queue

/kjuː/

nounverbqueue

Only the first letter speaks: q says /kjuː/ and the four vowels wait silently in a queue behind it.

Yes, it's queue. Remember: it’s Q + UEUE—four vowels after q, but only /kjuː/ is pronounced.

Definitions

  1. nounA line of people or things waiting their turn.
  2. nounA sequence of tasks or items waiting to be processed (especially in computing).
  3. verbTo form or join a line; to wait in line.
  4. verbTo arrange or add items to a waiting list to be handled later.

Examples

  • We stood in a queue for tickets outside the theater.
  • Please queue your print job so it runs after mine finishes.
  • A long queue of cars formed when the traffic light stopped working.

Synonyms

linewaiting linerowsequencelist

Antonyms

disorderscattering

Translations

ES colaPT filaFR file d’attente

Common misspellings

quecueqqueuquuekewqueueequeque

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