- line - a formation of people or things one beside another; "the line of soldiers advanced with their bayonets fixed"; "they were arrayed in line of battle"; "the cast stood in line for the curtain call"
--1 is a kind of formation
--1 has particulars:rivet line; chorus, chorus line; diagonal; linemen; lineup; row; rank - line - a mark that is long relative to its width; "He drew a line on the chart"; "The substance produced characteristic lines on the spectroscope"
--2 is a kind of mark, print
--2 has particulars:Derived forms: verb line4, verb line3 - line - a formation of people or things one behind another; "the line stretched clear around the corner"; "you must wait in a long line at the checkout counter"
--3 is a kind of formation
--3 has particulars:diagonal; file, single file, Indian file; line of march; line of succession; picket line; conga line; trap line; queue, waiting line Derived form: verb line1 - line - a length (straight or curved) without breadth or thickness; the trace of a moving point
--4 is a kind of shape, form
--4 has particulars:curve; curve, curved shape; straight line; geodesic, geodesic line; perimeter; centerline, center line; boundary, edge, bound - line - text consisting of a row of words written across a page or computer screen; "the letter consisted of three short lines"; "there are six lines in every stanza"
--5 is a kind of text, textual matter
--5 is a part of stanza; letter, missive
--5 has particulars:- line - a single frequency (or very narrow band) of radiation in a spectrum
--6 is a kind of electromagnetic radiation, electromagnetic wave, nonparticulate radiation
--6 is a part of electromagnetic spectrum- line - a fortified position (especially one marking the most forward position of troops); "they attacked the enemy's line"
--7 is a kind of military position, position
--7 has particulars:firing line; battlefront, front, front line; line of battle; battle line - argumentation, logical argument, line of reasoning, line - the methodical process of logical reasoning; "I can't follow your line of reasoning"
--8 is a kind of reasoning, logical thinking, abstract thought
--8 has particulars: line of inquiry, line of questioning; casuistry; policy- cable, line, transmission line - a conductor for transmitting electrical or optical signals or electric power
--9 is a kind of conductor
--9 is a part of
--9 has particulars:telephone system, phone system; cable, cable television, cable system, cable television service coaxial cable, coax, coax cable; electrical cable; fiber optic cable, fibre optic cable; power line, power cable; printer cable - course, line - a connected series of events or actions or developments; "the government took a firm course"; "historians can only point out those lines for which evidence is available"
--10 is a kind of series
--10 has particulars: stream, flow, current- line - a spatial location defined by a real or imaginary unidimensional extent
--11 is a kind of location
--11 has particulars:- wrinkle, furrow, crease, crinkle, seam, line - a slight depression in the smoothness of a surface; "his face has many lines"; "ironing gets rid of most wrinkles"
--12 is a kind of depression, impression, imprint
--12 is a part of skin, tegument, cutis
--12 has particulars:crow's foot, crow's feet, laugh line; dermatoglyphic; frown line; line of life, life line, lifeline; line of heart, heart line, love line, mensal line; line of fate, line of destiny, line of Saturn Derived form: verb line4 - pipeline, line - a pipe used to transport liquids or gases; "a pipeline runs from the wells to the seaport"
--13 is a kind of pipe, pipage, piping
--13 has particulars: Alaskan pipeline, trans-Alaska pipeline; gas line; oil pipeline- line, railway line, rail line - the road consisting of railroad track and roadbed
--14 is a kind of road, route
--14 has parts: railroad bed; railroad track, railroad, railway
--14 has particulars:branch line, spur track, spur; trunk line, trunk route - telephone line, phone line, telephone circuit, subscriber line, line - a telephone connection
--15 is a kind of connection, connexion, connector, connecter, connective
--15 has particulars:digital subscriber line, DSL; hot line; land line, landline; party line; private line; toll line; trunk line; WATS, WATS line - line - acting in conformity; "in line with"; "he got out of line"; "toe the line"
--16 is a kind of conformity, conformation, compliance, abidance
- lineage, line, line of descent, descent, bloodline, blood line, blood, pedigree, ancestry, origin, parentage, stemma, stock - the descendants of one individual; "his entire lineage has been warriors"
--17 is a kind of genealogy, family tree
--17 has particulars:family, family line, folk, kinfolk, kinsfolk, sept, phratry; breed; side - line - something (as a cord or rope) that is long and thin and flexible; "a washing line"
--18 is a kind of artifact, artefact
--18 has part: bitter end; drip loop
--18 has particulars:becket; cord; lanyard, laniard; lifeline; lifeline; mooring, mooring line; painter; ratline, ratlin; rope; sheet, tack, mainsheet, weather sheet, shroud; shroud; strand; towline, towrope, towing line, towing rope; trace - occupation, business, job, line of work, line - the principal activity in your life that you do to earn money; "he's not in my line of business"
--19 is a kind of activity
--19 has particulars:sport; farming, land; game, biz; career, calling, vocation; employment, work; appointment; position, post, berth, office, spot, billet, place, situation; treadmill, salt mine; trade, craft; profession; metier, medium; accountancy, accounting; photography; catering - line - in games or sports; a mark indicating positions or bounds of the playing area
--20 is a kind of mark, print
--20 has particulars:- channel, communication channel, line - (often plural) a means of communication or access; "it must go through official channels"; "lines of communication were set up between the two firms"
--21 is a kind of communication, communicating
--21 has particulars:back channel; lens; liaison, link, contact, inter-group communication - line, product line, line of products, line of merchandise, business line, line of business - a particular kind of product or merchandise; "a nice line of shoes"
--22 is a kind of merchandise, wares, product
--22 has parts: top of the line
--22 has particulars: sideline- line - a commercial organization serving as a common carrier
--23 is a kind of carrier, common carrier
--23 is a part of transportation system, transportation, transit
--23 has particulars:airline, airline business, airway; railway, railroad, railroad line, railway line, railway system; steamship company, steamship line; transit line - agate line, line - space for one line of print (one column wide and 1/14 inch deep) used to measure advertising
--24 is a kind of area unit, square measure
- credit line, line of credit, bank line, line, personal credit line, personal line of credit - the maximum credit that a customer is allowed
--25 is a kind of credit
--25 has particulars: consumer credit- tune, melody, air, strain, melodic line, line, melodic phrase - a succession of notes forming a distinctive sequence; "she was humming an air from Beethoven"
--26 is a kind of music
--26 has parts: phrase, musical phrase
--26 has particulars:flourish, fanfare, tucket; glissando; roulade; leitmotiv, leitmotif; theme song; signature, signature tune, theme song; theme, melodic theme, musical theme, idea; part, voice - note, short letter, line, billet - a short personal letter; "drop me a line when you get there"
--27 is a kind of personal letter
--27 has particulars: excuse- line, dividing line, demarcation, contrast - a conceptual separation or demarcation; "there is a narrow line between sanity and insanity"
--28 is a kind of differentiation, distinction
--28 has particulars: Rubicon, point of no return- production line, assembly line, line - mechanical system in a factory whereby an article is conveyed through sites at which successive operations are performed on it
--29 is a kind of mechanical system
--29 is a part of factory, mill, manufacturing plant, manufactory
--29 has parts:conveyer belt, conveyor belt, conveyer, conveyor, transporter - line - a mark that is long relative to its width; "He drew a line on the chart"; "The substance produced characteristic lines on the spectroscope"
- line, run along - be in line with; form a line along; "trees line the riverbank"
--1 is one way to lie
Sample sentence:Derived form: noun line3
Something ----s something
- line - cover the interior of (garments); "line the gloves"
--2 is one way to cover
Sample sentences:Derived forms: noun liner2, noun lining2, noun lining1, noun lining4
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
Somebody ----s something PP
- trace, draw, line, describe, delineate - make a mark or lines on a surface; "draw a line"; "trace the outline of a figure in the sand"
--3 is one way to mark
Sample sentences:Derived forms: noun line2, noun lineation1, noun lineation2
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
Somebody ----s something PP
- line - mark with lines; "sorrow had lined his face"
--4 is one way to score, nock, mark
Sample sentence:Derived forms: noun line12, noun line2, noun lineation1, noun lineation2
Something ----s something
- line - fill plentifully; "line one's pockets"
--5 is one way to fill, fill up, make full
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
Somebody ----s something PP
- line - reinforce with fabric; "lined books are more enduring"
--6 is one way to reinforce, reenforce
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s something
- line - reinforce with fabric; "lined books are more enduring"