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Queue

noun

/kjuː/

Meaning

a line of people or things waiting for something; a sequence

A line or sequence of people or vehicles awaiting their turn; to wait in line.

We had to wait in a long queue to buy tickets for the movie.

People queued outside the theater for tickets.

jump the queue

line, row, sequence, waiting line, file, wait

Entry 1

line, row, sequence, waiting line

Entry 2

line, row, file, sequence, wait

disorder, chaos, scattered, mess

Entry 1

disorder, chaos, scattered

Entry 2

disorder, mess

long queue, join the queue, queue up, priority queue, stand in a queue

Entry 1

long queue, join the queue, queue up, priority queue

Entry 2

stand in a queue, long queue, queue up, join the queue

a word, letter, or number placed before another; as a verb, to add something in front of something e...

As a noun: a tiny opening in the skin or surface. As a verb: to study something carefully.

A rigid structure that surrounds or encloses something; to construct or formulate.

A faculty by which the body perceives external stimuli; or to perceive something without being told.

A piece of old, torn cloth; to tease or scold someone in a playful way.

a device for publicly punishing someone / to expose to public ridicule