Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun cue
4 senses of cue
Sense 1
cue -- (an actor's line that immediately precedes and serves as a reminder for some action or speech)
=> actor's line, speech, words -- (words making up the dialogue of a play; "the actor forgot his speech")
Sense 2
clue, clew, cue -- (evidence that helps to solve a problem)
=> evidence -- (an indication that makes something evident; "his trembling was evidence of his fear")
Sense 3
discriminative stimulus, cue -- (a stimulus that provides information about what to do)
=> stimulation, stimulus, stimulant, input -- (any stimulating information or event; acts to arouse action)
Sense 4
cue, cue stick, pool cue, pool stick -- (sports implement consisting of a tapering rod used to strike a cue ball in pool or billiards)
=> sports implement -- (an implement used in a sport)
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb cue
1 sense of cue
Sense 1
prompt, remind, cue -- (assist (somebody acting or reciting) by suggesting the next words of something forgotten or imperfectly learned)
=> inform -- (impart knowledge of some fact, state or affairs, or event to; "I informed him of his rights")