1595–1596 (date written), William Shakespeare, “A Midsommer Nights Dreame”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies: Published According to the True Originall Copies (First...
3. A marker or signal that triggers something, such as the start of an audio recording.
4. A hint or intimation.
   • Give them [the servants] their cue to attend in two lines as he leaves the house.1731 (date written; published 1745), [Jonathan] Swift, Directions to Servants […], London: […] R[obert] Dodsley, […], and M. Cooper, […], →OCLC

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