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- pronunciation:
- laIn
- parts of speech:
- noun, verb
- phrases:
- draw the line, line up
- features:
- Word Combinations (noun, verb), Word Explorer
| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
a long, thin mark.
I drew a line in the dust with a stick.
- synonyms:
- stripe
- similar words:
- band, bar, furrow, limit, mark, outline, score, strip
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| definition 2: |
a boundary or limit; point at which something must stop.
We drove across the state line.Jamie, your behavior has crossed the line!- synonyms:
- border, boundary, edge, limit, outline
- similar words:
- bound, compass, frontier, margin, rim
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| definition 3: |
a mathematical figure that is represented by a long, straight, unbroken mark with arrows at each end. The arrows mean that the line continues endlessly in both directions. A line, in mathmatics, has length that goes on forever but no width.
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| definition 4: |
a string, rope, or wire.
Put the wet clothes out on the line to dry.Dwayne put a new fishing line on his rod and attached a hook to the end.- synonyms:
- cable, cord, filament, rope, twine
- similar words:
- string
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| definition 5: |
a row of people or things.
The line for tickets went all the way around the block.
- synonyms:
- queue, row, string
- similar words:
- array, chain, procession, range, run, series
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| definition 6: |
a transportation system, or a particular path taken by vehicles in the system.
To get to the shopping mall, you have to change to another bus line.- similar words:
- railroad, railway, subway, transit
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| definition 7: |
a wire or set of wires that carry signals in an electrical or telephone system.
The telephone line on our street was knocked down in the storm.- synonyms:
- cable, wire
- similar words:
- circuit, telegraph, trunk
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| definition 8: |
a very short written message; letter.
Drop me a line and let me know when you will be in town.- synonyms:
- memo, memorandum, notation, note, word
- similar words:
- letter, message
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| part of speech: |
verb |
| inflections: |
lines, lining, lined |
| definition 1: |
to take a place in a line (usually followed by "up").
We lined up in front of the booth to get cotton candy.- similar words:
- align, organize, range, rank, string
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| definition 2: |
to cause to form into a line or row.
The teacher lined the children up by height, with the shortest one first.- synonyms:
- array
- similar words:
- align, arrange, marshal, rank, straighten, string
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| definition 3: |
to mark with a line or lines.
I used a ruler to line my paper.- synonyms:
- groove, rule, underline
- similar words:
- draft, draw, furrow, inscribe, score, sketch, streak, trace
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| related words: |
rule |
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| phrase: |
draw the line, line up |
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