LINEUP

lineup

(noun) the schedule of programs for a particular period; “the network’s fall lineup”

lineup, police lineup, identity parade

(noun) a line of persons arranged by police for inspection or identification

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

lineup (plural lineups)

(US, legal, &, law enforcement) a physical or photographic queue of people allegedly involved in a crime, allowing a witness to identify them

(Canada) A line of people or vehicles, in which the individual at the front end is dealt with first, the one behind is dealt with next, and so on, and in which newcomers join at the end; a queue.

(sports) Collectively, the members of a team.

(baseball) The batting order.

(music) The members of a music group at any one time.

(music) The acts performing at a concert or music festival.

Synonyms

• (line of people or vehicles): (American) line, (British) queue

• (row of people for identifying a suspect): (British) identity parade

Anagrams

• Lupien, lupine, pinule, unpile, up line, up-line, upline

Source: Wiktionary


Line"-up`, Line"up`, n.

Definition: The formation of football players before the start or a restart of play; hence (Colloq.),

Definition: any arrangement of persons (rarely, of things), esp. when having a common purpose or sentiment; as, the line-up at a ticket- office window; the line-up of political factions.

Line"-up`, Line"up`, n.

Definition: The formation of football players before the start or a restart of play; hence (Colloq.),

Definition: any arrangement of persons (rarely, of things), esp. when having a common purpose or sentiment; as, the line-up at a ticket- office window; the line-up of political factions.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Word of the Day

19 June 2025

ROOTS

(noun) the condition of belonging to a particular place or group by virtue of social or ethnic or cultural lineage; “his roots in Texas go back a long way”; “he went back to Sweden to search for his roots”; “his music has African roots”


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Coffee Trivia

The word “coffee” entered the English language in 1582 via the Dutch “koffie,” borrowed from the Ottoman Turkish “kahve,” borrowed in turn from the Arabic “qahwah.” The Arabic word qahwah was traditionally held to refer to a type of wine.

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