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cuddle
cuddle up
cuddly
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cudgel
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cue (1)
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cue ball
cue bid
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cue game
cue in
cued speech
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cue (2)

cue [ kyoo ]


noun  (plural cues)
Definition:
 
1. cue games stick used to hit ball: in games such as billiards, snooker, and pool, a long tapering stick used to strike the cue ball

2. leisure long stick used in shuffleboard: a long stick with a semicircular piece attached at the end, used to push shuffleboard disks

3. hairdressing history 
Same as  queuen (sense 4)




transitive verb  (past and past participle cued, present participle cu·ing, 3rd person present singular cues)
Definition:
 
1. cue games strike ball with cue: in games such as billiards, snooker, and pool, to strike a cue ball with a cue

2. tie hair in braid: to tie the hair at the back of the head in a braid

[Mid-18th century. Variant of queue]
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