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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 (Acronym / Abbreviation)

Home Line

LINE (Acronym / Abbreviation)

Library Information Network and Exchange

LINE (Acronym / Abbreviation)

Line Maintenance

LINE (Acronym / Abbreviation)

Linn Energy, LLC

LINE (Acronym / Abbreviation)

Logistic Information Network Enterprise

LINE (Acronym / Abbreviation)

London Islamic Network for the Environment

LINE (Acronym / Abbreviation)

Long interspersed

LINE (Acronym / Abbreviation)

Long interspersed nuclear element

LINE (Acronym / Abbreviation)

Long interspersed nucleotide element

LINE (Acronym / Abbreviation)

Long interspersed element

LINE (Acronym / Abbreviation)

Long Interspersed Nucleotide Elements

LINE (Acronym / Abbreviation)

Long interspersed repeated DNA

LINE (Acronym / Abbreviation)

Long interspersed repeated DNA element

LINE (Acronym / Abbreviation)

Long interspersed repetitive element

Line Rhymes

Brine, Bryne, Cline, Clyne, Dhein, Dine, Dyne, Ein, Fein, Feyen, Fine, Grine, Guynn, Gyn, Hein, Heine, Heyen, Hine, Huynh, Jain, Klein, Kleine, Kline, Kyne, Line, Lyne, Lysne, Mine, Nine, Pine, Prine, Pruyn, Pyne, Quine, Rhein, Rhine, Rhyne, Rine, Schein, Schlein, Sein, Shein, Shine, Shrine, Shyne, Sign, Sine, Spine, Spline, Stein, Stine, Strine, Styne, Swine, Thein, Thine, Tine, Trine, Twine, Tyne, Vine, Whine, Wine, Wyne, Zine

Align, Aline, Assign, Benign, Bornstein, Burdine, Combine, Confine, Consign, Decline, Define, Design, Devine, Dewine, Divine, Emlynne, Enshrine, Entwine, Gourdine, Hot-line, Ice-nine, Incline, Limine, Malign, Nadein, Opine, Refine, Repine, Resign, Sharp-sign, Supine, Vandine, Vanduyn, Vanduyne

Disincline, Intertwine, Leontine, Macalpine, Missildine, Realign, Reassign, Recombine, Redefine, Redesign


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.

Spanish Translation

Line in Spanish is Línea

Tagalog Translation

Line in Tagalog is Bingwit

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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