| Main Entry: | setup |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | arrangement |
Synonyms: |
composition, order, organization, plan, structure, system |
| Main Entry: | setup |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | gullible person |
Synonyms: |
butt*, chump, dummy*, dupe, easy mark, fall guy, fool, goat, gull, mark*, patsy, pigeon, pushover, sap, sitting duck, sucker, victim* |
| Main Entry: | setup |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | accompaniments for alcoholic beverages |
Synonyms: |
fixings, service, settings |
| Main Entry: | apparatus |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | equipment with a purpose |
Synonyms: |
accoutrement, appliance, black box, contraption, device, dingbat, doodad, doohickey, furnishings, gaff, gear, gimcrack, gimmick, gizmo, grabber, habiliments, idiot box, implement, jigger, job*, machine, machinery, means, mechanism, outfit, paraphernalia, provisions, setup, stuff, supplies, tackle, thingamajig, tools, utensils, whatchamacallit, whatsis, whosis, widget |
| Main Entry: | apparatus |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | organization or system |
Synonyms: |
bureaucracy, chain of command, hierarchy, network, setup, structure |
| Main Entry: | arrangement |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | an understanding |
Synonyms: |
adjustment, agreement, compact, compromise, deal, frame-up, game plan, layout*, organization, package deal, package*, plan, preparation, provision, schedule, settlement, setup, terms |
| Main Entry: | arrangement |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | something that has been ordered |
Synonyms: |
alignment, array, classification, combination, composition, design, display, disposition, distribution, form, grouping, lineup, method, ordering, organization, pattern, pecking order, ranging, rank, sequence, setup, structure, system |
| Main Entry: | bureau |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | branch of an organization |
Synonyms: |
agency, authority, board, commission, committee, department, division, front office, office, salt mines, service, setup, shop, store |
| Main Entry: | business |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | company, enterprise |
Synonyms: |
Mom and Pop, cartel, concern, corporation, establishment, factory, firm, fly-by-night operation, house, institution, market, megacorp, mill, monopoly, organization, outfit, partnership, setup, shoestring operation, shop, store, syndicate, trust, venture |
| Notes: | the industry is the movie business and the business is the television industry |
| Main Entry: | butt |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | object of joking |
Synonyms: |
chump, clay pigeon, derision, dupe*, easy mark, fall guy, fool, goat, jestee, joke, laughingstock, mark, patsy, pigeon, sap, setup, sitting duck, softie, subject, sucker, target, turkey, victim |