NOUN | group | queue, waiting line | a line of people or vehicles waiting for something |
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communication | queue | (information processing) an ordered list of tasks to be performed or messages to be transmitted | |
body | queue | a braid of hair at the back of the head | |
VERB | motion | queue, line up, queue up | form a queue, form a line, stand in line |
Sounds | kyuw' | |
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Rhymes | anew ... Yue: 59 rhymes with yuw... |
Meaning | A line of people or vehicles waiting for something. | |
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Synonym | waiting line | |
Narrower | breadline, bread line | A queue of people waiting for free food |
checkout line | A queue of people waiting to pay for purchases | |
chow line | A queue of people waiting for food to be served (especially at a military camp) | |
gas line | A queue of vehicles waiting to purchase gasoline | |
reception line | A line of people (hosts and guests of honor) who welcome the guests at a reception party | |
ticket line | A queue of people waiting to buy tickets | |
unemployment line | A queue of people waiting for employment / employment | |
Broader | line | A formation of people or things one behind another |
Spanish | cola, fila, línea | |
Catalan | cua | |
Verbs | queue | form a queue, form a line, stand in line |
Meaning | (information processing) an ordered list of tasks to be performed or messages to be transmitted. | |
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Category | information science, informatics, information processing, IP | The sciences concerned with gathering, manipulating, storing, retrieving, and classifying recorded information |
Narrower | push-down queue | A queue in which the last item to go in is the first item to come out (LIFO) |
Broader | list, listing | A database containing an ordered array of items (names or topics) |
Spanish | cola | |
Catalan | cua |
Meaning | A braid of hair at the back of the head. | |
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Broader | braid, plait, tress, twist | A hairdo formed by braiding or twisting the hair |
Spanish | cola | |
Catalan | cua |
Meaning | form a queue, form a line, stand in line. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s | |
Synonyms | line up, queue up | |
Entails | wait | Stay in one place and anticipate or expect something |
Broader | stand, stand up | Be standing |
Spanish | poner en fila | |
Catalan | fer cua | |
Nouns | queue | a line of people or vehicles waiting for something |
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