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- [kyoo]
- /kyu/
- /kjuː/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [kyoo]
- /kyu/
Definitions of queue word
- noun queue a braid of hair worn hanging down behind. 1
- noun queue a file or line, especially of people waiting their turn. 1
- noun queue Computers. a FIFO-organized sequence of items, as data, messages, jobs, or the like, waiting for action. 1
- noun queue A line or sequence of people or vehicles awaiting their turn to be attended to or to proceed. 1
- noun queue line of waiting people, vehicles 1
- intransitive verb queue wait in line 1
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Origin of queue
First appearance:
before 1585 One of the 35% oldest English words
1585-95; < Middle French < Latin cauda, cōda tail
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Parts of speech for Queue
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
queue popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 92% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
queue usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for queue
verb queue
- line up — a mark or stroke long in proportion to its breadth, made with a pen, pencil, tool, etc., on a surface: a line down the middle of the page.
noun queue
- line — a thickness of glue, as between two veneers in a sheet of plywood.
- file — a powder made from the ground leaves of the sassafras tree, used as a thickener and to impart a pungent taste to soups, gumbos, and other dishes.
- crocodile — A crocodile is a large reptile with a long body and strong jaws. Crocodiles live in rivers and eat meat.
- column — A column is a tall, often decorated cylinder of stone which is built to honour someone or forms part of a building.
- train — Railroads. a self-propelled, connected group of rolling stock.
Antonyms for queue
noun queue
- disorder — lack of order or regular arrangement; confusion: Your room is in utter disorder.
- disorganization — a breaking up of order or system; disunion or disruption of constituent parts.
- disorganisation — Alternative spelling of disorganization.
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