Word Finder - line

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A path through two or more points (compare ‘segment’); a continuous mark, including as made by a pen; any path, curved or straight.

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The arrow descended in a curved line.

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A rope, cord, string, or thread, of any thickness.

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A hose or pipe, of any size.

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a brake line

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Direction, path.

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the line of sight

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The wire connecting one telegraphic station with another, a telephone or internet cable between two points: a telephone or network connection.

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I tried to make a call, but the line was dead.

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A clothesline.

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A letter, a written form of communication.

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Drop me a line.

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• epistle
• letter
• note

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A connected series of public conveyances, as a roadbed or railway track; and hence, an established arrangement for forwarding merchandise, etc.

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a line of stages

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A trench or rampart, or the non-physical demarcation of the extent of the territory occupied by specified forces.

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The exterior limit of a figure or territory: a boundary, contour, or outline; a demarcation.

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A long tape or ribbon marked with units for measuring; a tape measure.

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A measuring line or cord.

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That which was measured by a line, such as a field or any piece of land set apart; hence, allotted place of abode.

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A threadlike crease or wrinkle marking the face, hand, or body; hence, a characteristic mark.

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Lineament; feature; figure (of one's body).

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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.

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The line forms on the right.

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• lineup
• queue

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The regular infantry of an army, as distinguished from militia, guards, volunteer corps, cavalry, artillery etc.

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A series or succession of ancestors or descendants of a given person; a family or race; compare lineage.

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A small amount of text. Specifically:

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Course of conduct, thought, occupation, or policy; method of argument; department of industry, trade, or intellectual activity.

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The official, stated position (or set of positions) of an individual or group, particularly a political or religious faction.

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Remember, your answers must match the party line.

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A set of products or services sold by a business, or by extension, the business itself.

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How many buses does the line have?

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A number of shares taken by a jobber.

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A measure of length:

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A maxwell, a unit of magnetic flux.

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(1800s, with "the") The batter’s box.

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The position in which the fencers hold their swords.

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• line of engagement

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Proper relative position or adjustment (of parts, not as to design or proportion, but with reference to smooth working).

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the engine is in line / out of line

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A small path-shaped portion or serving of a powdery illegal drug, especially cocaine.

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Instruction; doctrine.

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Population of cells derived from a single cell and containing the same genetic makeup.

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(perfusion line) a set composed of a spike, a drip chamber, a clamp, a Y-injection site, a three-way stopcock and a catheter.

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A group of forwards that play together.

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A vascular catheter.

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line sepsis

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To place (objects) into a line (usually used with "up"); to form into a line; to align.

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to line troops

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To place persons or things along the side of for security or defense; to strengthen by adding; to fortify.

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to line works with soldiers

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To form a line along.

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To mark with a line or lines, to cover with lines.

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to line a copy book

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To represent by lines; to delineate; to portray.

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To read or repeat line by line.

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to line out a hymn

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To hit a line drive; to hit a line drive which is caught for an out. Compare fly and ground.

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Jones lined to left in his last at-bat.

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To track (wild bees) to their nest by following their line of flight.

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To measure.

That sends you down another line of thought.

The line had never been used.

She was near the line of what she was there to do, if not over it.

That was out of line.

She made sure her computer was solely a word processor with no on line capabilities so no one could ever hack into it.

He.d crossed the line.

The line was silent for a few moments and then Mary let loose with a heavy sigh.

There was a crackle on the line.

But you've retrieved your line.

Your line may not be safe!

His lips formed a hard line and his eyes turned cold.

The bottom line is Shipton killed his wife.

Yes, we are a long line of art lovers.

Do you think he's one of people we tipped about to the line?

It's not like there's a long line waiting to buy that stuff.

You're on a belayed line that is passed under one thigh and over the opposite shoulder so that it can be paid out, nice and smooth, a little at a time....

The line was silent a moment.

You'd be anchored on a line tied to a top bollard, secured in a harness.

I don't imagine she has a long line at her door.

Join the line, Dean thought.

Edith had cut the line and he fell, injuring himself.

I may have crossed a line there.

Not really, just enough to plink out a vocal line.

He ran a finger along her jaw line.

He traced her jaw line with a finger.

All he sees is one continuous line.

Piles of gear were stacked about while partners called out to those below, fed line and encouragement, while others watched, a number with anxious looks on their reddened faces as they looked downward.

Someone cut the son of a bitch's line and I'm the one who's stuck trying to find out who did it.

I can't really blame the ones that step over the line once in a while.

I guess I was out of line, but...

Now that's a familiar line.

I was out of line.

His lips spread into a grim line.

Fred already used that line.

She started to hang up, but the silent line perked her curiosity.

There wasn't going to be a line.

A thin white line formed around his lips.

I was on the scene of Shipton's swan dive with Mountain Rescue but it happened inside the city line so it's the City of Ouray's territory.

The pair tramped further to the next closest point where they could see his line of descent to the river far below.

No, whoever sliced Jerome Shipton's line did so after he'd partially descended.

She won't answer, but just in case the law's got a tap on the line it'll keep 'em off base.

In years long gone it was the rail bed for the line that ran to terminus in Ouray and now a favorite path for bikers.

And, if she had cut the line earlier, it would have either been noticed by Shipton or he would have fallen the entire distance of more than a hundred feet from the edge to his certain death.

Slowly she extracted the knife she'd found and with her long and lovely fingers began to methodically cut away at the line.

There was a moment of realization as he understood her brave actions, and then a snap as the line let loose and he tumbled backwards like some mortally wounded game bird shot from the sky, arms outstretched, scream muffled in his mask.

We can't say if she planned on killing him with it or was just protecting herself but later she used it to cut his line.

Deep down, you still don't think Edith was the one who cut the line!

Dean didn't answer but remembered Edith insisting it wasn't Dean who'd cut her husband's line.

Maybe he didn't stop Edith Shipton from taking her own life and maybe he couldn't have done so if he'd tried, but the bottom line scrawled in bold print said he stood idly by while it happened.

Janet, no whiz-kid, at least knew a good exit line and was out the door in a blink.