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line verb
1. (lie) be in line with; form a line along
Related: run_along
  • "trees line the riverbank"
2. (cover) cover the interior of
  • "line the gloves"
  • "line a chimney"
3. (score) mark with lines
  • "sorrow had lined his face"
4. (fill) fill plentifully
  • "line one's pockets"
5. (reinforce) reinforce with fabric
  • "lined books are more enduring"
line noun
1. (formation) a formation of people or things one beside another
  • "the line of soldiers advanced with their bayonets fixed"
  • "they were arrayed in line of battle"
  • "the cast stood in line for the curtain call"
2. (mark) a mark that is long relative to its width
  • "He drew a line on the chart"
3. (formation) a formation of people or things one behind another
  • "the line stretched clear around the corner"
  • "you must wait in a long line at the checkout counter"
4. (shape) a length (straight or curved) without breadth or thickness; the trace of a moving point
5. (text) text consisting of a row of words written across a page or computer screen
  • "the letter consisted of three short lines"
  • "there are six lines in every stanza"
6. (electromagnetic_radiation) a single frequency (or very narrow band) of radiation in a spectrum
7. (military_position) a fortified position (especially one marking the most forward position of troops)
  • "they attacked the enemy's line"
8. (location) a spatial location defined by a real or imaginary unidimensional extent
9. (road) the road consisting of railroad track and roadbed
Related: railway_line, rail_line
10. (conformity) acting in conformity
  • "in line with"
  • "he got out of line"
  • "toe the line"
11. (artifact) something (as a cord or rope) that is long and thin and flexible
  • "a washing line"
12. (mark) in games or sports; a mark indicating positions or bounds of the playing area
13. (merchandise) a particular kind of product or merchandise
Related: product_line, line_of_products, line_of_merchandise, business_line, line_of_business
  • "a nice line of shoes"
14. (carrier) a commercial organization serving as a common carrier
15. (persuasion) persuasive but insincere talk that is usually intended to deceive or impress
  • "`let me show you my etchings' is a rather worn line"
  • "he has a smooth line but I didn't fall for it"
  • "that salesman must have practiced his fast line of talk"
16. (differentiation) a conceptual separation or distinction
Related: dividing_line, demarcation, contrast
  • "there is a narrow line between sanity and insanity"
course noun
1. (series) a connected series of events or actions or developments
Related: line
  • "the government took a firm course"
  • "historians can only point out those lines for which evidence is available"
note noun
1. (personal_letter) a short personal letter
Related: short_letter, line, billet
  • "drop me a line when you get there"
trace verb
1. (mark) make a mark or lines on a surface
Related: draw, line, describe, delineate
  • "draw a line"
  • "trace the outline of a figure in the sand"
occupation noun
1. (activity) the principal activity in your life that you do to earn money
Related: business, job, line_of_work, line
  • "he's not in my line of business"
channel noun
1. (communication) (often plural) a means of communication or access
Related: communication_channel, line
  • "it must go through official channels"
  • "lines of communication were set up between the two firms"
cable noun
1. (conductor) a conductor for transmitting electrical or optical signals or electric power
Related: line, transmission_line
tune noun
1. (music) a succession of notes forming a distinctive sequence
Related: melody, air, strain, melodic_line, line, melodic_phrase
  • "she was humming an air from Beethoven"
pipeline noun
1. (pipe) a pipe used to transport liquids or gases
Related: line
  • "a pipeline runs from the wells to the seaport"
lineage noun
1. (genealogy) the descendants of one individual
Related: line, line_of_descent, descent, bloodline, blood_line, blood, pedigree, ancestry, origin, parentage, stemma, stock
  • "his entire lineage has been warriors"
wrinkle noun
1. (depression) a slight depression or fold in the smoothness of a surface
Related: furrow, crease, crinkle, seam, line
  • "his face has many lines"
  • "ironing gets rid of most wrinkles"
argumentation noun
1. (reasoning) a course of reasoning aimed at demonstrating a truth or falsehood; the methodical process of logical reasoning
Related: logical_argument, argument, line_of_reasoning, line
  • "I can't follow your line of reasoning"
telephone_line noun
1. (connection) a telephone connection
Related: phone_line, telephone_circuit, subscriber_line, line
agate_line noun
1. (area_unit) space for one line of print (one column wide and 1/14 inch deep) used to measure advertising
Related: line
credit_line noun
1. (credit) the maximum credit that a customer is allowed
Related: line_of_credit, bank_line, line, personal_credit_line, personal_line_of_credit
production_line noun
1. (mechanical_system) mechanical system in a factory whereby an article is conveyed through sites at which successive operations are performed on it
Related: assembly_line, line 
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