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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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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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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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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