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English noun: line | |||
| 1. | line (group) a formation of people or things one beside another | ||
| Samples | The line of soldiers advanced with their bayonets fixed. They were arrayed in line of battle. The cast stood in line for the curtain call. | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | formation | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | chorus, chorus line, diagonal, linemen, lineup, rank, rivet line, row | ||
| 2. | line (communication) a mark that is long relative to its width | ||
| Samples | He drew a line on the chart. | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | mark, print | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | ascender, bar line, cross hair, cross wire, curlicue, descender, dotted line, graduation, guideline, hairline, isometric, isometric line, ledger line, leger line, serif, seriph, shaft, spectrum line, squiggle, staff line, trend line | ||
| 3. | line (group) a formation of people or things one behind another | ||
| Samples | The line stretched clear around the corner. You must wait in a long line at the checkout counter. | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | formation | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | conga line, diagonal, file, Indian file, line of march, line of succession, picket line, queue, single file, trap line, waiting line | ||
| 4. | line (shape) a length (straight or curved) without breadth or thickness; the trace of a moving point | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | form, shape | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | bound, boundary, center line, centerline, curve, curve, curved shape, edge, geodesic, geodesic line, perimeter, straight line | ||
| 5. | line (communication) text consisting of a row of words written across a page or computer screen | ||
| Samples | The letter consisted of three short lines. There are six lines in every stanza. | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | text, textual matter | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | actor's line, bottom line, by-line, credit line, dateline, gag line, head, header, heading, laugh line, line of poetry, line of verse, opening line, orphan, punch line, sound bite, speech, tag line, verse, verse line, words | ||
| Part meronym | letter, missive, stanza | ||
| 6. | line (phenomenon) a single frequency (or very narrow band) of radiation in a spectrum | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | electromagnetic radiation, electromagnetic wave, nonparticulate radiation | ||
| Part meronym | electromagnetic spectrum | ||
| 7. | line (location) a fortified position (especially one marking the most forward position of troops) | ||
| Samples | They attacked the enemy's line. | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | military position, position | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | battle line, battlefront, firing line, front, front line, line of battle | ||
| Domain category | armed forces, armed services, military, military machine, war machine | ||
| 8. | line (cognition) a course of reasoning aimed at demonstrating a truth or falsehood; the methodical process of logical reasoning | ||
| Samples | I can't follow your line of reasoning. | ||
| Synonyms | argument, argumentation, line of reasoning, logical argument | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | abstract thought, logical thinking, reasoning | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | casuistry, line of inquiry, line of questioning, policy | ||
| 9. | line (artifact) a conductor for transmitting electrical or optical signals or electric power | ||
| Synonyms | cable, transmission line | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | conductor | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | coax, coax cable, coaxial cable, electrical cable, fiber optic cable, fibre optic cable, power cable, power line, printer cable | ||
| Part meronym | cable, cable system, cable television, cable television service, phone system, telephone system | ||
| 10. | line (group) a connected series of events or actions or developments | ||
| Samples | The government took a firm course. Historians can only point out those lines for which evidence is available. | ||
| Synonyms | course | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | series | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | current, flow, stream | ||
| 11. | line (location) a spatial location defined by a real or imaginary unidimensional extent | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | location | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | aclinic line, agonic line, apparent horizon, axis, course, crest, danger line, divide, fault line, field line, flight line, great circle, hemline, hipline, hipline, horizon, isarithm, isogonal line, isogone, isogonic line, isogram, isopleth, itinerary, latitude, line of force, line of latitude, line of sight, line of vision, loxodrome, lunar latitude, magnetic equator, parallel, parallel of latitude, part, parting, path, path, quadrant, quarter-circle, rhumb, rhumb line, route, sensible horizon, side, skyline, snow line, timber line, timberline, track, tree line, visible horizon, water level, water line, water line, water parting, waterline, watermark, watershed | ||
| 12. | line (shape) a slight depression in the smoothness of a surface | ||
| Samples | His face has many lines. Ironing gets rid of most wrinkles. | ||
| Synonyms | crease, crinkle, furrow, seam, wrinkle | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | depression, impression, imprint | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | crow's feet, crow's foot, dermatoglyphic, frown line, heart line, laugh line, life line, lifeline, line of destiny, line of fate, line of heart, line of life, line of Saturn, love line, mensal line | ||
| Part meronym | cutis, skin, tegument | ||
| 13. | line (artifact) a pipe used to transport liquids or gases | ||
| Samples | A pipeline runs from the wells to the seaport. | ||
| Synonyms | pipeline | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | pipage, pipe, piping | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | gas line, oil pipeline | ||
| Instance hyponym | Alaskan pipeline, trans-Alaska pipeline | ||
| 14. | line (artifact) the road consisting of railroad track and roadbed | ||
| Synonyms | rail line, railway line | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | road, route | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | branch line, spur, spur track, trunk line, trunk route | ||
| Part holonym | railroad, railroad bed, railroad track, railway | ||
| 15. | line (artifact) a telephone connection | ||
| Synonyms | phone line, subscriber line, telephone circuit, telephone line | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | connecter, connection, connective, connector, connexion | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | digital subscriber line, DSL, hot line, land line, landline, party line, private line, toll line, trunk line, WATS, WATS line | ||
| 16. | line (act) acting in conformity | ||
| Samples | In line with. He got out of line. Toe the line. | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | abidance, compliance, conformation, conformity | ||
| 17. | line (group) the descendants of one individual | ||
| Samples | His entire lineage has been warriors. | ||
| Synonyms | ancestry, blood, blood line, bloodline, descent, line of descent, lineage, origin, parentage, pedigree, stemma, stock | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | family tree, genealogy | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | family, family line, folk, kinfolk, kinsfolk, phratry, sept, side | ||
| 18. | line (artifact) something (as a cord or rope) that is long and thin and flexible | ||
| Samples | A washing line. | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | artefact, artifact | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | becket, cord, laniard, lanyard, lifeline, lifeline, mainsheet, mooring, mooring line, painter, ratlin, ratline, rope, sheet, shroud, shroud, strand, tack, towing line, towing rope, towline, towrope, trace, weather sheet | ||
| Part holonym | bitter end, drip loop | ||
| 19. | line (act) the principal activity in your life that you do to earn money | ||
| Samples | He's not in my line of business. | ||
| Synonyms | business, job, line of work, occupation | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | activity | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | accountancy, accounting, appointment, berth, billet, biz, calling, career, catering, confectionery, craft, employment, farming, game, land, medium, metier, office, photography, place, position, post, profession, salt mine, situation, sport, spot, trade, treadmill, vocation, work | ||
| 20. | line (location) in games or sports; a mark indicating positions or bounds of the playing area | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | mark, print | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | balkline, baseline, baseline, baulk-line, finish line, finishing line, foul line, foul line, foul line, goal line, line of scrimmage, out of bounds, red line, scratch, scratch line, scrimmage line, service line, sideline, start, starting line, string line, yard line | ||
| 21. | line (communication) (often plural) a means of communication or access | ||
| Samples | It must go through official channels. Lines of communication were set up between the two firms. | ||
| Synonyms | channel, communication channel | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | communicating, communication | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | back channel, contact, inter-group communication, lens, liaison, line of gab, link, patter, spiel | ||
| Domain usage | plural, plural form | ||
| 22. | line (artifact) a particular kind of product or merchandise | ||
| Samples | A nice line of shoes. | ||
| Synonyms | business line, line of business, line of merchandise, line of products, product line | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | merchandise, product, ware | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | sideline | ||
| Part holonym | top of the line | ||
| 23. | line (artifact) a commercial organization serving as a common carrier | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | carrier, common carrier | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | airline, airline business, airway, railroad, railroad line, railway, railway line, railway system, steamship company, steamship line, transit line | ||
| Part meronym | transit, transportation, transportation system | ||
| 24. | line (quantity) space for one line of print (one column wide and 1/14 inch deep) used to measure advertising | ||
| Synonyms | agate line | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | area unit, square measure | ||
| 25. | line (possession) the maximum credit that a customer is allowed | ||
| Synonyms | bank line, credit line, line of credit, personal credit line, personal line of credit | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | credit | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | consumer credit | ||
| 26. | line (communication) a succession of notes forming a distinctive sequence | ||
| Samples | She was humming an air from Beethoven. | ||
| Synonyms | air, melodic line, melodic phrase, melody, strain, tune | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | music | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | fanfare, flourish, glissando, idea, leitmotif, leitmotiv, melodic theme, musical theme, part, roulade, signature, signature tune, theme, theme song, theme song, tucket, voice | ||
| Part holonym | musical phrase, phrase | ||
| 27. | line (communication) persuasive but insincere talk that is usually intended to deceive or impress | ||
| Samples | `let me show you my etchings' is a rather worn line. He has a smooth line but I didn't fall for it. That salesman must have practiced his fast line of talk. | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | persuasion, suasion | ||
| 28. | line (communication) a short personal letter | ||
| Samples | Drop me a line when you get there. | ||
| Synonyms | billet, note, short letter | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | personal letter | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | excuse | ||
| 29. | line (cognition) a conceptual separation or distinction | ||
| Samples | There is a narrow line between sanity and insanity. | ||
| Synonyms | contrast, demarcation, dividing line | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | differentiation, distinction | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | point of no return, Rubicon | ||
| 30. | line (artifact) 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 | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | mechanical system | ||
| Part holonym | conveyer, conveyer belt, conveyor, conveyor belt, transporter | ||
| Part meronym | factory, manufactory, manufacturing plant, mill | ||
English verb: line | |||
| 1. | line (stative) be in line with; form a line along | ||
| Samples | Trees line the riverbank. | ||
| Synonyms | run along | ||
| Pattern of use | Something ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | lie | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | rim | ||
| 2. | line (contact) cover the interior of | ||
| Samples | Line the gloves. Line a chimney. | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Something ----s something. Somebody ----s something PP | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | cover | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | babbitt, crib, face, reline | ||
| 3. | line (contact) make a mark or lines on a surface | ||
| Samples | Draw a line. Trace the outline of a figure in the sand. | ||
| Synonyms | delineate, describe, draw, trace | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Something ----s something. Somebody ----s something PP | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | mark | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | circumscribe, circumscribe, construct, inscribe, write | ||
| Verb group | draw, draw | ||
| 4. | line (contact) mark with lines | ||
| Samples | Sorrow had lined his face. | ||
| Pattern of use | Something ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | mark, nock, score | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | crisscross, hatch, reline | ||
| 5. | line (change) fill plentifully | ||
| Samples | Line one's pockets. | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Something ----s something. Somebody ----s something PP | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | fill, fill up, make full | ||
| 6. | line (change) reinforce with fabric | ||
| Samples | Lined books are more enduring. | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | reenforce, reinforce | ||
Based on WordNet 3.0 copyright © Princeton University.
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