queue | | |
n. (group) | 1. queue, waiting line | a line of people or vehicles waiting for something. |
| ~ line | a formation of people or things one behind another.; "the line stretched clear around the corner"; "you must wait in a long line at the checkout counter" |
| ~ bread line, breadline | 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. |
n. (communication) | 2. queue | (information processing) an ordered list of tasks to be performed or messages to be transmitted. |
| ~ informatics, information processing, information science, ip | the sciences concerned with gathering, manipulating, storing, retrieving, and classifying recorded information. |
| ~ list, listing | a database containing an ordered array of items (names or topics). |
| ~ push-down queue | a queue in which the last item to go in is the first item to come out (LIFO). |
n. (body) | 3. queue | a braid of hair at the back of the head. |
| ~ braid, plait, tress, twist | a hairdo formed by braiding or twisting the hair. |
v. (motion) | 4. line up, queue, queue up | form a queue, form a line, stand in line.; "Customers lined up in front of the store" |
| ~ stand, stand up | be standing; be upright.; "We had to stand for the entire performance!" |
| ~ wait | stay in one place and anticipate or expect something.; "I had to wait on line for an hour to get the tickets" |
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