Meaning of 'line' (Webster Dictionary)
- Flax; linen.
- The longer and finer fiber of flax.
- 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.
- A more or less threadlike mark of pen, pencil, or graver; any
long mark; as, a chalk line.
- 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.
- Direction; as, the line of sight or vision.
- A row of letters, words, etc., written or printed; esp., a
row of words extending across a page or column.
- A short letter; a note; as, a line from a friend.
- A verse, or the words which form a certain number of feet,
according to the measure.
- Course of conduct, thought, occupation, or policy; method of
argument; department of industry, trade, or intellectual activity.
- That which has length, but not breadth or thickness.
- The exterior limit of a figure, plat, or territory; boundary;
contour; outline.
- A threadlike crease marking the face or the hand; hence,
characteristic mark.
- Lineament; feature; figure.
- A straight row; a continued series or rank; as, a line of
houses, or of soldiers; a line of barriers.
- 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.
- A connected series of public conveyances, and hence, an
established arrangement for forwarding merchandise, etc.; as, a line of
stages; an express line.
- A circle of latitude or of longitude, as represented on a
map.
- The equator; -- usually called the line, or equinoctial line;
as, to cross the line.
- A long tape, or a narrow ribbon of steel, etc., marked with
subdivisions, as feet and inches, for measuring; a tapeline.
- A measuring line or cord.
- That which was measured by a line, as a field or any piece of
land set apart; hence, allotted place of abode.
- Instruction; doctrine.
- The proper relative position or adjustment of parts, not as
to design or proportion, but with reference to smooth working; as, the
engine is in line or out of line.
- The track and roadbed of a railway; railroad.
- A row of men who are abreast of one another, whether side by
side or some distance apart; -- opposed to column.
- The regular infantry of an army, as distinguished from
militia, guards, volunteer corps, cavalry, artillery, etc.
- A trench or rampart.
- Dispositions made to cover extended positions, and presenting
a front in but one direction to an enemy.
- Form of a vessel as shown by the outlines of vertical,
horizontal, and oblique sections.
- One of the straight horizontal and parallel prolonged strokes
on and between which the notes are placed.
- A number of shares taken by a jobber.
- A series of various qualities and values of the same general
class of articles; as, a full line of hosiery; a line of merinos, etc.
- The wire connecting one telegraphic station with another, or
the whole of a system of telegraph wires under one management and name.
- The reins with which a horse is guided by his driver.
- A measure of length; one twelfth of an inch.
- To cover the inner surface of; as, to line a cloak with
silk or fur; to line a box with paper or tin.
- To put something in the inside of; to fill; to supply, as
a purse with money.
- 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.
- To impregnate; -- applied to brute animals.
- To mark with a line or lines; to cover with lines; as, to
line a copy book.
- To represent by lines; to delineate; to portray.
- To read or repeat line by line; as, to line out a hymn.
- To form into a line; to align; as, to line troops.
Meaning of 'line' (Princeton's WordNet)
Meaning (1):
- a particular kind of product or merchandise
Meaning (2):
- a pipe used to transport liquids or gases
Example in sentence:- a pipeline runs from the wells to the seaport
Meaning (3):
- something (as a cord or rope) that is long and thin and flexible
Meaning (4):
- a short personal letter
Example in sentence:- drop me a line when you get there
Meaning (5):
- a mark that is long relative to its width
Example in sentence:- He drew a line on the chart
Meaning (6):
- acting in conformity
Example in sentence:- he got out of line;
- in line with;
- toe the line
Meaning (7):
- persuasive but insincere talk that is usually intended to deceive or impress
Example in sentence:- he has a smooth line but I didn't fall for it;
- that salesman must have practiced his fast line of talk;
- `let me show you my etchings' is a rather worn line
Meaning (8):
- a telephone connection
Example in sentence:- he heard the phone ringing but didn't want to take the call;
- he placed a phone call to London;
- she reported several anonymous calls
Meaning (9):
- the principal activity in your life that you do to earn money
Example in sentence:- he's not in my line of business
Meaning (10):
- the descendants of one individual
Example in sentence:- his entire lineage has been warriors
Meaning (11):
- a slight depression or fold in the smoothness of a surface
Example in sentence:- his face has many lines;
- ironing gets rid of most wrinkles
Meaning (12):
- a connected series of events or actions or developments
Example in sentence:- historians can only point out those lines for which evidence is available;
- the government took a firm course
Meaning (13):
- a course of reasoning aimed at demonstrating a truth or falsehood; the methodical process of logical reasoning
Example in sentence:- I can't follow your line of reasoning
Meaning (14):
- (often plural) a means of communication or access
Example in sentence:- it must go through official channels;
- lines of communication were set up between the two firms
Meaning (15):
- a succession of notes forming a distinctive sequence
Example in sentence:- she was humming an air from Beethoven
Meaning (16):
- a formation of people or things one beside another
Example in sentence:- the cast stood in line for the curtain call;
- the line of soldiers advanced with their bayonets fixed;
- they were arrayed in line of battle
Meaning (17):
- text consisting of a row of words written across a page or computer screen
Example in sentence:- the letter consisted of three short lines;
- there are six lines in every stanza
Meaning (18):
- a formation of people or things one behind another
Example in sentence:- the line stretched clear around the corner;
- you must wait in a long line at the checkout counter
Meaning (19):
- a conceptual separation or distinction
Example in sentence:- there is a narrow line between sanity and insanity
Meaning (20):
- a fortified position (especially one marking the most forward position of troops)
Example in sentence:- they attacked the enemy's line
Meaning (21):
- make a mark or lines on a surface
Example in sentence:- draw a line;
- trace the outline of a figure in the sand
Meaning (22):
- cover the interior of
Example in sentence:- line a chimney;
- line the gloves
Meaning (23):
- fill plentifully
Meaning (24):
- reinforce with fabric
Example in sentence:- lined books are more enduring
Meaning (25):
- mark with lines
Example in sentence:- sorrow had lined his face
Meaning (26):
- be in line with; form a line along
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