what does line mean?
LINE as NOUN
- Meaning
- the principal activity in your life that you do to earn money
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- he’’s not in my line of business
Hypernyms(s) line is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- in line with
- he got out of line
- toe the line
Hypernyms(s) line is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
- Meaning
- a conductor for transmitting electrical or optical signals or electric power
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Hypernyms(s) line is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- something (as a cord or rope) that is long and thin and flexible
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Hypernyms(s) line is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- the road consisting of railroad track and roadbed
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Hypernyms(s) line is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- a commercial organization serving as a common carrier
Hypernyms(s) line is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- Meaning
- a particular kind of product or merchandise
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Hypernyms(s) line is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- Meaning
- a pipe used to transport liquids or gases
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- a pipeline runs from the wells to the seaport
Hypernyms(s) line is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- mechanical system in a factory whereby an article is conveyed through sites at which successive operations are performed on it
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Hypernyms(s) line is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
- Meaning
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Hypernyms(s) line is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- a conceptual separation or demarcation
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- there is a narrow line between sanity and insanity
Hypernyms(s) line is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- the methodical process of logical reasoning
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- I can”t follow your line of reasoning
Hypernyms(s) line is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- Meaning
- (often plural) a means of communication or access
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- it must go through official channels
- lines of communication were set up between the two firms
Hypernyms(s) line is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- drop me a line when you get there
Hypernyms(s) line is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- Meaning
- a mark that is long relative to its width
Usage Example(s)
- He drew a line on the chart
- The substance produced characteristic lines on the spectroscope
Hypernyms(s) line is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- Meaning
- text consisting of a row of words written across a page or computer screen
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- the letter consisted of three short lines
- there are six lines in every stanza
Hypernyms(s) line is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- Meaning
- a succession of notes forming a distinctive sequence
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- she was humming an air from Beethoven
Hypernyms(s) line is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- Meaning
- the descendants of one individual
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- his entire lineage has been warriors
Hypernyms(s) line is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- a connected series of events or actions or developments
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- the government took a firm course
- historians can only point out those lines for which evidence is available
Hypernyms(s) line is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- Meaning
- a formation of people or things one behind another
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- the line stretched clear around the corner
- you must wait in a long line at the checkout counter
Hypernyms(s) line is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- Meaning
- a formation of people or things one beside another
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- 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
Hypernyms(s) line is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- a spatial location defined by a real or imaginary unidimensional extent
Hypernyms(s) line is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- in games or sports
- a mark indicating positions or bounds of the playing area
Hypernyms(s) line is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- Meaning
- a fortified position (especially one marking the most forward position of troops)
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- they attacked the enemy’’s line
Hypernyms(s) line is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- Meaning
- a single frequency (or very narrow band) of radiation in a spectrum
Hypernyms(s) line is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
- Meaning
- the maximum credit that a customer is allowed
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Hypernyms(s) line is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- Meaning
- space for one line of print (one column wide and 1/14 inch deep) used to measure advertising
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Hypernyms(s) line is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
- Meaning
- a length (straight or curved) without breadth or thickness
- the trace of a moving point
Hypernyms(s) line is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- Meaning
- a slight depression in the smoothness of a surface
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- his face has many lines
- ironing gets rid of most wrinkles
Hypernyms(s) line is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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LINE as VERB
- Meaning
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- lined books are more enduring
Hypernyms(s) line is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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Hypernyms(s) line is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- cover the interior of (garments)
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Hypernyms(s) line is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- sorrow had lined his face
Hypernyms(s) line is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- Meaning
- make a mark or lines on a surface
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- draw a line
- trace the outline of a figure in the sand
Hypernyms(s) line is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- Meaning
- be in line with
- form a line along
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Hypernyms(s) line is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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