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Queues

/kjuːz/

An animal's tail.

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📖 Definitions of "Queues"

noun

1
An animal's tail.
2
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.
3
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).
4
A waiting list or other means of organizing people or objects into a first-come-first-served order.

verb

1
To put oneself or itself at the end of a waiting line.
2
To arrange themselves into a physical waiting queue.
3
To add to a queue data structure.
4
To fasten the hair into a queue.

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Queues"

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Word	Definition
queue upverb	(British, intransitive) To queue (form a line while waiting).
line upnoun	A haircut where the front region of a person's hair is shaved to form a crisp line between their hair and the shaved region, sometimes coordinated to create a smooth transition between their hair and beard.
waiting linenoun	a line of people or vehicles waiting for something
codenoun	(programming, uncountable) Instructions for a computer, written in a programming language; the input of a translator, an interpreter or a browser, namely: source code, machine code, bytecode.
colanoun	A beverage or a drink made with kola nut flavoring, caramel and carbonated water.
colasnoun	A beverage or a drink made with kola nut flavoring, caramel and carbonated water.
columnsnoun	(juggling) pattern which involves throwing props in the air alternately.
expectationsnoun	The act or state of expecting or looking forward to an event as about to happen.
filenoun	A collection of papers collated and archived together.
files	a file management app developed by Apple Inc. for devices that run iOS 11 and later or iPadOS.
frontsnoun	The foremost side of something or the end that faces the direction it normally moves.
gluesnoun	A hard gelatin made by boiling bones and hides, used in solution as an adhesive; or any sticky adhesive substance.
linesnoun	(film, theater) Words spoken by the actors.
ranksnoun	A row of people or things organized in a grid pattern, often soldiers.
rowsnoun	A line of objects, often regularly spaced, such as seats in a theatre, vegetable plants in a garden, etc.
snakes	a woodcut print by the Dutch artist M. C. Escher.
stalksnoun	The stem or main axis of a plant.
tailnoun	(anatomy) The caudal appendage of an animal that is attached to their posterior and near the anus or cloaca.
tailsnoun	The side of a coin that doesn't bear the picture of the head of state or similar.
trailersnoun	An unpowered wheeled vehicle (not a caravan or camper) that is towed behind another, and used to carry equipment, etc., that cannot be carried in the leading vehicle.