| line | (noun) the principal activity in your life that you do to earn money | Synonyms: business, job, line of work, occupation |
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| (noun) acting in conformity | - |
| (noun) something (as a cord or rope) that is long and thin and flexible | - |
| (noun) a conductor for transmitting electrical or optical signals or electric power | Synonyms: cable, transmission line |
| (noun) the road consisting of railroad track and roadbed | Synonyms: rail line, railway line |
| (noun) a commercial organization serving as a common carrier | - |
| (noun) a pipe used to transport liquids or gases | Synonyms: pipeline |
| (noun) a telephone connection | Synonyms: phone line, subscriber line, telephone circuit, telephone line |
| (noun) a particular kind of product or merchandise | Synonyms: business line, line of business, line of merchandise, line of products, product line |
| (noun) mechanical system in a factory whereby an article is conveyed through sites at which successive operations are performed on it | Synonyms: assembly line, production line |
| (noun) a conceptual separation or distinction | Synonyms: contrast, demarcation, dividing line |
| (noun) a course of reasoning aimed at demonstrating a truth or falsehood; the methodical process of logical reasoning | Synonyms: argument, argumentation, line of reasoning, logical argument |
| (noun) a mark that is long relative to its width | - |
| (noun) text consisting of a row of words written across a page or computer screen | - |
| (noun) a succession of notes forming a distinctive sequence | Synonyms: air, melodic line, melodic phrase, melody, strain, tune |
| (noun) a short personal letter | Synonyms: billet, note, short letter |
| (noun) (often plural) a means of communication or access | Synonyms: channel, communication channel |
| (noun) persuasive but insincere talk that is usually intended to deceive or impress | - |
| (noun) the hereditary derivation of an individual | Synonyms: ancestry, blood, blood line, bloodline, descent, line of descent, lineage, origin, parentage, pedigree, stemma, stock |
| (noun) a formation of people or things one behind another | - |
| (noun) a connected series of events or actions or developments | Synonyms: course |
| (noun) a formation of people or things one beside another | - |
| (noun) a spatial location defined by a real or imaginary unidimensional extent | - |
| (noun) in games or sports; a mark indicating positions or bounds of the playing area | - |
| (noun) a fortified position (especially one marking the most forward position of troops) | - |
| (noun) a single frequency (or very narrow band) of radiation in a spectrum | - |
| (noun) the maximum credit that a customer is allowed | Synonyms: bank line, credit line, line of credit, personal credit line, personal line of credit |
| (noun) space for one line of print (one column wide and 1/14 inch deep) used to measure advertising | Synonyms: agate line |
| (noun) a length (straight or curved) without breadth or thickness; the trace of a moving point | - |
| (noun) a slight depression or fold in the smoothness of a surface | Synonyms: crease, crinkle, furrow, seam, wrinkle |
| (verb) fill plentifully | - |
| (verb) reinforce with fabric | - |
| (verb) cover the interior of | - |
| (verb) make a mark or lines on a surface | Synonyms: delineate, describe, draw, trace |
| (verb) mark with lines | - |
| (verb) be in line with; form a line along | Synonyms: run along |
| lineage | (noun) inherited properties shared with others of your bloodline | Synonyms: ancestry, derivation, filiation |
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| (noun) the hereditary derivation of an individual | Synonyms: ancestry, blood, blood line, bloodline, descent, line, line of descent, origin, parentage, pedigree, stemma, stock |
| (noun) a rate of payment for written material that is measured according to the number of lines submitted | Synonyms: linage |
| (noun) the number of lines in a piece of printed material | Synonyms: linage |
| (noun) the kinship relation between an individual and the individual's progenitors | Synonyms: descent, filiation, line of descent |
| lineal | (adjective) in a straight unbroken line of descent from parent to child | Synonyms: direct |
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| (adjective) arranged in a line | - |
| lineally | (adverb) by an unbroken line of descent | - |
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| lineament | (noun) the characteristic parts of a person's face: eyes and nose and mouth and chin | Synonyms: feature |
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| (noun) a characteristic property that defines the apparent individual nature of something | Synonyms: character, quality |
| linear | (adjective) of or in or along or relating to a line; involving or having a single dimension | Synonyms: one-dimensional |
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| (adjective) designating or involving an equation whose terms are of the first degree | Synonyms: additive |
| (adjective) of a circuit or device having an output that is proportional to the input | Synonyms: analog, analogue |
| (adjective) measured lengthwise | Synonyms: running |
| (adjective) (of a leaf shape) long and narrow | Synonyms: elongate |
| linearise | (verb) make linear or get into a linear form | Synonyms: linearize |
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| linearity | (noun) the property of having one dimension | Synonyms: one-dimensionality |
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| linearize | (verb) make linear or get into a linear form | Synonyms: linearise |
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| linearly | (adverb) in a linear manner | - |
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| lineation | (noun) the act of marking or outlining with lines | - |
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| (noun) the line that appears to bound an object | Synonyms: outline |
| linebacker | (noun) (American football) the position of a defensive football player who plays close behind the line of scrimmage | Synonyms: line backer |
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| (noun) a defensive football player who takes a position close behind the linemen | Synonyms: line backer |
| linecut | (noun) engraving consisting of a block that has been etched or engraved | Synonyms: line block, line engraving |
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| (noun) a print obtained from a line drawing | Synonyms: line engraving |
| lined | (adjective) having a lining or a liner; often used in combination | - |
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| (adjective) bordered by a line of things | - |
| (adjective) (used especially of skin) marked by lines or seams | Synonyms: seamed |
| linelike | (adjective) resembling a line | - |
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| lineman | (noun) (American football) the position of a player on a football team who is stationed on the line of scrimmage | - |
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| (noun) one of the players on the line of scrimmage | - |
| (noun) a person who installs or repairs electrical or telephone lines | Synonyms: electrician, linesman |
| (noun) the surveyor who marks positions with a range pole | - |
| linemen | (noun) the football players who line up on the line of scrimmage | - |
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| linen | (noun) white goods or clothing made with linen cloth | - |
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| (noun) a fabric woven with fibers from the flax plant | - |
| (noun) a high-quality paper made of linen fibers or with a linen finish | Synonyms: linen paper |
| linendraper | (noun) a retail dealer in yard goods | - |
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| liner | (noun) (baseball) a hit that flies straight out from the batter | Synonyms: line drive |
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| (noun) a large commercial ship (especially one that carries passengers on a regular schedule) | Synonyms: ocean liner |
| (noun) a piece of cloth that is used as the inside surface of a garment | Synonyms: lining |
| (noun) a protective covering that protects an inside surface | Synonyms: lining |
| linesman | (noun) a person who installs or repairs electrical or telephone lines | Synonyms: electrician, lineman |
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| (noun) official (in tennis, soccer, football, etc.) who assists the referee in some way (especially by watching for out of bounds or offside) | - |
| lineup | (noun) (baseball) a list of batters in the order in which they will bat | Synonyms: batting order, card |
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| (noun) the schedule of programs for a particular period | - |
| (noun) a line of persons arranged by police for inspection or identification | Synonyms: identity parade, police lineup |