Word Finder - lines

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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.

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To cover the inner surface of (something), originally especially with linen.

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The bird lines its nest with soft grass.

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To reinforce (the back of a book) with glue and glued scrap material such as fabric or paper.

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To fill or supply (something), as a purse with money.

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to line the shelves

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(of a dog) To copulate with, to impregnate.

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Words spoken by the actors.

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I have yet to learn my lines.

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(fortifications) Dispositions made to cover extended positions, and presenting a front in but one direction to an enemy.

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Form of a vessel as shown by the outlines of vertical, horizontal, and oblique sections.

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A school punishment in which a student must repeatedly write out a line of text related to the offence (e.g. "I must be quiet in class") a specified number of times; the lines of text so written out.

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I had to write out 200 lines

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The reins with which a horse is guided by its driver.

He grinned, the expression creating little lines around his sparkling blue eyes.

Are the phone lines compromised?

The lines of that mouth were remarkably finely curved.

Yet, one backward glance at the hard lines of the face over hers reminded her that there was more than the gentle side to him.

Releasing the break, she slapped the lines on the back of the mules and clicked her tongue against the roof of her mouth.

I was thinking more along the lines of you going in there and claiming her.

I'm under surveillance and my secure lines might not be so secure anymore.

How are the other people who answer the tip lines taking it?

From what I read between the lines, the stepfather has no use for Howie, so Howie's presence isn't giving him any comfort.

I didn't have any lines but I got a mess of laughs.

Joseph had grumbled something along the same lines to Fred earlier.

The lines of communication had been hacked in two.

The three great rivers that form the La Plata system - the Paraguay, Parana and Uruguay - have their sources in the highlands of Brazil and flow southward through a great continental depression, two of them forming eastern boundary lines, and one of them, the Parana, flowing across the eastern part of the republic. The northern part of Argentina, therefore, drains eastward from the mountains to these rivers, except where some great inland depression gives rise to a drainage having no outlet to the sea, and except, also, in the " mesopotamia " region, where small streams flow westward into the Parana and eastward into the Uruguay.

After the rejection in 1838 of the governments proposals for the construction of seven trunk lines to be worked by the state, he obtained a concession for that piece of line on the terms that the French treasury would advance one-third of the capital at 3% if he would raise the remaining two-thirds, half in France and half in England.

I made the first row of vertical lines and let her feel it and notice that there were several rows of little holes.

This should include alternative lines through various parts of the rapid in case of steering errors.

She turned around and picked up the lines.

Tips were conveyed to a dedicated site on guaranteed secure lines.

The telephone lines between New Jersey and Colorado continued to burn about the confirmed August wedding date.

He saw only the Present, like fractured scenes of a movie where the actors continually changed their lines and settings.

Kris asked, the worry lines on his forehead deepening.

True to his word, they drove less than two blocks before he entered a public parking garage and drove to the bottommost floor and parked in a dark corner with yellow no- parking lines.

I.ve crossed all the lines.

Lines had been drawn on the grass, large squares like those used for wrestling, with a circle in the center.

Her words died on her lips as she took in the deep worry lines and gaunt features of the man before her.

None was longer than a page and each asked after Annie's health and wellbeing and then added a few lines that mentioned that all was well in Boston.

She had pulled her long auburn hair high on her head, making her appear taller and almost regal in spite of the simple lines of the garment, and the plainness of her features.

Dean looked up at his wife after reading the strange lines.

Mrs. Rinaldi questions me and tries to read these lines, but all for naught.

Had the boy deciphered and shared the lines of this far different Annie?

I tremble to write these following lines.

Janet was backing away toward a stage-right exit now that her lines had been delivered.

Tiny lines materialized around the dark eyes as his smile broadened into a grin.

His bronze features were smooth except for the laugh lines at the corners of his eyes.

Only the two gran it will take to put the lines down this way, and cell phone reception is unreliable.

She, however, saw the lines of pain and exhaustion under his eyes.

The geospatial depiction of the country was crisscrossed with glowing colors and lines.

A breeze picked up at the shoreline, wrinkling the water as the waves slowly rolled toward him in silver lines.

Says the veterinarian who envisioned steak lines on the buffalo.

Let's always keep the lines of communication open between us.

But you said we should always keep the lines of communication open.

All signs of the palace were swept away, replaced by neat lines of apple trees that ran all the way to the beach beyond.

Lines of tents were tucked between the outer wall of the city and the edge of the cliff.

Dotted lines separated the boundaries of each of the kingdoms.

She did not remember when the lines at his eyes and forehead became deep creases or when his red-blond hair went grey.

Evidently remembering his lines wasn't near as difficult as keeping his face straight.

Being petite helped, but she still had the smooth lines of a young girl.

Gerry's been keeping an eye on you to make sure Xander doesn't cross any lines.

Nor would it seem as if it could be the intention of the author to do much more than point out the lines on which the further treatment of the subject should advance.

Delaware is served by the Pennsylvania, the Cleveland, Cincinnati, Chicago & St Louis (New York Central system), and the Hocking Valley railways, and by two interurban lines.