line-up

noun

1. a row or arrangement of people or things assembled for a particular purpose

   the line-up for the football match

2. the members of such a row or arrangement
3. an identity parade

verb

1. to form, put into, or organize a line-up
2. tr to produce, organize, and assemble

   they lined up some questions

3. tr to align

Example Sentences

But within each window, the material of the shell forms tightly packed, hairlike fibers rather than plates, all lined up in the direction of incoming light.

From Science Daily

Moss will have no shortage of suitors now lining up to offer him that shot this offseason in spite of how his tenure ended at USC.

From Los Angeles Times

One doctor, who did not want to be named, told AFP news agency that there were several bodies "lined up" in the local hospital, and the morgue was full.

From BBC

The reporter’s undercover camera also captured a crucial detail - a dozen blue barrels of tomato paste lined up inside the factory.

From BBC

Just as all the numbers have to line up for the bicycle lock to open, multiple risk factors are usually in place before violence erupts.

From BBC