line

Meanings

• 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"
• a mark that is long relative to its width
  • "He drew a line on the chart"
• 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"
• a length (straight or curved) without breadth or thickness; the trace of a moving point
• 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"
• a single frequency (or very narrow band) of radiation in a spectrum
• a fortified position (especially one marking the most forward position of troops)
  • "they attacked the enemy's line"
• a course of reasoning aimed at demonstrating a truth or falsehood; the methodical process of logical reasoning
  • "I can't follow your line of reasoning"
• a conductor for transmitting electrical or optical signals or electric power
• a connected series of events or actions or developments
  • "historians can only point out those lines for which evidence is available"
• a spatial location defined by a real or imaginary unidimensional extent
• a slight depression in the smoothness of a surface
  • "his face has many lines"
• a pipe used to transport liquids or gases
  • "a pipeline runs from the wells to the seaport"
• the road consisting of railroad track and roadbed
• a telephone connection
• acting in conformity
  • "in line with"
  • "he got out of line"
  • "toe the line"
• the descendants of one individual
  • "his entire lineage has been warriors"
• something (as a cord or rope) that is long and thin and flexible
  • "a washing line"
• the principal activity in your life that you do to earn money
  • "he's not in my line of business"
• in games or sports; a mark indicating positions or bounds of the playing area
• (often plural) a means of communication or access
  • "lines of communication were set up between the two firms"
• a particular kind of product or merchandise
  • "a nice line of shoes"
• a commercial organization serving as a common carrier
• space for one line of print (one column wide and 1/14 inch deep) used to measure advertising
• the maximum credit that a customer is allowed
• a succession of notes forming a distinctive sequence
• persuasive but insincere talk that is usually intended to deceive or impress
  • "`let me show you my etchings' is a rather worn line"
  • "he has a smooth line but I didn't fall for it"
  • "that salesman must have practiced his fast line of talk"
• a short personal letter
  • "drop me a line when you get there"
• a conceptual separation or distinction
  • "there is a narrow line between sanity and insanity"
• mechanical system in a factory whereby an article is conveyed through sites at which successive operations are performed on it
• be in line with; form a line along
  • "trees line the riverbank"
• cover the interior of
  • "line the gloves"
  • "line a chimney"
• make a mark or lines on a surface
  • "draw a line"
  • "trace the outline of a figure in the sand"
• mark with lines
  • "sorrow had lined his face"
• fill plentifully
  • "line one's pockets"
• reinforce with fabric
  • "lined books are more enduring"

Synonyms

agate line, air, ancestry, argument, argumentation, assembly line, bank line, billet, blood, blood line, bloodline, business, business line, cable, channel, communication channel, contrast, course, crease, credit line, crinkle, delineate, demarcation, descent, describe, dividing line, draw, furrow, job, line of business, line of credit, line of descent, line of merchandise, line of products, line of reasoning, line of work, lineage, logical argument, melodic line, melodic phrase, melody, note, occupation, origin, parentage, pedigree, personal credit line, personal line of credit, phone line, pipeline, product line, production line, rail line, railway line, run along, seam, short letter, stemma, stock, strain, subscriber line, telephone circuit, telephone line, trace, transmission line, tune, wrinkle