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ROSTER
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A list of names
Example:
his name was struck off the rolls
Synonyms:
roll; roster
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("roster" is a kind of...):
list; listing (a database containing an ordered array of items (names or topics))
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "roster"):
batting order; card; lineup ((baseball) a list of batters in the order in which they will bat)
death-roll (a list of persons killed in a war or other disaster)
muster roll (a list of names of officers and men in a military unit or ship's company)
church roll (a list of the members of church)
rota (a roster of names showing the order in which people should perform certain duties)
waiting list (a roster of those waiting to obtain something)
II. (verb)
Sense 1
Present simple (first person singular and plural, second person singular and plural, third person plural) of the verb roster
