Cube vs Cue - What's the difference?
cube | cue |
(geometry) A regular polyhedron having six identical square faces.
Any object more or less in the form of a cube.
(mathematics) The third power of a number, value, term or expression.
(computing) A data structure consisting of a three-dimensional array; a data cube
(arithmetic) To raise to the third power; to determine the result of multiplying by itself twice.
To form into the shape of a cube.
To cut into cubes.
(UK) to use a Rubik's cube.
A cubicle, especially one of those found in offices.
An action or event that is a signal for somebody to do something.
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That was the cue for further pressure from the Russian side and it took further Cudicini saves to keep the score down.}} 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.
* Shakespeare
A hint or intimation.
* Jonathan Swift
(obsolete) Humour; temper of mind.
(obsolete, UK, universities) A small portion of bread or beer; the quantity bought with a farthing or half farthing and noted with a q (for (etyl) quadrans farthing) in the buttery books.
* Hast thou suck'd Philosophy, ate cues , drank cees?
(quadrans)
To give someone a cue signal.
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(sports, billiards, snooker, pool) A straight tapering rod used to impel the balls in various games.
(obsolete) The tail; the end of a thing; especially, a tail-like twist of hair worn at the back of the head; a queue.
(sports, billiards, snooker, pool) To take aim on the cue ball with the cue and hit it.
To form into a cue; to braid; to twist.
As a verb cube
is .As an acronym cue is
(legal) clear]] and unmistakable [[error|error; legal standard for appeal of a decision by a board of veterans appeals in the united states.cube
English
(wikipedia cube)Etymology 1
From (etyl) .Noun
(en noun)- a sugar cube
- a stock cube
- the cube of 2 is 8
Synonyms
* regular hexahedron (rare) * (object in the form of a cube) block, brick, die, square block * (number raised to the third power) third powerHypernyms
* hexahedron, cuboidVerb
(cub)- Three cubed can be written as 33, and equals twenty-seven.
- Cube the ham right after adding the curry to the rice.
- He likes to cube now and then.
Synonyms
* (to cut into cubes) diceDerived terms
* bath cube * bouillon cube * cube candle * cube out * cube root * cube steak * cube van * cubiform * hypercube * ice cube * Rubik's cube * snub cube * stock cube * sugar cubeSee also
* line segment * square * tesseractEtymology 2
Clipped form of (cubicle) (with intentional reference to their common shape per ), which from (etyl) .Noun
(en noun)- My co-worker annoys me by throwing things over the walls of my cube .
Anagrams
* ----cue
English
(wikipedia cue)Etymology 1
From the letter Q, abbreviation of (etyl) quando (“when”), marked on actor's play copy where they were to begin.Noun
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That was the cue for further pressure from the Russian side and it took further Cudicini saves to keep the score down.}}
- When my cue comes, call me, and I will answer.
- Give them [the servants] their cue to attend in two lines as he leaves the house.
See also
*Derived terms
* on cue * sensory cueVerb
- Cue the cameraman, and action!
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