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What is the noun for cue?

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cue
  1. An action or event that is a signal for somebody to do something.
  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.
  3. A hint or intimation.
  4. (obsolete) Humour; temper of mind.
  5. The name of the Latin-script letter Q/q.
  6. (obsolete, Britain, universities) A small portion of bread or beer; the quantity bought with a farthing or half farthing and noted with a q (for Latin quadrans farthing) in the buttery books.
  7. Synonyms:
  8. Examples:
    1. “Meanwhile, on the field, Stacy waited for her cue to begin singing.”
      “This gives the listener a subtle cue that the speech segment is ending without allowing the speech to get lost in the music.”
      “A long cue of ordinary, working Canadians formed in the crowded hallway outside courtroom 5, waiting to hear their names over the loudspeaker.”
cue
  1. (sports, billiards, snooker, pool) A straight tapering stick used to hit the balls in various games.
  2. (obsolete) The tail; the end of a thing; especially, a tail-like twist of hair worn at the back of the head; a queue.
  3. Synonyms:
  4. Examples:
    1. “Meanwhile, on the field, Stacy waited for her cue to begin singing.”
      “This gives the listener a subtle cue that the speech segment is ending without allowing the speech to get lost in the music.”
      “A long cue of ordinary, working Canadians formed in the crowded hallway outside courtroom 5, waiting to hear their names over the loudspeaker.”
cuer
  1. One who cues.
  2. (dance) The caller in a round dance.
cuestick
  1. cue; the stick used to propel the ball in snooker, billiards, etc.
cuesticks
  1. plural of cuestick
cuers
  1. plural of cuer
cues
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