cue

Meanings

• an actor's line that immediately precedes and serves as a reminder for some action or speech
• evidence that helps to solve a problem
• a stimulus that provides information about what to do
• sports implement consisting of a tapering rod used to strike a cue ball in pool or billiards
• assist (somebody acting or reciting) by suggesting the next words of something forgotten or imperfectly learned

Synonyms

clew, clue, cue stick, discriminative stimulus, pool cue, pool stick, prompt, remind