cue

Noun

• sports implement consisting of a tapering rod used to strike a cue ball in pool or billiards

• a stimulus that provides information about what to do

• evidence that helps to solve a problem

• an actor's line that immediately precedes and serves as a reminder for some action or speech

Verb

• assist (somebody acting or reciting) by suggesting the next words of something forgotten or imperfectly learned

Related words

• Synonyms: 
  cue stick , pool cue , pool stick , discriminative stimulus , clue , clew , prompt , remind