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Cúcuta
cud
cuddle
cuddle up
cuddly
cuddy
cudgel
cudweed
cue (1)
cue (2)
cue (3)
cue ball
cue bid
cue card
cue game
cue in
cued speech
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cue (1)

cue [ kyoo ]


noun  (plural cues)
Definition:
 
1. signal to speak or act: something said or done that provides the signal for somebody, especially an actor or performer, to say or do something

2. prompt or reminder: something that prompts or reminds somebody to do something
I took my cue from my brother and said nothing.

3. psychology response-producing stimulus: a stimulus or pattern of stimuli, often not consciously perceived, that results in a specific learned behavioral response



transitive verb  (past and past participle cued, present participle cu·ing, 3rd person present singular cues)
Definition:
 
give signal or prompt to somebody: to give somebody, especially an actor or performer, a signal to say or do something

[Mid-16th century. Origin ?]
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