| FACEUP | • faceup adv. Alternative spelling of face-up. • face-up adv. In a position with the face upwards. • face␣up v. To confront an unpleasant situation. |
| LINEUP | • lineup n. (US, law and law enforcement) a physical or photographic queue of people allegedly involved in a crime… • lineup n. (Canada) A line of people or vehicles, in which the individual at the front end is dealt with first… • lineup n. (Sports) Collectively, the members of a team. |
| MAKEUP | • makeup n. (Countable, uncountable) An item’s composition. • makeup n. (Countable, uncountable) Cosmetics; colorants and other substances applied to the skin to alter its appearance. • makeup n. (Manufacturing) Replacement; material used to make up for the amount that has been used up. |
| PILEUP | • pileup n. Alternative spelling of pile-up. • pile-up n. (Colloquial) A pile, a group of people or things which have piled up on one another, especially. • pile-up n. An accumulation that occurs over time, especially one which is not welcome. |
| TAKEUP | • takeup n. Alternative form of take-up. • take-up n. The act of taking something up, by tightening, absorption, or reeling in. • take-up n. (Machinery) That which takes up or tightens; specifically, a device in a sewing machine or loom for… |
| TUNEUP | • tuneup n. Alternative form of tune-up. • tune-up n. A series of adjustments to an engine in order to improve its performance. • tune-up n. A series of preparations for vigorous exercise; a warm-up. |
| CLOSEUP | • closeup n. (Film) A video or film recording made with the camera positioned close to an actor, often so that only… • close-up adj. In near proximity. • close-up n. (Photography) A photographic (or other) image in which the subject is shown at a relatively large scale… |
| FLAREUP | • flareup n. Alternative spelling of flare-up. • flare-up n. A sudden outbreak, outburst or eruption (originally of flame, but now used more generally of any violent… • flare-up n. A sudden intensification in activity. |
| PASTEUP | • pasteup n. A sheet on which text, images, etc. are pasted in order to be copied and printed, such as for an advertisement. • paste-up n. Alternative form of pasteup. • paste␣up v. (Idiomatic) To create a pasteup. |
| SCALEUP | • scaleup n. The act or result of scaling up. • scaleup n. (Business) A startup in the growth phase. • scale␣up v. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see scale, up. |
| SHAKEUP | • shakeup n. A vigorous reorganization, especially of the personnel or procedures of an organization. • shake-up n. Alternative spelling of shakeup. • shake␣up v. (Transitive) To agitate by shaking. |
| SHAPEUP | • shapeup n. (Slang) a gathering of labourers, where employers hire them for day jobs. • shape␣up v. (Intransitive, idiomatic) To improve; to correct one’s bad habits or behavior. • shape␣up v. (Intransitive, idiomatic) To take shape; to transform into or become. |
| CHANGEUP | • changeup n. Alternative form of change-up. • change-up n. (Baseball) A pitch thrown with the arm motion of a fastball, but which travels at a much slower velocity… • change-up n. (By extension) An unexpected event. |
| SNEAKEUP | • SNEAKEUP n. (Shakespeare) a sneak, a shirker. |
| STEEPEUP | • STEEPEUP adj. (Shakespeare) precipitous or perilous, also STEEPDOWNE, STEEPEDOWNE, STEEPUP. |