(Homonym: queue).
An actor's line that immediately precedes and serves as a reminder for some action or speech.

Tapering rod used to strike a cue ball in pool or billiards; SYN. cue stick, pool cue, pool stick.

1. a signal (as a word, phrase, or bit of stage business) to a performer to begin a specific speech or action; something serving a comparable purpose; hint
2. A feature indicating the nature of something perceived
3 archaic; the part one has to perform in or as if in a play
4 archaic; mood, humor

1. To give a cue to; prompt
2. To insert into a continuous performance