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line 1   (līn)   
n.  
  1. Mathematics A geometric figure formed by a point moving along a fixed direction and the reverse direction.

    1. A thin continuous mark, as that made by a pen, pencil, or brush applied to a surface.

    2. A similar mark cut or scratched into a surface.

    3. A crease in the skin, especially on the face; a wrinkle.

    4. A real or imaginary mark positioned in relation to fixed points of reference.

    5. A degree or circle of longitude or latitude drawn on a map or globe.

    6. The equator. Used with the.

    7. A border or boundary: the county line.

    8. A demarcation: a line of darker water beyond the reef.

    9. A contour or an outline: the line of the hills against the evening sky.

    10. A mark used to define a shape or represent a contour.

    11. Any of the marks that make up the formal design of a picture.

    12. A cable, rope, string, cord, or wire.

    13. Nautical A rope used aboard a ship.

    14. A fishing line.

    15. A clothesline.

    16. A cord or tape used, as by builders or surveyors, for measuring, leveling, or straightening.

    17. A wire or system of wires connecting telephone or telegraph systems.

    18. An open or functioning telephone connection: tried to get a free line.

    19. A passenger or cargo system of public or private transportation, as by ship, aircraft, or bus, usually over a definite route.

    20. A company owning or managing such a system.

    21. A railway track or system of tracks.

    22. A particular section of a railway network: the Philadelphia-Trenton line.

    23. A general method, manner, or course of procedure: different lines of thought; took a hard line on defense.

    24. A manner or course of procedure determined by a specified factor: development along socialist lines.

    25. An official or prescribed policy: the party line.

    26. One's trade, occupation, or field of interest: What line of work are you in?

    27. Range of competence: not in my line.

    28. Ancestry or lineage.

    29. A series of persons, especially from one family, who succeed each other: a line of monarchs; comes from a long line of bankers.

    30. A strain, as of livestock or plants, developed and maintained by selective breeding.

    31. A sequence of related things that leads to a certain ending: a line of argument.

    32. An ordered system of operations that allows a sequential manufacture or assembly of goods at all or various stages of production.

    33. The personnel of an organization or a business who actually make a product or perform a service.

    34. A horizontal row of printed or written words or symbols.

    35. One of the horizontal scans forming a television image.

    36. A unit of verse ending in a visual or typographic break and generally characterized by its length and meter: a line of iambic pentameter.

    37. The dialogue of a theatrical presentation, such as a play. Often used in the plural: spent the weekend learning her lines.

    38. A marriage certificate.

    39. A usually specified number of lines of prose or verse to be written out by a pupil as punishment.

    40. A source of information.

    41. The information itself: got a line on the computer project.

    42. Music One of the five parallel marks constituting a staff.

    43. A sustained melodic or harmonic part in a piece: a rock song with a driving bass line.

    44. A formation in which elements, such as troops, tanks, or ships, are arranged abreast of one another.

    45. The battle area closest to the enemy; the front.

    46. The combat troops or warships at the front, arrayed for defense or offense.

    47. The regular forces of an army or a navy, in contrast to staff and support personnel.

    48. The class of officers in direct command of warships or of army combat units.

    49. A bulwark or trench.

    50. An extended system of such fortifications or defenses: the Siegfried line.

    51. A foul line.

    52. A real or imaginary mark demarcating a specified section of a playing area or field.

    53. A real or imaginary mark or point at which a race begins or ends.

    54. The center and two wings making up a hockey team's offensive unit.

    55. Football A line of scrimmage.

    56. Football The linemen considered as a group.

    1. A real or imaginary mark positioned in relation to fixed points of reference.

    2. A degree or circle of longitude or latitude drawn on a map or globe.

    3. The equator. Used with the.

    4. A border or boundary: the county line.

    5. A demarcation: a line of darker water beyond the reef.

    6. A contour or an outline: the line of the hills against the evening sky.

    7. A mark used to define a shape or represent a contour.

    8. Any of the marks that make up the formal design of a picture.

    9. A cable, rope, string, cord, or wire.

    10. Nautical A rope used aboard a ship.

    11. A fishing line.

    12. A clothesline.

    13. A cord or tape used, as by builders or surveyors, for measuring, leveling, or straightening.

    14. A wire or system of wires connecting telephone or telegraph systems.

    15. An open or functioning telephone connection: tried to get a free line.

    16. A passenger or cargo system of public or private transportation, as by ship, aircraft, or bus, usually over a definite route.

    17. A company owning or managing such a system.

    18. A railway track or system of tracks.

    19. A particular section of a railway network: the Philadelphia-Trenton line.

    20. A general method, manner, or course of procedure: different lines of thought; took a hard line on defense.

    21. A manner or course of procedure determined by a specified factor: development along socialist lines.

    22. An official or prescribed policy: the party line.

    23. One's trade, occupation, or field of interest: What line of work are you in?

    24. Range of competence: not in my line.

    25. Ancestry or lineage.

    26. A series of persons, especially from one family, who succeed each other: a line of monarchs; comes from a long line of bankers.

    27. A strain, as of livestock or plants, developed and maintained by selective breeding.

    28. A sequence of related things that leads to a certain ending: a line of argument.

    29. An ordered system of operations that allows a sequential manufacture or assembly of goods at all or various stages of production.

    30. The personnel of an organization or a business who actually make a product or perform a service.

    31. A horizontal row of printed or written words or symbols.

    32. One of the horizontal scans forming a television image.

    33. A unit of verse ending in a visual or typographic break and generally characterized by its length and meter: a line of iambic pentameter.

    34. The dialogue of a theatrical presentation, such as a play. Often used in the plural: spent the weekend learning her lines.

    35. A marriage certificate.

    36. A usually specified number of lines of prose or verse to be written out by a pupil as punishment.

    37. A source of information.

    38. The information itself: got a line on the computer project.

    39. Music One of the five parallel marks constituting a staff.

    40. A sustained melodic or harmonic part in a piece: a rock song with a driving bass line.

    41. A formation in which elements, such as troops, tanks, or ships, are arranged abreast of one another.

    42. The battle area closest to the enemy; the front.

    43. The combat troops or warships at the front, arrayed for defense or offense.

    44. The regular forces of an army or a navy, in contrast to staff and support personnel.

    45. The class of officers in direct command of warships or of army combat units.

    46. A bulwark or trench.

    47. An extended system of such fortifications or defenses: the Siegfried line.

    48. A foul line.

    49. A real or imaginary mark demarcating a specified section of a playing area or field.

    50. A real or imaginary mark or point at which a race begins or ends.

    51. The center and two wings making up a hockey team's offensive unit.

    52. Football A line of scrimmage.

    53. Football The linemen considered as a group.

    1. A border or boundary: the county line.

    2. A demarcation: a line of darker water beyond the reef.

    3. A contour or an outline: the line of the hills against the evening sky.

    4. A mark used to define a shape or represent a contour.

    5. Any of the marks that make up the formal design of a picture.

    6. A cable, rope, string, cord, or wire.

    7. Nautical A rope used aboard a ship.

    8. A fishing line.

    9. A clothesline.

    10. A cord or tape used, as by builders or surveyors, for measuring, leveling, or straightening.

    11. A wire or system of wires connecting telephone or telegraph systems.

    12. An open or functioning telephone connection: tried to get a free line.

    13. A passenger or cargo system of public or private transportation, as by ship, aircraft, or bus, usually over a definite route.

    14. A company owning or managing such a system.

    15. A railway track or system of tracks.

    16. A particular section of a railway network: the Philadelphia-Trenton line.

    17. A general method, manner, or course of procedure: different lines of thought; took a hard line on defense.

    18. A manner or course of procedure determined by a specified factor: development along socialist lines.

    19. An official or prescribed policy: the party line.

    20. One's trade, occupation, or field of interest: What line of work are you in?

    21. Range of competence: not in my line.

    22. Ancestry or lineage.

    23. A series of persons, especially from one family, who succeed each other: a line of monarchs; comes from a long line of bankers.

    24. A strain, as of livestock or plants, developed and maintained by selective breeding.

    25. A sequence of related things that leads to a certain ending: a line of argument.

    26. An ordered system of operations that allows a sequential manufacture or assembly of goods at all or various stages of production.

    27. The personnel of an organization or a business who actually make a product or perform a service.

    28. A horizontal row of printed or written words or symbols.

    29. One of the horizontal scans forming a television image.

    30. A unit of verse ending in a visual or typographic break and generally characterized by its length and meter: a line of iambic pentameter.

    31. The dialogue of a theatrical presentation, such as a play. Often used in the plural: spent the weekend learning her lines.

    32. A marriage certificate.

    33. A usually specified number of lines of prose or verse to be written out by a pupil as punishment.

    34. A source of information.

    35. The information itself: got a line on the computer project.

    36. Music One of the five parallel marks constituting a staff.

    37. A sustained melodic or harmonic part in a piece: a rock song with a driving bass line.

    38. A formation in which elements, such as troops, tanks, or ships, are arranged abreast of one another.

    39. The battle area closest to the enemy; the front.

    40. The combat troops or warships at the front, arrayed for defense or offense.

    41. The regular forces of an army or a navy, in contrast to staff and support personnel.

    42. The class of officers in direct command of warships or of army combat units.

    43. A bulwark or trench.

    44. An extended system of such fortifications or defenses: the Siegfried line.

    45. A foul line.

    46. A real or imaginary mark demarcating a specified section of a playing area or field.

    47. A real or imaginary mark or point at which a race begins or ends.

    48. The center and two wings making up a hockey team's offensive unit.

    49. Football A line of scrimmage.

    50. Football The linemen considered as a group.

    1. A mark used to define a shape or represent a contour.

    2. Any of the marks that make up the formal design of a picture.

    3. A cable, rope, string, cord, or wire.

    4. Nautical A rope used aboard a ship.

    5. A fishing line.

    6. A clothesline.

    7. A cord or tape used, as by builders or surveyors, for measuring, leveling, or straightening.

    8. A wire or system of wires connecting telephone or telegraph systems.

    9. An open or functioning telephone connection: tried to get a free line.

    10. A passenger or cargo system of public or private transportation, as by ship, aircraft, or bus, usually over a definite route.

    11. A company owning or managing such a system.

    12. A railway track or system of tracks.

    13. A particular section of a railway network: the Philadelphia-Trenton line.

    14. A general method, manner, or course of procedure: different lines of thought; took a hard line on defense.

    15. A manner or course of procedure determined by a specified factor: development along socialist lines.

    16. An official or prescribed policy: the party line.

    17. One's trade, occupation, or field of interest: What line of work are you in?

    18. Range of competence: not in my line.

    19. Ancestry or lineage.

    20. A series of persons, especially from one family, who succeed each other: a line of monarchs; comes from a long line of bankers.

    21. A strain, as of livestock or plants, developed and maintained by selective breeding.

    22. A sequence of related things that leads to a certain ending: a line of argument.

    23. An ordered system of operations that allows a sequential manufacture or assembly of goods at all or various stages of production.

    24. The personnel of an organization or a business who actually make a product or perform a service.

    25. A horizontal row of printed or written words or symbols.

    26. One of the horizontal scans forming a television image.

    27. A unit of verse ending in a visual or typographic break and generally characterized by its length and meter: a line of iambic pentameter.

    28. The dialogue of a theatrical presentation, such as a play. Often used in the plural: spent the weekend learning her lines.

    29. A marriage certificate.

    30. A usually specified number of lines of prose or verse to be written out by a pupil as punishment.

    31. A source of information.

    32. The information itself: got a line on the computer project.

    33. Music One of the five parallel marks constituting a staff.

    34. A sustained melodic or harmonic part in a piece: a rock song with a driving bass line.

    35. A formation in which elements, such as troops, tanks, or ships, are arranged abreast of one another.

    36. The battle area closest to the enemy; the front.

    37. The combat troops or warships at the front, arrayed for defense or offense.

    38. The regular forces of an army or a navy, in contrast to staff and support personnel.

    39. The class of officers in direct command of warships or of army combat units.

    40. A bulwark or trench.

    41. An extended system of such fortifications or defenses: the Siegfried line.

    42. A foul line.

    43. A real or imaginary mark demarcating a specified section of a playing area or field.

    44. A real or imaginary mark or point at which a race begins or ends.

    45. The center and two wings making up a hockey team's offensive unit.

    46. Football A line of scrimmage.

    47. Football The linemen considered as a group.

    1. A cable, rope, string, cord, or wire.

    2. Nautical A rope used aboard a ship.

    3. A fishing line.

    4. A clothesline.

    5. A cord or tape used, as by builders or surveyors, for measuring, leveling, or straightening.

    6. A wire or system of wires connecting telephone or telegraph systems.

    7. An open or functioning telephone connection: tried to get a free line.

    8. A passenger or cargo system of public or private transportation, as by ship, aircraft, or bus, usually over a definite route.

    9. A company owning or managing such a system.

    10. A railway track or system of tracks.

    11. A particular section of a railway network: the Philadelphia-Trenton line.

    12. A general method, manner, or course of procedure: different lines of thought; took a hard line on defense.

    13. A manner or course of procedure determined by a specified factor: development along socialist lines.

    14. An official or prescribed policy: the party line.

    15. One's trade, occupation, or field of interest: What line of work are you in?

    16. Range of competence: not in my line.

    17. Ancestry or lineage.

    18. A series of persons, especially from one family, who succeed each other: a line of monarchs; comes from a long line of bankers.

    19. A strain, as of livestock or plants, developed and maintained by selective breeding.

    20. A sequence of related things that leads to a certain ending: a line of argument.

    21. An ordered system of operations that allows a sequential manufacture or assembly of goods at all or various stages of production.

    22. The personnel of an organization or a business who actually make a product or perform a service.

    23. A horizontal row of printed or written words or symbols.

    24. One of the horizontal scans forming a television image.

    25. A unit of verse ending in a visual or typographic break and generally characterized by its length and meter: a line of iambic pentameter.

    26. The dialogue of a theatrical presentation, such as a play. Often used in the plural: spent the weekend learning her lines.

    27. A marriage certificate.

    28. A usually specified number of lines of prose or verse to be written out by a pupil as punishment.

    29. A source of information.

    30. The information itself: got a line on the computer project.

    31. Music One of the five parallel marks constituting a staff.

    32. A sustained melodic or harmonic part in a piece: a rock song with a driving bass line.

    33. A formation in which elements, such as troops, tanks, or ships, are arranged abreast of one another.

    34. The battle area closest to the enemy; the front.

    35. The combat troops or warships at the front, arrayed for defense or offense.

    36. The regular forces of an army or a navy, in contrast to staff and support personnel.

    37. The class of officers in direct command of warships or of army combat units.

    38. A bulwark or trench.

    39. An extended system of such fortifications or defenses: the Siegfried line.

    40. A foul line.

    41. A real or imaginary mark demarcating a specified section of a playing area or field.

    42. A real or imaginary mark or point at which a race begins or ends.

    43. The center and two wings making up a hockey team's offensive unit.

    44. Football A line of scrimmage.

    45. Football The linemen considered as a group.

  2. A pipe or system of pipes for conveying a fluid: gas lines.

  3. An electric-power transmission cable.

    1. A wire or system of wires connecting telephone or telegraph systems.

    2. An open or functioning telephone connection: tried to get a free line.

    3. A passenger or cargo system of public or private transportation, as by ship, aircraft, or bus, usually over a definite route.

    4. A company owning or managing such a system.

    5. A railway track or system of tracks.

    6. A particular section of a railway network: the Philadelphia-Trenton line.

    7. A general method, manner, or course of procedure: different lines of thought; took a hard line on defense.

    8. A manner or course of procedure determined by a specified factor: development along socialist lines.

    9. An official or prescribed policy: the party line.

    10. One's trade, occupation, or field of interest: What line of work are you in?

    11. Range of competence: not in my line.

    12. Ancestry or lineage.

    13. A series of persons, especially from one family, who succeed each other: a line of monarchs; comes from a long line of bankers.

    14. A strain, as of livestock or plants, developed and maintained by selective breeding.

    15. A sequence of related things that leads to a certain ending: a line of argument.

    16. An ordered system of operations that allows a sequential manufacture or assembly of goods at all or various stages of production.

    17. The personnel of an organization or a business who actually make a product or perform a service.

    18. A horizontal row of printed or written words or symbols.

    19. One of the horizontal scans forming a television image.

    20. A unit of verse ending in a visual or typographic break and generally characterized by its length and meter: a line of iambic pentameter.

    21. The dialogue of a theatrical presentation, such as a play. Often used in the plural: spent the weekend learning her lines.

    22. A marriage certificate.

    23. A usually specified number of lines of prose or verse to be written out by a pupil as punishment.

    24. A source of information.

    25. The information itself: got a line on the computer project.

    26. Music One of the five parallel marks constituting a staff.

    27. A sustained melodic or harmonic part in a piece: a rock song with a driving bass line.

    28. A formation in which elements, such as troops, tanks, or ships, are arranged abreast of one another.

    29. The battle area closest to the enemy; the front.

    30. The combat troops or warships at the front, arrayed for defense or offense.

    31. The regular forces of an army or a navy, in contrast to staff and support personnel.

    32. The class of officers in direct command of warships or of army combat units.

    33. A bulwark or trench.

    34. An extended system of such fortifications or defenses: the Siegfried line.

    35. A foul line.

    36. A real or imaginary mark demarcating a specified section of a playing area or field.

    37. A real or imaginary mark or point at which a race begins or ends.

    38. The center and two wings making up a hockey team's offensive unit.

    39. Football A line of scrimmage.

    40. Football The linemen considered as a group.

    1. A passenger or cargo system of public or private transportation, as by ship, aircraft, or bus, usually over a definite route.

    2. A company owning or managing such a system.

    3. A railway track or system of tracks.

    4. A particular section of a railway network: the Philadelphia-Trenton line.

    5. A general method, manner, or course of procedure: different lines of thought; took a hard line on defense.

    6. A manner or course of procedure determined by a specified factor: development along socialist lines.

    7. An official or prescribed policy: the party line.

    8. One's trade, occupation, or field of interest: What line of work are you in?

    9. Range of competence: not in my line.

    10. Ancestry or lineage.

    11. A series of persons, especially from one family, who succeed each other: a line of monarchs; comes from a long line of bankers.

    12. A strain, as of livestock or plants, developed and maintained by selective breeding.

    13. A sequence of related things that leads to a certain ending: a line of argument.

    14. An ordered system of operations that allows a sequential manufacture or assembly of goods at all or various stages of production.

    15. The personnel of an organization or a business who actually make a product or perform a service.

    16. A horizontal row of printed or written words or symbols.

    17. One of the horizontal scans forming a television image.

    18. A unit of verse ending in a visual or typographic break and generally characterized by its length and meter: a line of iambic pentameter.

    19. The dialogue of a theatrical presentation, such as a play. Often used in the plural: spent the weekend learning her lines.

    20. A marriage certificate.

    21. A usually specified number of lines of prose or verse to be written out by a pupil as punishment.

    22. A source of information.

    23. The information itself: got a line on the computer project.

    24. Music One of the five parallel marks constituting a staff.

    25. A sustained melodic or harmonic part in a piece: a rock song with a driving bass line.

    26. A formation in which elements, such as troops, tanks, or ships, are arranged abreast of one another.

    27. The battle area closest to the enemy; the front.

    28. The combat troops or warships at the front, arrayed for defense or offense.

    29. The regular forces of an army or a navy, in contrast to staff and support personnel.

    30. The class of officers in direct command of warships or of army combat units.

    31. A bulwark or trench.

    32. An extended system of such fortifications or defenses: the Siegfried line.

    33. A foul line.

    34. A real or imaginary mark demarcating a specified section of a playing area or field.

    35. A real or imaginary mark or point at which a race begins or ends.

    36. The center and two wings making up a hockey team's offensive unit.

    37. Football A line of scrimmage.

    38. Football The linemen considered as a group.

    1. A railway track or system of tracks.

    2. A particular section of a railway network: the Philadelphia-Trenton line.

    3. A general method, manner, or course of procedure: different lines of thought; took a hard line on defense.

    4. A manner or course of procedure determined by a specified factor: development along socialist lines.

    5. An official or prescribed policy: the party line.

    6. One's trade, occupation, or field of interest: What line of work are you in?

    7. Range of competence: not in my line.

    8. Ancestry or lineage.

    9. A series of persons, especially from one family, who succeed each other: a line of monarchs; comes from a long line of bankers.

    10. A strain, as of livestock or plants, developed and maintained by selective breeding.

    11. A sequence of related things that leads to a certain ending: a line of argument.

    12. An ordered system of operations that allows a sequential manufacture or assembly of goods at all or various stages of production.

    13. The personnel of an organization or a business who actually make a product or perform a service.

    14. A horizontal row of printed or written words or symbols.

    15. One of the horizontal scans forming a television image.

    16. A unit of verse ending in a visual or typographic break and generally characterized by its length and meter: a line of iambic pentameter.

    17. The dialogue of a theatrical presentation, such as a play. Often used in the plural: spent the weekend learning her lines.

    18. A marriage certificate.

    19. A usually specified number of lines of prose or verse to be written out by a pupil as punishment.

    20. A source of information.

    21. The information itself: got a line on the computer project.

    22. Music One of the five parallel marks constituting a staff.

    23. A sustained melodic or harmonic part in a piece: a rock song with a driving bass line.

    24. A formation in which elements, such as troops, tanks, or ships, are arranged abreast of one another.

    25. The battle area closest to the enemy; the front.

    26. The combat troops or warships at the front, arrayed for defense or offense.

    27. The regular forces of an army or a navy, in contrast to staff and support personnel.

    28. The class of officers in direct command of warships or of army combat units.

    29. A bulwark or trench.

    30. An extended system of such fortifications or defenses: the Siegfried line.

    31. A foul line.

    32. A real or imaginary mark demarcating a specified section of a playing area or field.

    33. A real or imaginary mark or point at which a race begins or ends.

    34. The center and two wings making up a hockey team's offensive unit.

    35. Football A line of scrimmage.

    36. Football The linemen considered as a group.

  4. A course of progress or movement; a route: a line of flight.

    1. A general method, manner, or course of procedure: different lines of thought; took a hard line on defense.

    2. A manner or course of procedure determined by a specified factor: development along socialist lines.

    3. An official or prescribed policy: the party line.

    4. One's trade, occupation, or field of interest: What line of work are you in?

    5. Range of competence: not in my line.

    6. Ancestry or lineage.

    7. A series of persons, especially from one family, who succeed each other: a line of monarchs; comes from a long line of bankers.

    8. A strain, as of livestock or plants, developed and maintained by selective breeding.

    9. A sequence of related things that leads to a certain ending: a line of argument.

    10. An ordered system of operations that allows a sequential manufacture or assembly of goods at all or various stages of production.

    11. The personnel of an organization or a business who actually make a product or perform a service.

    12. A horizontal row of printed or written words or symbols.

    13. One of the horizontal scans forming a television image.

    14. A unit of verse ending in a visual or typographic break and generally characterized by its length and meter: a line of iambic pentameter.

    15. The dialogue of a theatrical presentation, such as a play. Often used in the plural: spent the weekend learning her lines.

    16. A marriage certificate.

    17. A usually specified number of lines of prose or verse to be written out by a pupil as punishment.

    18. A source of information.

    19. The information itself: got a line on the computer project.

    20. Music One of the five parallel marks constituting a staff.

    21. A sustained melodic or harmonic part in a piece: a rock song with a driving bass line.

    22. A formation in which elements, such as troops, tanks, or ships, are arranged abreast of one another.

    23. The battle area closest to the enemy; the front.

    24. The combat troops or warships at the front, arrayed for defense or offense.

    25. The regular forces of an army or a navy, in contrast to staff and support personnel.

    26. The class of officers in direct command of warships or of army combat units.

    27. A bulwark or trench.

    28. An extended system of such fortifications or defenses: the Siegfried line.

    29. A foul line.

    30. A real or imaginary mark demarcating a specified section of a playing area or field.

    31. A real or imaginary mark or point at which a race begins or ends.

    32. The center and two wings making up a hockey team's offensive unit.

    33. Football A line of scrimmage.

    34. Football The linemen considered as a group.

  5. A general concept or model. Often used in the plural: a trilogy along the lines of the Oresteia.

  6. A condition of agreement; alignment: brought the front wheels into line; a wage agreement in line with current inflation.

    1. One's trade, occupation, or field of interest: What line of work are you in?

    2. Range of competence: not in my line.

    3. Ancestry or lineage.

    4. A series of persons, especially from one family, who succeed each other: a line of monarchs; comes from a long line of bankers.

    5. A strain, as of livestock or plants, developed and maintained by selective breeding.

    6. A sequence of related things that leads to a certain ending: a line of argument.

    7. An ordered system of operations that allows a sequential manufacture or assembly of goods at all or various stages of production.

    8. The personnel of an organization or a business who actually make a product or perform a service.

    9. A horizontal row of printed or written words or symbols.

    10. One of the horizontal scans forming a television image.

    11. A unit of verse ending in a visual or typographic break and generally characterized by its length and meter: a line of iambic pentameter.

    12. The dialogue of a theatrical presentation, such as a play. Often used in the plural: spent the weekend learning her lines.

    13. A marriage certificate.

    14. A usually specified number of lines of prose or verse to be written out by a pupil as punishment.

    15. A source of information.

    16. The information itself: got a line on the computer project.

    17. Music One of the five parallel marks constituting a staff.

    18. A sustained melodic or harmonic part in a piece: a rock song with a driving bass line.

    19. A formation in which elements, such as troops, tanks, or ships, are arranged abreast of one another.

    20. The battle area closest to the enemy; the front.

    21. The combat troops or warships at the front, arrayed for defense or offense.

    22. The regular forces of an army or a navy, in contrast to staff and support personnel.

    23. The class of officers in direct command of warships or of army combat units.

    24. A bulwark or trench.

    25. An extended system of such fortifications or defenses: the Siegfried line.

    26. A foul line.

    27. A real or imaginary mark demarcating a specified section of a playing area or field.

    28. A real or imaginary mark or point at which a race begins or ends.

    29. The center and two wings making up a hockey team's offensive unit.

    30. Football A line of scrimmage.

    31. Football The linemen considered as a group.

  7. Merchandise or services of a similar or related nature: carries a complete line of small tools.

  8. A group of persons or things arranged in a row or series: long lines at the box office; a line of stones.

    1. Ancestry or lineage.

    2. A series of persons, especially from one family, who succeed each other: a line of monarchs; comes from a long line of bankers.

    3. A strain, as of livestock or plants, developed and maintained by selective breeding.

    4. A sequence of related things that leads to a certain ending: a line of argument.

    5. An ordered system of operations that allows a sequential manufacture or assembly of goods at all or various stages of production.

    6. The personnel of an organization or a business who actually make a product or perform a service.

    7. A horizontal row of printed or written words or symbols.

    8. One of the horizontal scans forming a television image.

    9. A unit of verse ending in a visual or typographic break and generally characterized by its length and meter: a line of iambic pentameter.

    10. The dialogue of a theatrical presentation, such as a play. Often used in the plural: spent the weekend learning her lines.

    11. A marriage certificate.

    12. A usually specified number of lines of prose or verse to be written out by a pupil as punishment.

    13. A source of information.

    14. The information itself: got a line on the computer project.

    15. Music One of the five parallel marks constituting a staff.

    16. A sustained melodic or harmonic part in a piece: a rock song with a driving bass line.

    17. A formation in which elements, such as troops, tanks, or ships, are arranged abreast of one another.

    18. The battle area closest to the enemy; the front.

    19. The combat troops or warships at the front, arrayed for defense or offense.

    20. The regular forces of an army or a navy, in contrast to staff and support personnel.

    21. The class of officers in direct command of warships or of army combat units.

    22. A bulwark or trench.

    23. An extended system of such fortifications or defenses: the Siegfried line.

    24. A foul line.

    25. A real or imaginary mark demarcating a specified section of a playing area or field.

    26. A real or imaginary mark or point at which a race begins or ends.

    27. The center and two wings making up a hockey team's offensive unit.

    28. Football A line of scrimmage.

    29. Football The linemen considered as a group.

    1. A sequence of related things that leads to a certain ending: a line of argument.

    2. An ordered system of operations that allows a sequential manufacture or assembly of goods at all or various stages of production.

    3. The personnel of an organization or a business who actually make a product or perform a service.

    4. A horizontal row of printed or written words or symbols.

    5. One of the horizontal scans forming a television image.

    6. A unit of verse ending in a visual or typographic break and generally characterized by its length and meter: a line of iambic pentameter.

    7. The dialogue of a theatrical presentation, such as a play. Often used in the plural: spent the weekend learning her lines.

    8. A marriage certificate.

    9. A usually specified number of lines of prose or verse to be written out by a pupil as punishment.

    10. A source of information.

    11. The information itself: got a line on the computer project.

    12. Music One of the five parallel marks constituting a staff.

    13. A sustained melodic or harmonic part in a piece: a rock song with a driving bass line.

    14. A formation in which elements, such as troops, tanks, or ships, are arranged abreast of one another.

    15. The battle area closest to the enemy; the front.

    16. The combat troops or warships at the front, arrayed for defense or offense.

    17. The regular forces of an army or a navy, in contrast to staff and support personnel.

    18. The class of officers in direct command of warships or of army combat units.

    19. A bulwark or trench.

    20. An extended system of such fortifications or defenses: the Siegfried line.

    21. A foul line.

    22. A real or imaginary mark demarcating a specified section of a playing area or field.

    23. A real or imaginary mark or point at which a race begins or ends.

    24. The center and two wings making up a hockey team's offensive unit.

    25. Football A line of scrimmage.

    26. Football The linemen considered as a group.

    1. A horizontal row of printed or written words or symbols.

    2. One of the horizontal scans forming a television image.

    3. A unit of verse ending in a visual or typographic break and generally characterized by its length and meter: a line of iambic pentameter.

    4. The dialogue of a theatrical presentation, such as a play. Often used in the plural: spent the weekend learning her lines.

    5. A marriage certificate.

    6. A usually specified number of lines of prose or verse to be written out by a pupil as punishment.

    7. A source of information.

    8. The information itself: got a line on the computer project.

    9. Music One of the five parallel marks constituting a staff.

    10. A sustained melodic or harmonic part in a piece: a rock song with a driving bass line.

    11. A formation in which elements, such as troops, tanks, or ships, are arranged abreast of one another.

    12. The battle area closest to the enemy; the front.

    13. The combat troops or warships at the front, arrayed for defense or offense.

    14. The regular forces of an army or a navy, in contrast to staff and support personnel.

    15. The class of officers in direct command of warships or of army combat units.

    16. A bulwark or trench.

    17. An extended system of such fortifications or defenses: the Siegfried line.

    18. A foul line.

    19. A real or imaginary mark demarcating a specified section of a playing area or field.

    20. A real or imaginary mark or point at which a race begins or ends.

    21. The center and two wings making up a hockey team's offensive unit.

    22. Football A line of scrimmage.

    23. Football The linemen considered as a group.

  9. A brief letter; a note: I'll drop you a line.

    1. A unit of verse ending in a visual or typographic break and generally characterized by its length and meter: a line of iambic pentameter.

    2. The dialogue of a theatrical presentation, such as a play. Often used in the plural: spent the weekend learning her lines.

    3. A marriage certificate.

    4. A usually specified number of lines of prose or verse to be written out by a pupil as punishment.

    5. A source of information.

    6. The information itself: got a line on the computer project.

    7. Music One of the five parallel marks constituting a staff.

    8. A sustained melodic or harmonic part in a piece: a rock song with a driving bass line.

    9. A formation in which elements, such as troops, tanks, or ships, are arranged abreast of one another.

    10. The battle area closest to the enemy; the front.

    11. The combat troops or warships at the front, arrayed for defense or offense.

    12. The regular forces of an army or a navy, in contrast to staff and support personnel.

    13. The class of officers in direct command of warships or of army combat units.

    14. A bulwark or trench.

    15. An extended system of such fortifications or defenses: the Siegfried line.

    16. A foul line.

    17. A real or imaginary mark demarcating a specified section of a playing area or field.

    18. A real or imaginary mark or point at which a race begins or ends.

    19. The center and two wings making up a hockey team's offensive unit.

    20. Football A line of scrimmage.

    21. Football The linemen considered as a group.

  10. Informal Glib or insincere talk, usually intended to deceive or impress: He kept on handing me a line about how busy he is.

  11. lines Chiefly British

    1. A marriage certificate.

    2. A usually specified number of lines of prose or verse to be written out by a pupil as punishment.

    3. A source of information.

    4. The information itself: got a line on the computer project.

    5. Music One of the five parallel marks constituting a staff.

    6. A sustained melodic or harmonic part in a piece: a rock song with a driving bass line.

    7. A formation in which elements, such as troops, tanks, or ships, are arranged abreast of one another.

    8. The battle area closest to the enemy; the front.

    9. The combat troops or warships at the front, arrayed for defense or offense.

    10. The regular forces of an army or a navy, in contrast to staff and support personnel.

    11. The class of officers in direct command of warships or of army combat units.

    12. A bulwark or trench.

    13. An extended system of such fortifications or defenses: the Siegfried line.

    14. A foul line.

    15. A real or imaginary mark demarcating a specified section of a playing area or field.

    16. A real or imaginary mark or point at which a race begins or ends.

    17. The center and two wings making up a hockey team's offensive unit.

    18. Football A line of scrimmage.

    19. Football The linemen considered as a group.

  12. Games A horizontal demarcation on a scorecard in bridge dividing the honor score from the trick score.

    1. A source of information.

    2. The information itself: got a line on the computer project.

    3. Music One of the five parallel marks constituting a staff.

    4. A sustained melodic or harmonic part in a piece: a rock song with a driving bass line.

    5. A formation in which elements, such as troops, tanks, or ships, are arranged abreast of one another.

    6. The battle area closest to the enemy; the front.

    7. The combat troops or warships at the front, arrayed for defense or offense.

    8. The regular forces of an army or a navy, in contrast to staff and support personnel.

    9. The class of officers in direct command of warships or of army combat units.

    10. A bulwark or trench.

    11. An extended system of such fortifications or defenses: the Siegfried line.

    12. A foul line.

    13. A real or imaginary mark demarcating a specified section of a playing area or field.

    14. A real or imaginary mark or point at which a race begins or ends.

    15. The center and two wings making up a hockey team's offensive unit.

    16. Football A line of scrimmage.

    17. Football The linemen considered as a group.

    1. Music One of the five parallel marks constituting a staff.

    2. A sustained melodic or harmonic part in a piece: a rock song with a driving bass line.

    3. A formation in which elements, such as troops, tanks, or ships, are arranged abreast of one another.

    4. The battle area closest to the enemy; the front.

    5. The combat troops or warships at the front, arrayed for defense or offense.

    6. The regular forces of an army or a navy, in contrast to staff and support personnel.

    7. The class of officers in direct command of warships or of army combat units.

    8. A bulwark or trench.

    9. An extended system of such fortifications or defenses: the Siegfried line.

    10. A foul line.

    11. A real or imaginary mark demarcating a specified section of a playing area or field.

    12. A real or imaginary mark or point at which a race begins or ends.

    13. The center and two wings making up a hockey team's offensive unit.

    14. Football A line of scrimmage.

    15. Football The linemen considered as a group.

    1. A formation in which elements, such as troops, tanks, or ships, are arranged abreast of one another.

    2. The battle area closest to the enemy; the front.

    3. The combat troops or warships at the front, arrayed for defense or offense.

    4. The regular forces of an army or a navy, in contrast to staff and support personnel.

    5. The class of officers in direct command of warships or of army combat units.

    6. A bulwark or trench.

    7. An extended system of such fortifications or defenses: the Siegfried line.

    8. A foul line.

    9. A real or imaginary mark demarcating a specified section of a playing area or field.

    10. A real or imaginary mark or point at which a race begins or ends.

    11. The center and two wings making up a hockey team's offensive unit.

    12. Football A line of scrimmage.

    13. Football The linemen considered as a group.

  13. Sports

    1. A foul line.

    2. A real or imaginary mark demarcating a specified section of a playing area or field.

    3. A real or imaginary mark or point at which a race begins or ends.

    4. The center and two wings making up a hockey team's offensive unit.

    5. Football A line of scrimmage.

    6. Football The linemen considered as a group.

  14. Informal The odds a bookmaker gives, especially for sports events.

  15. The proportion of an insurance risk assumed by a particular underwriter or company.

  16. Slang A small amount of cocaine arranged in a thin, usually tightly rolled strip for sniffing.

  17. Archaic One's lot or position in life.

v.   lined, lin·ing, lines

v.   tr.
  1. To mark, incise, or cover with a line or lines.

  2. To represent with lines.

  3. To place in a series or row.

  4. To form a bordering line along: Small stalls lined the alley.

  5. Baseball To hit (a ball) sharply so that it flies low and fast.

v.   intr. Baseball
To hit a line drive: lined out to shortstop.
Phrasal Verb(s):
line up
  1. To arrange in or form a line.

  2. Football To take one's position in a formation before a snap or kickoff.

  3. To organize and make ready: lined up considerable support for the bill.


Idiom(s):
all along the line
  1. In every place.

  2. At every stage or moment.


Idiom(s):
down the line
  1. All the way; throughout: Errors are to be found down the line.

  2. At a point or an end in the future.


Idiom(s):
in line forNext in order for: in line for the presidency.

Idiom(s):
on the line
  1. Ready or available for immediate payment.

  2. So as to be risked; in jeopardy: "Careers were on the line once again" (Seymour M. Hersh).


Idiom(s):
out of line
  1. Uncalled-for; improper.

  2. Unruly and out of control.


[Middle English, from Old English līne and from Old French ligne, both from Latin līnea, string, cord, from feminine of līneus, of linen, from līnum, thread, linen; see lno- in Indo-European roots.]
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