setup
Equipment designed for a particular purpose; an apparatus.
Noun 4 meanings
Equipment designed for a particular purpose; an apparatus.
“The laboratory included an elaborate setup for measuring the energy.”
The fashion in which something is organized or arranged.
“The classroom setup was simple and efficient.”
A situation orchestrated to frame someone; a covert effort to place the blame on somebody.
“Trust me, that was a setup!”
An installer.
Etymology
Deverbal from set up.
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SETUP at a glance
SETUP has 5 letters and scores 7 points in Scrabble (S 1 + E 1 + T 1 + U 1 + P 3) and 9 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #6,084 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins/SOWPODS.
Rhymes with setup
All rhymes- STARTUP9
- MEETUP10
- GETUP8
- DUSTUP9
- LETUP7
- CUTUP9
- SHTUP10
- SCHTUP13
- SITUP7
- TITTUP8
- TITUP7
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- GETUP8
- LETUP7
- SHTUP10
- SITUP7
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