Queue

Word QUEUE
Character 5
Hyphenation queue
Pronunciations N/A

Definitions and meanings of "Queue"

What do we mean by queue?

A line of waiting people or vehicles. noun

A long braid of hair worn hanging down the back of the neck; a pigtail. noun

A sequence of stored data or programs awaiting processing. noun

A data structure from which the first item that can be retrieved is the one stored earliest. noun

To get in line. intransitive verb

To place in a sequence. intransitive verb

To braid or twist (hair) into a queue. intransitive verb

To tie, braid, or fasten in a queue or pigtail.

A tail; in heraldry, the tail of a beast. noun

A tail or pendent braid of hair; a pigtail: originally part of the wig, but afterward, and toward the close of the eighteenth century, when it was in common use, formed of the hair of the head. See cue,1. noun

Same as cue, 2. noun

The tail-piece of a violin or similar instrument. noun

In musical notation, the stem or tail of a note. noun

A tail-like appendage of hair; a pigtail. noun

A line of persons waiting anywhere. noun

To fasten, as hair, in a queue. transitive verb

A waiting list or other means of organizing people or objects into a first-come-first-served order. noun

To put oneself or itself at the end of a waiting line. verb

To arrange themselves into a physical waiting queue. verb

An animal's tail.

A men's hairstyle whose primary attribute is a braid or ponytail at the back of the head, such as that worn by men in Imperial China.

A line of people, vehicles or other objects, in which one at the front end is dealt with first, the one behind is dealt with next, and so on, and which newcomers join at the opposite end (the back).

A waiting list or other means of organizing people or objects into a first-come-first-served order.

A data structure in which objects are added to one end, called the tail, and removed from the other, called the head (- a FIFO queue). The term can also refer to a LIFO queue or stack where these ends coincide.

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The word "queue" in example sentences

At the head of the queue is a woman carrying a baby in her arms. ❋ Maxine (2008)

Next project in the queue is a Harry Potter scarf. ❋ Unknown (2005)

Mayende also argues that illegal occupations could not be rewarded by providing access to housing on a preferential basis - which he refers to as queue-jumping. ❋ Unknown (2004)

E.G. Old Navy or Best Buy or somesuch, where the queue is held back away from the registers and each person, as they come to the head of the queue, takes the next checker available? ❋ Unknown (2009)

I'm so jealous of those who already have copies - I'll have to wait for my turn in the queue from the library as I can't purchase the eBook version from New Zealand! ❋ Nalini Singh (2010)

I also had a chance to taste Morten's 2007 Meritage blend which was in queue for the bottling line. ❋ Unknown (2009)

And I know I'll be in queue to see it twice. shelton p lindsay ❋ Unknown (2010)

Netflix instant queue is the perfect response to this mentality as it gives me access to countless B and C movies all of which I willingly watch while everyone else is fast asleep. ❋ Unknown (2010)

El Al has managed quite well to stop hijackers and bombers. fall in queue Says: ❋ Unknown (2009)

These tickets will be called "Cattle Class", and passengers will be treated the same as existing customers but importantly, will not have the put up with standing in queue with the plebs in the standard "Pleb Class" that already exists. ❋ Norfolk Blogger (2009)

While they seldom waste energy on overt hostility, their treatment of shopkeepers, waiters, and others in a queue is deplorable. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Speaking of mission numbers, has anyone else noticed that on the NASA Human Spaceflight Gallery site, the current mission listing in the photo selection queue is now one below those visible so you have to drag the slider down to get to it? ❋ Unknown (2008)

I was at the front of the queue in 90 minutes. so if 90,000 people in a queue translates to a 7 hours wait, then an actual 90 minute wait is more like 19,000 mounts sold. ❋ Unknown (2010)

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