Cue and File

Cue

Cue noun - A series of persons or things arranged one behind another.

Usage example: the cue to get tickets to the concert moved with agonizing slowness

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File and cue are semantically related. In some cases you can use "File" instead a noun "Cue".

Nearby Words: cued, cueing

File noun - A series of persons or things arranged one behind another.

Usage example: a long file of people waiting to get tickets to the game

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Cue and file are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Cue" instead a noun "File".

Nearby Words: filed, filing, filer

sound	sound cue	sound file
clear	clear cue	clear file
special	special cue	special file
long	long cue	long file
Other adjectives: specific, certain, original, single, huge, quick, main, important, final, next, audio.

Cue Mozzie humming dana-nana-nana-nana.... And Jones humming the same tune when he reads over the file.

Source: Series / White Collar
You might choose to upload a video only to find out that the file does not process, or doesn't even cue for uploading despite a reliable internet connection.

Source: Obvious Beta
Cue Windows 8.1 making the directory read-only and disabling the ability to remove the read-only flag...the convoluted process of how Windows manages file permissions, or that it always marks system folders as read-only doesn't help.

Source: Darth Wiki / Idiot Programming

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File and Cue. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 22, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/cue/file

Cue & File. N.p., 2016. Web. 22 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/cue/file>.

File or Cue. 2016. Accessed July 22, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/cue/file.

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