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Line is sometimes a misspelling of flying, lime or lines.
The word line is considered to be an easy one, according to the Dale-Chall word list, which includes 3000 words that all fourth-grade American students should know and understand.
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Definition of the noun line
What does line mean as a name of something?
Line is one of the top 100 most common nouns in the English language.View more statistics!
noun - plural: lines
- a formation of people or things one beside another
- examples: 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
- lexical domain: Groups - nouns denoting groupings of people or objects
- more generic word: formation = an arrangement of people or things acting as a unit
- more specific terms:
- rivet line = a line of rivets at a seam
- chorus line / chorus = a body of dancers or singers who perform together
- diagonal = an oblique line of squares of the same color on a checkerboard
- linemen = the football players who line up on the line of scrimmage
- identity parade / police lineup / lineup = a line of persons arranged by police for inspection or identification
- row = an arrangement of objects or people side by side in a line
- rank = a row or line of people (especially soldiers or police) standing abreast of one another
- a mark that is long relative to its width
- example: He drew a line on the chart
- lexical domain: Communicative Processes - nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
- more generic words: mark / print = a visible indication made on a surface
- more specific terms:
- cross hair / cross wire = either of two fine mutually perpendicular lines that cross in the focus plane of an optical instrument and are use for sighting or calibration
- dotted line = a line made up of dots or dashes
- ascender = the part of tall lowercase letters that extends above the other lowercase letters
- bar line = a vertical line before the accented beat marking the boundary between musical bars
- descender = the part of lowercase letters that extends below the other lowercase letters
- curlicue / squiggle = a short twisting line
- spectrum line = an isolated component of a spectrum formed by radiation at a uniform frequency
- trend line = a line on a graph indicating a statistical trend
- isometric line / isometric = a line connecting isometric points
- graduation = a line (as on a vessel or ruler) that marks a measurement
- guideline = a light line that is used in lettering to help align the letters
- hairline = a very thin line
- shaft = a line that forms the length of an arrow pointer
- seriph / serif = a short line at the end of the main strokes of a character
- staff line = any of the 5 horizontal marks comprising a staff
- ledger line / leger line = a short line
- a formation of people or things one behind another
- examples: the line stretched clear around the corner | you must wait in a long line at the checkout counter
- lexical domain: Groups - nouns denoting groupings of people or objects
- more generic word: formation = an arrangement of people or things acting as a unit
- more specific terms:
- diagonal = an oblique line of squares of the same color on a checkerboard
- Indian file / single file / file = a line of persons or things ranged one behind the other
- line of march = the arrangement of people in a line for marching
- line of succession = the order in which individuals are expected to succeed one another in some official position
- picket line = a line of people acting as pickets
- conga line = a line of people in single file performing the conga dance
- trap line = a line or series of traps
- waiting line / queue = a line of people or vehicles waiting for something
- a length (straight or curved) without breadth or thickness; the trace of a moving point
- lexical domain: Shapes - nouns denoting two and three dimensional shapes
- more generic words: form / shape = the spatial arrangement of something as distinct from its substance
- more specific terms:
- curve = a line on a graph representing data
- curved shape / curve = the trace of a point whose direction of motion changes
- straight line = a line traced by a point traveling in a constant direction
- geodesic line / geodesic = the shortest line between two points on a mathematically defined surface
- perimeter = a line enclosing a plane areas
- center line / centerline = a line that bisects a plane figure
- boundary / bound / edge = a line determining the limits of an area
- text consisting of a row of words written across a page or computer screen
- examples: the letter consisted of three short lines | there are six lines in every stanza
- lexical domain: Communicative Processes - nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
- more generic terms: text / textual matter = the words of something written
- more specific terms:
- opening line = the first line of a piece of writing
- heading / header / head = a line of text serving to indicate what the passage below it is about
- line of poetry / line of verse = a single line of words in a poem
- credit line / by-line = a line giving the name of the writer of a story or article
- dateline = a line at the beginning of a news article giving the date and place of origin of the news dispatch
- verse line / verse = a line of metrical text
- laugh line / punch line / gag line / tag line = the point of a joke or humorous story
- actor's line / speech / words = words making up the dialogue of a play
- orphan = the first line of a paragraph that is set as the last line of a page or column
- sound bite = a very short speech
- bottom line = the last line in an audit
- part of: letter / missive = a written message addressed to a person or organization; stanza = a fixed number of lines of verse forming a unit of a poem
- a single frequency (or very narrow band) of radiation in a spectrum
- lexical domain: Natural Phenomena - nouns denoting natural phenomena
- more generic terms: electromagnetic radiation / electromagnetic wave / nonparticulate radiation = radiation consisting of waves of energy associated with electric and magnetic fields resulting from the acceleration of an electric charge
- part of: electromagnetic spectrum = the entire frequency range of electromagnetic waves
- a fortified position (especially one marking the most forward position of troops)
- example: they attacked the enemy's line
- domain: armed forces / armed services / military / military machine / war machine
- lexical domain: Locations - nouns denoting spatial position
- more generic terms: military position / position = a point occupied by troops for tactical reasons
- more specific terms:
- firing line = the line from which soldiers deliver fire
- battlefront / front line / front = the line along which opposing armies face each other
- line of battle = a line formed by troops or ships prepared to deliver or receive an attack
- battle line = the line along which warring troops meet
- a course of reasoning aimed at demonstrating a truth or falsehood; the methodical process of logical reasoning
- example: I can't follow your line of reasoning
- lexical domain: Cognitive Processes - nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents
- synonyms of line: argument / argumentation / line of reasoning / logical argument
- more generic terms: abstract thought / logical thinking / reasoning = thinking that is coherent and logical
- more specific terms:
- line of questioning / line of inquiry = an ordering of questions so as to develop a particular argument
- casuistry = argumentation that is specious or excessively subtle and intended to be misleading
- policy = a line of argument rationalizing the course of action of a government
- a conductor for transmitting electrical or optical signals or electric power
- lexical domain: Artifacts - nouns denoting man-made objects
- synonyms of line: cable / transmission line
- more generic word: conductor = a device designed to transmit electricity, heat, etc.
- more specific terms:
- coaxial cable / coax cable / coax = a transmission line for high-frequency signals
- electrical cable = a cable that provides an electrical connection for telephone or television or power stations
- fiber optic cable / fibre optic cable = a cable made of optical fibers that can transmit large amounts of information at the speed of light
- power cable / power line = cable used to distribute electricity
- printer cable = a cable between a computer and a printer
- part of: cable / cable system / cable television / cable television service = a television system that transmits over cables; phone system / telephone system = a communication system that transmits sound between distant points
- a connected series of events or actions or developments
- example: historians can only point out those lines for which evidence is available
- lexical domain: Groups - nouns denoting groupings of people or objects
- synonym of line: course
- more generic word: series = similar things placed in order or happening one after another
- more specific words: current / stream / flow = dominant course (suggestive of running water) of successive events or ideas
- a spatial location defined by a real or imaginary unidimensional extent
- lexical domain: Locations - nouns denoting spatial position
- more generic word: location = a point or extent in space
- more specific terms:
- parting / part = a line of scalp that can be seen when sections of hair are combed in opposite directions
- axis = a straight line through a body or figure that satisfies certain conditions
- magnetic equator / aclinic line = an imaginary line paralleling the equator where a magnetic needle has no dip
- agonic line = an imaginary line connecting points on the Earth's surface where the magnetic declination is zero
- isogonal line / isogonic line / isogone = an imaginary line connecting points on the Earth's surface where the magnetic declination is the same
- crest = the top line of a hill, mountain, or wave
- timber line / timberline / tree line = line marking the upper limit of tree growth in mountains or northern latitudes
- snow line = the line on a mountain above which there is perpetual snow and ice
- fault line = line determined by the intersection of a geological fault and the earth's surface
- great circle = a circular line on the surface of a sphere formed by intersecting it with a plane passing through the center
- hemline = the line formed by the lower edge of a skirt or coat
- hipline = the line formed by the lower edge of hip-length garment
- hipline = the line formed by measuring the hip at its greatest part
- apparent horizon / sensible horizon / visible horizon / horizon / skyline = the line at which the sky and Earth appear to meet
- isarithm / isopleth / isogram = a line drawn on a map connecting points having the same numerical value of some variable
- flight line = place where airplanes are parked and the maintenance hangars
- line of vision / line of sight = an imaginary straight line along which an observer looks
- parallel of latitude / line of latitude / latitude / parallel = an imaginary line around the Earth parallel to the equator
- lunar latitude = an imaginary line around the moon parallel to its equator
- itinerary / route / path = an established line of travel or access
- quarter-circle / quadrant = a quarter of the circumference of a circle
- rhumb line / loxodrome / rhumb = a line on a sphere that cuts all meridians at the same angle
- danger line = a line beyond which it is dangerous to go
- side = a line segment forming part of the perimeter of a plane figure
- water level / water line / waterline = a line corresponding to the surface of the water when the vessel is afloat on an even keel
- water line / watermark = a line marking the level reached by a body of water
- water parting / watershed / divide = a ridge of land that separates two adjacent river systems
- course / track / path = a line or route along which something travels or moves
- line of force / field line = an imaginary line in a field of force
- a slight depression or fold in the smoothness of a surface
- example: his face has many lines
- lexical domain: Shapes - nouns denoting two and three dimensional shapes
- synonyms of line: crease / crinkle / furrow / seam / wrinkle
- more generic words: depression / impression / imprint = a concavity in a surface produced by pressing
- more specific terms:
- crow's feet / crow's foot / laugh line = a wrinkle in the skin at the outer corner of your eyes
- dermatoglyphic = the lines that form patterns on the skin
- frown line = a facial wrinkle associated with frowning
- line of life / life line / lifeline = a crease on the palm
- line of heart / mensal line / heart line / love line = a crease on the palm
- line of destiny / line of Saturn / line of fate = a crease on the palm
- part of: cutis / skin / tegument = a natural protective body covering and site of the sense of touch
- a pipe used to transport liquids or gases
- lexical domain: Artifacts - nouns denoting man-made objects
- synonym of line: pipeline
- more generic words: pipage / pipe / piping = a long tube made of metal or plastic that is used to carry water or oil or gas etc.
- more specific terms:
- gas line = a pipeline used to transport natural gas
- oil pipeline = a pipeline used to transport oil
- instance: trans-Alaska pipeline / Alaskan pipeline = an oil pipeline that runs 800 miles from wells at Prudhoe Bay to the port of Valdez
- the road consisting of railroad track and roadbed
- lexical domain: Artifacts - nouns denoting man-made objects
- synonyms of line: rail line / railway line
- more generic words: road / route = an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation
- more specific terms:
- branch line / spur track / spur = a railway line connected to a trunk line
- trunk route / trunk line = line that is the main route on a railway
- parts:
- railroad bed = a bed on which railroad track is laid
- railroad track / railroad / railway = a line of track providing a runway for wheels
- a telephone connection
- lexical domain: Artifacts - nouns denoting man-made objects
- synonyms of line: phone line / subscriber line / telephone circuit / telephone line
- more generic words: connecter / connection / connective / connector / connexion = an instrumentality that connects
- more specific terms:
- digital subscriber line / DSL = a generic name for digital lines that are provided by telephone companies to their local subscribers and that carry data at high speeds
- hot line = a direct telephone line between two officials
- land line / landline = a telephone line that travels over terrestrial circuits
- party line = a telephone line serving two or more subscribers
- private line = a telephone line serving a single subscriber
- toll line = a telephone line for long-distance calls
- trunk line = a telephone line connecting two exchanges directly
- WATS line / WATS = a telephone line;long distance service at fixed rates for fixed zones
- acting in conformity
- examples: in line with | he got out of line | toe the line
- lexical domain: Acts - nouns denoting acts or actions
- more generic words: abidance / compliance / conformation / conformity = acting according to certain accepted standards
- the descendants of one individual
- lexical domain: Groups - nouns denoting groupings of people or objects
- synonyms of line: ancestry / blood / blood line / bloodline / descent / line of descent / lineage / origin / parentage / pedigree / stemma / stock
- more generic terms: family tree / genealogy = successive generations of kin
- more specific terms:
- something (as a cord or rope) that is long and thin and flexible
- example: a washing line
- lexical domain: Artifacts - nouns denoting man-made objects
- more generic words: artefact / artifact = a man-made object taken as a whole
- more specific terms:
- becket = a short line with an eye at one end and a knot at the other
- cord = a line made of twisted fibers or threads
- laniard / lanyard = a line used for extending or fastening rigging on ships
- lifeline = line thrown from a vessel that people can cling to in order to save themselves from drowning
- lifeline = line that raises or lowers a deep-sea diver
- mooring line / mooring = a line that holds an object (especially a boat) in place
- painter = a line that is attached to the bow of a boat and used for tying up
- ratline / ratlin = a small horizontal rope between the shrouds of a sailing ship
- rope = a strong line
- weather sheet / mainsheet / shroud / sheet / tack = a line (rope or chain) that regulates the angle at which a sail is set in relation to the wind
- shroud = a line that suspends the harness from the canopy of a parachute
- strand = line consisting of a complex of fibers or filaments that are twisted together to form a thread or a rope or a cable
- towing line / towing rope / towline / towrope = a rope used in towing
- trace = either of two lines that connect a horse's harness to a wagon or other vehicle or to a whiffletree
- parts:
- bitter end = the inboard end of a line or cable especially the end that is wound around a bitt
- drip loop = a downward hanging loop in a line that runs to a building
- the principal activity in your life that you do to earn money
- example: he's not in my line of business
- lexical domain: Acts - nouns denoting acts or actions
- synonyms of line: business / job / line of work / occupation
- more generic word: activity = any specific behavior
- more specific terms:
- confectionery = the occupation and skills of a confectioner
- sport = the occupation of athletes who compete for pay
- farming / land = agriculture considered as an occupation or way of life
- game / biz = your occupation or line of work
- vocation / calling / career = the particular occupation for which you are trained
- employment / work = the occupation for which you are paid
- appointment = the job to which you are (or hope to be) appointed
- situation / position / billet / office / berth / place / post / spot = a job in an organization
- salt mine / treadmill = a job involving drudgery and confinement
- craft / trade = the skilled practice of a practical occupation
- profession = an occupation requiring special education
- medium / metier = an occupation for which you are especially well suited
- accountancy / accounting = the occupation of maintaining and auditing records and preparing financial reports for a business
- photography = the occupation of taking and printing photographs or making movies
- catering = providing food and services
- in games or sports; a mark indicating positions or bounds of the playing area
- lexical domain: Locations - nouns denoting spatial position
- more generic words: mark / print = a visible indication made on a surface
- more specific terms:
- string line / baulk-line / balkline = line across a billiard table behind which the cue balls are placed at the start of a game
- finishing line / finish line = a line indicating the location of the finish of a race
- foul line = lines through 1st and 3rd base indicating the boundaries of a baseball field
- foul line = a line across a bowling alley that a bowler must not cross
- foul line = a line from which basketball players take penalty shots
- baseline = the lines a baseball player must follow while running the bases
- goal line = a line marking each end of the playing field or pitch
- red line = a line that is colored red and that bisects an ice hockey rink
- line of scrimmage / scrimmage line = line parallel to the goal lines where football linesmen line up at the start of each play in American football
- service line / baseline = the back line bounding each end of a tennis or handball court
- out of bounds / sideline = a line that marks the side boundary of a playing field
- starting line / scratch line / scratch / start = a line indicating the location of the start of a race or a game
- yard line = in football
- (often plural) a means of communication or access
- example: lines of communication were set up between the two firms
- usage: plural / plural form
- lexical domain: Communicative Processes - nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
- synonyms of line: channel / communication channel
- more generic words: communicating / communication = the activity of communicating
- more specific terms:
- back channel = an alternative to the regular channels of communication that is used when agreements must be made secretly
- lens = a channel through which something can be seen or understood
- inter-group communication / contact / liaison / link = a channel for communication between groups
- line of gab / patter / spiel = plausible glib talk
- a particular kind of product or merchandise
- example: a nice line of shoes
- lexical domain: Artifacts - nouns denoting man-made objects
- synonyms of line: business line / line of business / line of merchandise / line of products / product line
- more generic words: merchandise / product / ware = commodities offered for sale
- more specific word: sideline = an auxiliary line of merchandise
- part: top of the line = the best (most expensive) in a given line of merchandise
- a commercial organization serving as a common carrier
- lexical domain: Artifacts - nouns denoting man-made objects
- more generic terms: carrier / common carrier = a person or firm in the business of transporting people or goods or messages
- more specific terms:
- airline business / airline / airway = a commercial enterprise that provides scheduled flights for passengers
- railway system / railroad line / railway line / railroad / railway = line that is the commercial organization responsible for operating a system of transportation for trains that pull passengers or freight
- steamship company / steamship line = a line responsible for the operation of a fleet of steamships
- transit line = a line providing public transit
- part of: transit / transportation / transportation system = a facility consisting of the means and equipment necessary for the movement of passengers or goods
- space for one line of print (one column wide and 1/14 inch deep) used to measure advertising
- lexical domain: Quantities - nouns denoting quantities and units of measure
- synonym of line: agate line
- more generic terms: area unit / square measure = a system of units used to measure areas
- the maximum credit that a customer is allowed
- lexical domain: Possessions - nouns denoting possession and transfer of possession
- synonyms of line: bank line / credit line / line of credit / personal credit line / personal line of credit
- more generic word: credit = money available for a client to borrow
- more specific term: consumer credit = a line of credit extended for personal or household use
- a succession of notes forming a distinctive sequence
- lexical domain: Communicative Processes - nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
- synonyms of line: air / melodic line / melodic phrase / melody / strain / tune
- more generic word: music = an artistic form of auditory communication incorporating instrumental or vocal tones in a structured and continuous manner
- more specific terms:
- flourish / fanfare / tucket = a short lively tune played on brass instruments
- glissando = a rapid series of ascending or descending notes on the musical scale
- roulade = an elaborate run of several notes sung to one syllable
- leitmotif / leitmotiv = a melodic phrase that accompanies the reappearance of a person or situation
- theme song = a melody that recurs and comes to represent a musical play or movie
- signature tune / theme song / signature = a melody used to identify a performer or a dance band or radio/tv program
- melodic theme / musical theme / theme / idea = melodic subject of a musical composition
- voice / part = the melody carried by a particular voice or instrument in polyphonic music
- part: musical phrase / phrase = a short musical passage
- persuasive but insincere talk that is usually intended to deceive or impress
- examples: `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
- lexical domain: Communicative Processes - nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
- more generic words: persuasion / suasion = the act of persuading
- a short personal letter
- example: drop me a line when you get there
- lexical domain: Communicative Processes - nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
- synonyms of line: billet / note / short letter
- more generic term: personal letter = a letter dealing with personal affairs
- more specific word: excuse = a note explaining an absence
- a conceptual separation or distinction
- example: there is a narrow line between sanity and insanity
- lexical domain: Cognitive Processes - nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents
- synonyms of line: contrast / demarcation / dividing line
- more generic words: differentiation / distinction = a discrimination between things as different and distinct on the basis of their characteristics or attributes
- more specific terms: point of no return / Rubicon = a line that when crossed permits of no return and typically results in irrevocable commitment
- mechanical system in a factory whereby an article is conveyed through sites at which successive operations are performed on it
- lexical domain: Artifacts - nouns denoting man-made objects
- synonyms of line: assembly line / production line
- more generic term: mechanical system = a system of elements that interact on mechanical principles
- part of: factory / manufactory / manufacturing plant / mill = a plant consisting of one or more buildings with facilities for manufacturing
- part: conveyer belt / conveyor belt / transporter / conveyer / conveyor = a moving belt that transports objects
Alternative definition of the noun line
noun
- A path through two or more points (compare ‘segment’); a continuous mark, including as made by a pen; any path, curved or straight.
- [geometry] An infinitely extending one-dimensional figure that has no curvature; one that has length but not breadth or thickness.
- [context: geometry, informal] A line segment; a continuous finite segment of such a figure.
- [graph theory] An edge of a graph.
- [geography] A circle of latitude or of longitude, as represented on a map.
- [context: geography, ‘the line’ or ‘equinoctial line’] The equator.
- [music] One of the straight horizontal and parallel prolonged strokes on and between which the notes are placed.
- [cricket] The horizontal path of a ball towards the batsman (see also length).
- [soccer] The goal line
- A rope, cord, string, or thread, of any thickness.
- [context: firefighting] A hose.
- Direction, path.
- The wire connecting one telegraphic station with another, a telephone or internet cable between two points: a telephone or network connection.
- A letter, a written form of communication.
- A connected series of public conveyances, as a roadbed or railway track; and hence, an established arrangement for forwarding merchandise, etc.
- [military] A trench or rampart, or the non-physical demarcation of the extent of the territory occupied by specified forces.
- The exterior limit of a figure or territory: a boundary, contour, or outline; a demarcation.
- That which was measured by a line, as a field or any piece of land set apart; hence, allotted place of abode.
- A threadlike crease or wrinkle marking the face, hand, or body; hence, a characteristic mark.
- Lineament; feature; figure (of one's body).
- A more-or-less straight sequence of people, objects, etc., either arranged as a queue or column and often waiting to be processed or dealt with, or arranged abreast of one another in a row (and contrasted with a column), as in a military formation. [definition from mid-16th c.] #: The 'line' forms on the right.
- [military] The regular infantry of an army, as distinguished from militia, guards, volunteer corps, cavalry, artillery, etc.
- A series or succession of ancestors or descendants of a given person; a family or race; compare lineage.
- A small amount of text. Specifically
- a written or printed row of letters, words, numbers, or other text, especially a row of words extending across a page or column, or a blank in place of such text.
- a verse (in poetry).
- a sentence of dialogue, especially [definition from the later 19th c.] in a play, movie, or the like.
- a lie or exaggeration, especially one told to gain another's approval or prevent losing it.
- Course of conduct, thought, occupation, or policy; method of argument; department of industry, trade, or intellectual activity. [definition from earlier 17th c.]
- The official, stated position (or set of positions) of an individual or group, particularly a political or religious faction. [definition from later 19th c.]
- The products or services sold by a business, or by extension, the business itself. [definition from earlier 19th c.]
- [context: stock exchange] A number of shares taken by a jobber.
- A measure of length
- equal to one twelfth of an inch.
- equal to one fortieth of an inch.
- [context: historical] Alternative name for a 'maxwell', a unit of magnetic flux.
- [baseball, slang, 1800s, ‘the line’] The batter’s box.
- [context: fencing, ‘line of engagement’] The position in which the fencers hold their swords.
- Proper relative position or adjustment (of parts, not as to design or proportion, but with reference to smooth working).
- A small portion or serving (of a powdery illegal drug).
- [obsolete] Flax; linen, particularly the longer fiber of flax.
Specialised definition of the noun line
Glossary of sports
a long narrow mark that shows the boundary of any of the divisions of a playing area or race track (2006. Dictionary of Sport and Exercise Science. A&C Black Publishers Ltd)
marking of sport facilities and playing fields (Herbert Haag & Gerald Haag. 2003. Dictionary. Sport, Physical Education, Sport Science. Kiel, Institut für Sport und Sportwissenschaften)
Glossary of sports / American football
either of the two rows of opposing players facing each other on either side of the line of scrimmage (2006. Dictionary of Sport and Exercise Science. A&C Black Publishers Ltd)
Glossary of sports / bowling
dated synonym for a game of bowling
Glossary of sports / canoeing
the path chosen by a whitewater slalom paddler to traverse the gates and the entire course
Glossary of sports / chess
the vertical direction of the fields on the chess board (Herbert Haag & Gerald Haag. 2003. Dictionary. Sport, Physical Education, Sport Science. Kiel, Institut für Sport und Sportwissenschaften)
Glossary of sports / cricket
the trajectory of a ball bowled by a bowler; for example an 'off stump line' would mean that the ball was directed at off stump (2005. Chambers Sports Factfinder. Chambers Harrap Publishers Ltd)
Glossary of sports / fencing
the position of the blade, where the blade tip is aimed at the opponent's valid hit area with a straight arm ("blade in line"). (Herbert Haag & Gerald Haag. 2003. Dictionary. Sport, Physical Education, Sport Science. Kiel, Institut für Sport und Sportwissenschaften)
the main direction of an attack
Glossary of sports / golf
the direction in which the ball should be hit. In most cases, it refers to the path that a putt must take, but it can also refer to shots toward the green
Glossary of sports / hockey / ice hockey
a group of forwards who usually play together for a team because their skills complement one another
Glossary of sports / luge
the path followed by the sled down the track
Glossary of sports / motorsports
the route taken by a driver, especially through a turn
- example: he took a very high line to avoid being passed.
Definition of the verb line
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verb - inflections: lined | lining | lines
- be in line with; form a line along
- example: trees line the riverbank
- syntax:
- lexical domain: Stative - verbs of being, having, spatial relations
- synonym of line: run along
- more generic word: lie = be located or situated somewhere
- more specific word: rim = run around the rim of
- cover the interior of
- examples: line the gloves | line a chimney
- syntax:
Syntactic formula Example for the syntactic formula [Agent - being] [Verb] [Destination] Jessica sprayed the wall | Leslie staffed the store [Agent - being] [Verb] [Destination] in [Theme] Leigh swaddled the baby in blankets [Agent - being] [Verb] [Destination] with [Theme] Leslie staffed the store with employees [Theme - concrete object] [Verb] [Destination] The employees staffed the store Verbs of Putting (with the same syntax): adorn, anoint, bandage, bathe, bestrew, bind, blanket, block, blot, bombard, carpet, choke, cloak, clog, clutter, coat, contaminate, cover, dam, dapple, deck, decorate, deluge, dirty, disguise, dot, douse, drench, edge, embellish, emblazon, encircle, encrust, endow, enrich, entangle, face, festoon, fill, fleck, flood, frame, garland, garnish, gild, grace, imbue, impregnate, infect, inject, inlay, interlace, interlard, interleave, intersperse, interweave, inundate, lard, lash, litter, mask, mottle, ornament, pad, panel, pave, plate, plug, replenish, riddle, ring, ripple, robe, saturate, season, shroud, smother, soak, soil, speckle, splotch, spot, staff, stipple, stop up, stud, suffuse, sully, surround, swaddle, swathe, taint, tile, trim, veil, vein.
- lexical domain: Contact - verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging
- more generic word: cover = provide with a covering or cause to be covered
- more specific words:
- make a mark or lines on a surface
- example: draw a line
- lexical domain: Contact - verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging
- synonyms of line: delineate / describe / draw / trace
- more generic word: mark = make or leave a mark on
- more specific words:
- construct = draw with suitable instruments and under specified conditions
- inscribe = draw within a figure so as to touch in as many places as possible
- circumscribe = draw a line around
- circumscribe = to draw a geometric figure around another figure so that the two are in contact but do not intersect
- write = mark or trace on a surface
- mark with lines
- example: sorrow had lined his face
- lexical domain: Contact - verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging
- more generic words: mark / nock / score = make small marks into the surface of
- more specific words:
- reline = put new lines on
- hatch = draw, cut, or engrave lines, usually parallel, on metal, wood, or paper
- crisscross = mark with or consist of a pattern of crossed lines
- fill plentifully
- reinforce with fabric
Place
Line a.k.a. Líně is a village and municipality in Plzeň-North District in the Plzeň Region of the Czech Republic. Líně lies approximately 11 kilometres south-west of Plzeň and 95 km south-west of Prague.
- part of Czech Republic
People
- Line Dissing Karred Larsen, known mononymously as Line, is a Danish singer. She took part in season 5 of the Danish X Factor and became one of the finalists in the "Under 25" category, mentored by Pernille Rosendahl. On the final held on 23 March 2012, she finished runner-up with 38.3% of the public vote behind Ida who carried the title with 61.7%. She was signed to Sony Music, and her debut single "Efter dig" reached #3 in the Danish Singles Chart.
- Line is an actress.
- profession: Actor
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- Line a.k.a. Lionel Tozer is an actor.
- read more about Lionel Tozer (actor)
There are other people with in their name, like Kit Line, Line Try, Anna Line, Anne Line, Anne-Line, Dave Line, John Line, Line Blin, Line Noro, Bruce Line and many others.
Group
Line is a musical group.
- album: "Fearful Stranger"
Business
Line is a record label.
- official website: www.lineimprint.com
Characters
- Line is a fictional character from the 1988 tv movie Næste sommer måske - ingen vej tilbage.
- in the film "Næste sommer måske - ingen vej tilbage", played by Mira Wanting
- Line is a fictional character from the 1984 film Class Relations.
- in the film "Class Relations", played by Anna Schnell
- Line is a fictional character from the film Alle for én.
- in the film "All for One", played by Charlotte Fich
- Line: is a fictional character from Du Pappa.
- in the film "Du Pappa", played by Benedikte Lindbeck
- Line is a fictional character from the 1992 film Russian Pizza Blues.
- in the film "Russian Pizza Blues", played by Line Kruse
- Line is a fictional character from the 1964 films Anatomy of a Marriage: My Days with Françoise and Anatomy of a Marriage: My Days with Jean-Marc.
- in the film "Anatomy of a Marriage: My Days with Françoise", played by Jacqueline Porel
- Line is a fictional character from the 2012 film Come What May.
- in the film "Come What May", played by Nicole Duret
- Line is a fictional character from the 2003 film Kisses.
- in the film "Kisses", played by Marie Tourell Søderberg
- Line is a fictional film character.
- in the film "A Family", played by Coco Hjardemaal
- Line is a fictional film character.
- in the film "Buddy", played by Anna Bache-Wiig
There are other characters with in their name, like Line Judge, Chorus line, Static line, Last in Line and Mason 'The Line' Dixon.
Music
- "Line" is a musical album of Tracktor Bowling.
- released in (10 years ago)
- "LiNE" is a musical single of REALies.
- released on
- "LiNE" is a musical single of REALies.
- released on
- "Line" is a musical EP of Portico.
- released on (6 years ago)
- "LINE" is a composition.
- music by Tetsuji Hayashi
- lyrics by Masao Urino
Writings
"Line" is a 1967 one-act play by Israel Horovitz, his first play produced. It is an absurdist drama about 5 people waiting in line for an event. Each of the characters uses their wiles in an attempt to be first in line, getting more and more vicious as the play continues.
Films
- "Line" is a documentary film directed by Tadasuke Kotani.
- country: Japan
- language: Japanese Language
- genre: Documentary film
- rating: G
- released in (7 years ago)
- "Line" is a 2010 animated short film written by Hyeong-ik Park and directed by Hyeong-ik Park and Hong-ran Yoon.
- country: South Korea
- directors: Hyeong-ik Park & Hong-ran Yoon
- written by Hyeong-ik Park
- cinematography by Hyeong-ik Park
- edited by Hong-ran Yoon
- music by Min-yong Sin
- genre: Animation
- released in (5 years ago)
- "Line" is a 1981 animated short film directed by Grzegorz Rogala.
- country: Poland
- language: Polish Language
- genre: Animation
- released in (34 years ago)
- "Line" a.k.a. "The Passionate Demons" is a 1961 Norwegian drama film directed by Nils Reinhardt Christensen. It was entered into the 1961 Cannes Film Festival.
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Miscellanea
- Line is a Japanese proprietary application for instant messaging on smartphones and personal computers. Line users exchange text messages, graphics, video and audio media, make free VoIP calls, and hold free audio or video conferences. Line, launched in Japan in 2011, reached 100 million users within eighteen months and 200 million users only six months later. Line became Japan's largest social network in 2013; on October 2014, it announced that it has 560 million users worldwide, of which 170 million are active user accounts.
- also known as 连我
- developer: Naver Corporation
- genres: Instant messaging client, Instant messaging
- license: Proprietary software
- released on
- Line: A line is a unit of language into which a poem or play is divided, which operates on principles which are distinct from and not necessarily coincident with grammatical structures, such as the sentence or clauses in sentences. Although the word for a single poetic line is verse, that term now tends to be used to signify poetic form more generally.
- Line: In ice hockey, a line is a group of forwards that play in a group, or "shift", during a game.
- Line: The lines of partition used to divide and vary fields and charges in heraldry are by default straight, but may have many different shapes. Care must sometimes be taken to distinguish these types of lines from the extremely unusual and non-traditional use of lines as charges, and to distinguish these shapes from actual charges, such as "a mount [or triple mount] in base," or, particularly in German heraldry, different kinds of embattled from castle walls.
- The line formation is a standard tactical formation which was used in early modern warfare. It continued the phalanx formation or shield wall of infantry armed with polearms in use during antiquity and the Middle Ages.
- also known as 線式作戰
- The line is a unit of measurement, one line being equal to ¹⁄₁₂ of an English inch. It was defined as one-quarter of a barleycorn, which defined the inch even before 1066. The French ligne was similarly defined as ¹⁄₁₂ of the pouce. Since the French pouce or inch was about 6% longer than the English inch, the "line" was similarly longer. The Portuguese linha was defined in the end of the 15th century as ¹⁄₁₂ polegada. The linha in turn, was divided into 12 pontos. The Russian liniya was defined as ¹⁄₁₀ of the diuym from the 16th to the early 20th century; the diuym itself was redefined as exactly an English inch by Peter the Great. The German linie is described in the article German units of measurement as "usually ¹⁄₁₂ inch, but also ¹⁄₁₀". Since the Russian military and German manufacturing were major factors in arms procurement, the "¹⁄₁₀-inch line" became common terminology concerning weapons.
- LINE is a close quarters combat system, derived from various martial arts, used by the United States Marine Corps between 1989 and 1998, and then from 1998 through to 2007 for the US Army Special Forces. It was developed by retired combat-arms Marine Ron Donvito.
- also known as Marine Corps LINE combat system
- Line: In computing, a line is a unit of organization for text files. A line consists of a sequence of zero or more characters, usually displayed within a single horizontal sequence.
- Line a.k.a. Racing line: In racing sports, the racing line is the route the vehicle must take in order to minimize the time taken to complete the course.
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- Line: In electrical engineering, a line is, more generally, any circuit of an electrical system. This electric circuit loop, consists of electrical elements connected directly by conductor terminals to other devices in series.
- Line is a 1967 theatre production of the play by Israel Horovitz.
- award: - Obie Award for Performance (Distinguished Performance), received by John Cazale
Phrases with Line
- line up
- a-line
- K-Line
- by-line
- in line
- in-line
- On Line
- on-line
- Up Line
- Up-Line
- bar line
- bus line
- Cut Line
- Dew Line
- end line
- Fog Line
- gag line
- gas line
- Hog Line
- hot line
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Evolutionary Variance of Gene Network Model Via Simulated ...
200 times simulation: Blue line is a simulation with the initial parameters. Red line is...
The Decorator's assistant
A straight or right line is the"shortest that can be drawn from one point to another, A b. 4. A curve or curved line is that of which no portion, however small, is straight , as c D, 5.
The Young Man's Book of Knowledge ... Theirteenth sic , edition, enlarged, etc (1828)
by Thomas Tegg
A line is a length without breadth. The line is nothing...
A right line is that which is equally comprised between its...
A curve line is that which departs from a direct opposition to its extremities, by one c-p or more turnings or windings; as cD.
Third Generation Mobile Telecommunication Systems (2012)
UMTS and IMT-2000 by Peter Stavroulakis
SDSL (Symmetric Digital Subscriber Line) is a symmetrical technology (the transmission line is a two copper pairs).
The Cluster Structure of Oxygen Isotopes
The twelfth line is the number of iterations which must be completed before the Monte Carlo analysis is nished. For more details on this procedure please see Section 2.4.3. The thirteenth line is a switch for the minuit tting procedure and ...
Statistical shortrange guidance for peak wind speed forecasts on Kennedy Space Center/Cape Canaveral Air Force Station phase 1 results /
solid line is the hourly mean of the 5-minute peak wind speed, the second solid line is the mean of the 5-minute average wind speed, the first dashed line is the standard deviation (a) of the peak speed, and the second dashed ...
Look Down, see the women weep
by Francis Ferguson
Above the line is an area a little darker than normal daylight, which contains specks of light like stars and becomes milky towards...
The part below the bright line is an almost perfect hemisphere, but above the line is more like the shape of a lid on the pot, but with no...
Lexicon Technicum, Or, An Universal English Dictionary of Arts and Sciences (1704)
Explaining Not Only the Terms of Art But the Arts Themselves by John Harris
But the Line of Communication, more especially fo called, is a continued Trench with which a Circumvallation orContravallation is furrounded, and which maintains a Communication with all its Forts, Redoubts, and Tenables. LINE of the Bafe, ...
Exporters' Encyclopaedia (1920)
OTIs STEAMSHIP LINE; Norton, Lilly, & Co., Agents ....... 26 Beaver St. PACIFIC MAIL STEAMsHIP Co.; W. R. Grace & Co., Agents, Hanover Square. PACIFIC STEAM ...
Border Disputes: A Global Encyclopedia [3 volumes] (2015)
A Global Encyclopedia by Emmanuel Brunet-Jailly
Its proposal was a northern maritime boundary line. The issue at hand, interestingly, is where both Israeli and U.S. interests have found large deposits of natural gas, but according to Lebanon's submission to the United Nations, the area ...
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Usage statistics about line
The following statistics are based on the British National Corpus, so they are representative for the British English from the later part of the 20th century, both spoken and written.
Usage statistics for the noun line:
Distribution of usage frequency for the most common synonyms of the noun line:
Distribution of usage frequency for the most common synonyms of the verb line:
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Rape line
Lines of rape seed crops near the stables at Barrington
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Hagonoy Line
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Definition of Derivative to Find Slope of Tangent Line
Definition of Derivative to Find Slope of Tangent Line.
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Body Line Dent Repair Explanation - PDR
Whose Line - Two Line Vocabulary: Captain & Seamen
Colin plays a captain, and Ryan & Brad are two seamen that can only speak two lines each. Ryan can only say "That can't be good" and "When's lunch?
Racing line explanation
This is a quick explanation of the three different lines that are possible when taking a corner at speed.
Line Meaning
Video shows what line means. A path through two or more points (compare 'segment'); a continuous mark, including as made by a pen; any path, curved or ...
V Line meaning and pronunciation
The lower abdominal muscles. The external obliques that form a v-shape when seen flexed. V Line definition by Urban Dictionary.
Oblique line Meaning
Video shows what oblique line means. a line that, meeting or tending to meet another, makes oblique angles with it.. oblique line pronunciation. How to ...
Straight line Meaning
Video shows what straight line means. A line with no curvature; a line with constant direction. The path of shortest length between two points.. straight line ...
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In her characteristic high-energy, slightly goofy, down-to-earth style, Crystal explains the Vemma product line in a brief overview video.
"Playing Favorites" (The Starting Line) | Meaning In Masterpiece
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Anchor line Meaning
Video shows what anchor line means. A very heavy rope or chain by which a ship's anchor is hoisted.. Anchor line Meaning. How to pronounce, definition audio ...
Finding the equation of the tangent line, using limit definition
Finding the equation of the tangent line, using limit definition.
Lateral line Meaning
Video shows what lateral line means. A sense organ of a fish running lengthwise down each of its sides from the vicinity of the operculum to the base of the tail, ...
Roland TD-15 KV Demo & Product Line Explanation
Sonic Sense & Mike Snyder give a quick overview of Roland's latest line of electronic drums & demo the TD-15kv. If you're looking at buying one of these, make ...
Ledger line Meaning
Video shows what ledger line means. A musical notation to inscribe notes outside the lines and spaces of the regular musical staves, a line slightly longer than ...
Implied line Meaning
Video shows what implied line means. a line in an artwork that is not physically there but suggested by points in the artwork. Implied line Meaning. How to ...
Spring line Meaning
Video shows what spring line means. A line stretched longways between a docked vessel and a cleat on the pier, or used during berthing to guide the vessel ...
Functions - Definition and Vertical Line Test
Product Line Description
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Getting On - Comedy on BBC Four - Language Help Line
Ward B4 is a world of slips, trips and hips, where health care is at its least glamorous.
How to Use Language Line
Language Line is used by over 70 agencies in NZ. The telephone interpretation service is run by the Office of Ethnic Affairs and offers 42 languages. It provides ...
Line 6 M9 particle verb. Ambient Guitar Heaven.
The new Line 6 M9 Stompbox modeler. Ambient Guitar Heaven indeed....demonstrating one of the new sounds the very cool particle verb with the barber pole ...
Atlas Line Indicator Software Description Details
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Language Line Services Now Language Line Solutions
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Symbolic Language - Line Of Fate
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Handpiece Line Description
High speed dental handpiece maintenance. Demonstrated by Jim Zann of Dental EZ.
ESL-3X1550 Slitting line
ESL-3X1550 Slitting line metal sheet slitter, slitting machinery, roll cutting machine, slitting line, +metal sheet +cutting machine, "slitter machine", "flying shear", ...
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Sign language
Purpose of the Sign Language Family Line
Quotes about Line
You say
Stay on line
Come to me by on line
Future is on line
You are always on line.
It is I who fail
To make connection with you
And is in dark
And is suffering
Like anything. (Gajanan Mishra)
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Scrabble value of L1I1N1E1
The value of this 4-letter word is 4 points. It is included in the first and second editions of the Official Scrabble Players Dictionary.
Anagrams of LINE
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