Line (IPA: /ˈɫaɪn/)
| Line (n.) |
Flax; linen. |
| Line (n.) |
The longer and finer fiber of flax. |
| Line (v. t.) |
To cover the inner surface of; as, to line a cloak with silk or fur; to line a box with paper or tin. |
| Line (v. t.) |
To put something in the inside of; to fill; to supply, as a purse with money. |
| Line (v. t.) |
To place persons or things along the side of for security or defense; to strengthen by adding anything; to fortify; as, to line works with soldiers. |
| Line (v. t.) |
To impregnate; -- applied to brute animals. |
| Line (n.) |
A linen thread or string; a slender, strong cord; also, a cord of any thickness; a rope; a hawser; as, a fishing line; a line for snaring birds; a clothesline; a towline. |
| Line (n.) |
A more or less threadlike mark of pen, pencil, or graver; any long mark; as, a chalk line. |
| Line (n.) |
The course followed by anything in motion; hence, a road or route; as, the arrow descended in a curved line; the place is remote from lines of travel. |
| Line (n.) |
Direction; as, the line of sight or vision. |
| Line (n.) |
A row of letters, words, etc., written or printed; esp., a row of words extending across a page or column. |
| Line (n.) |
A short letter; a note; as, a line from a friend. |
| Line (n.) |
A verse, or the words which form a certain number of feet, according to the measure. |
| Line (n.) |
Course of conduct, thought, occupation, or policy; method of argument; department of industry, trade, or intellectual activity. |
| Line (n.) |
That which has length, but not breadth or thickness. |
| Line (n.) |
The exterior limit of a figure, plat, or territory; boundary; contour; outline. |
| Line (n.) |
A threadlike crease marking the face or the hand; hence, characteristic mark. |
| Line (n.) |
Lineament; feature; figure. |
| Line (n.) |
A straight row; a continued series or rank; as, a line of houses, or of soldiers; a line of barriers. |
| Line (n.) |
A series or succession of ancestors or descendants of a given person; a family or race; as, the ascending or descending line; the line of descent; the male line; a line of kings. |
| Line (n.) |
A connected series of public conveyances, and hence, an established arrangement for forwarding merchandise, etc.; as, a line of stages; an express line. |
| Line (n.) |
A circle of latitude or of longitude, as represented on a map. |
| Line (n.) |
The equator; -- usually called the line, or equinoctial line; as, to cross the line. |
| Line (n.) |
A long tape, or a narrow ribbon of steel, etc., marked with subdivisions, as feet and inches, for measuring; a tapeline. |
| Line (n.) |
A measuring line or cord. |
| Line |
One-dimensional infinite geometric object |
| Line |
Tactical formation of soldiers |
| Line |
Subdivision of a poem |
| Line |
English unit of length |
| Line |
One-dimensional object in geometry |
| Line Synonyms |
Agate Line |
| Line Synonyms |
Line Of Reasoning, Argumentation, Logical Argument |
| Line Synonyms |
Cable, Transmission Line |
| Line Synonyms |
Channel, Communication Channel |
| Line Synonyms |
Course |
| Line Synonyms |
Personal Line Of Credit, Line Of Credit, Personal Credit Line, Credit Line, Bank Line |
| Line Synonyms |
Dividing Line, Contrast, Demarcation |
| Line Synonyms |
Bloodline, Origin, Ancestry, Stoc, Line Of Descent, Descent, Blood, Parentage, Stemma, Blood Line, Lineage, Pedigree |
| Line Synonyms |
Short Letter, Note, Billet |
| Line Synonyms |
Business, Occupation, Line Of Work, Job |
| Line Synonyms |
Pipeline |
| Line Synonyms |
Business Line, Line Of Business, Line Of Merchandise, Product Line, Line Of Products |
| Line Synonyms |
Production Line, Assembly Line |
| Line Synonyms |
Rail Line, Railway Line |
| Line Synonyms |
Telephone Line, Phone Line, Telephone Circuit, Subscriber Line |
| Line Synonyms |
Strain, Melody, Air, Melodic Phras, Melodic Line, Tune |
| Line Synonyms |
Seam, Furrow, Crinkle, Crease, Wrinkle |
| Line Synonyms |
Run Along |
| Line Synonyms |
Draw, Delineate, Trace, Describe |
| Line (Last Name / Surname) |
Line is the #9,983 most common last name / surname from the 2010 United States Census. The census reported that 3,231 people had that surname. |
| Translations |
Line in Spanish |
| Example Sentence (Quote) " [echoing line from Shaun Of The Dead] What's the matter, Danny? Never taken a shortcut before?" - Hot Fuzz |
| Example Sentence (Quote) " [last line of the film; while she plays cards with the other emojis] Go fish." - The Emoji Movie |
| Example Sentence (Quote) " [Last line of the film] I'll be seeing you around" Doctor Jackson." - Stargate (film) |
| Example Sentence (Quote) " [T]he line between lawful and unlawful abortion will be marked by the fact of having sensation and being alive." - Abortion |
| Example Sentence (Quote) " [The Russians] dashed on towards that thin line tipped with steel." - War |
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