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Linelike
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WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.
Linelike
see synonyms of linelikenoun
1.
a narrow continuous mark, as one made by a pencil, pen, or brush across a surface
2.
such a mark cut into or raised from a surface
3.
a thin indented mark or wrinkle
4.
a straight or curved continuous trace having no breadth that is produced by a moving point
5. mathematics
a.
any straight one-dimensional geometrical element whose identity is determined by two points. A line segment lies between any two points on a line
b.
a set of points (x, y) that satisfies the equation y = mx + c, where m is the gradient and c is the intercept with the y-axis
6.
a border or boundary
the county line
7. sport
a.
a white or coloured band indicating a boundary or division on a field, track, etc
b.
a mark or imaginary mark at which a race begins or ends
8. American football
a. line of scrimmage
b.
the players arranged in a row on either side of the line of scrimmage at the start of each play
9.
a specified point of change or limit
the dividing line between sanity and madness
10.
a.
the edge or contour of a shape, as in sculpture or architecture, or a mark on a painting, drawing, etc,
defining or suggesting this
b.
the sum or type of such contours or marks, characteristic of a style or design
the line of a draughtsman
the line of a building
11.
anything long, flexible, and thin, such as a wire or string
a washing line
a fishing line
12.
a telephone connection
a direct line to New York
13.
a.
a conducting wire, cable, or circuit for making connections between pieces of electrical
apparatus, such as a cable for electric-power transmission, telecommunications, etc
b.
(as modifier)
the line voltage
14.
a system of travel or transportation, esp over agreed routes
a shipping line
15.
a company operating such a system
16.
a route between two points on a railway
17. mainly British
a.
a railway track, including the roadbed, sleepers, etc
b.
one of the rails of such a track
18. New Zealand
a roadway usually in a rural area
19.
a course or direction of movement or advance
the line of flight of a bullet
20.
a course or method of action, behaviour, etc
take a new line with him
21.
a policy or prescribed course of action or way of thinking (often in the phrases bring or come into line)
22.
a field of study, interest, occupation, trade, or profession
this book is in your line
23.
alignment; true (esp in the phrases in line, out of line)
24.
one kind of product or article
a nice line in hats
25. New Zealand
a collection of bales of wool all of the one type
26.
a row of persons or things
a line of cakes on the conveyor belt
27.
a chronological or ancestral series, esp of people
a line of prime ministers
28.
a row of words printed or written across a page or column
29.
a unit of verse consisting of the number of feet appropriate to the metre being used
and written or printed with the words in a single row
30.
a short letter; note
just a line to say thank you
31.
a piece of useful information or hint about something
give me a line on his work
32.
one of a number of narrow horizontal bands forming a television picture
33. physics
a narrow band in an electromagnetic spectrum, resulting from a transition in an atom, ion, or molecule of a gas or plasma
34. music
a.
any of the five horizontal marks that make up the stave
Compare space (sense 10)b.
the musical part or melody notated on one such set
c.
a discernible shape formed by sequences of notes or musical sounds
a meandering melodic line
d.
(in polyphonic music) a set of staves that are held together with a bracket or brace
35.
a unit of magnetic flux equal to 1 maxwell
36.
a defensive or fortified position, esp one that marks the most forward position in war or a national boundary
the front line
37. line ahead
38.
a formation adopted by a body or a number of military units when drawn up abreast
39.
the combatant forces of certain armies and navies, excluding supporting arms
40. fencing
one of four divisions of the target on a fencer's body, considered as areas to which
specific attacks are made
41.
the scent left by a fox
42.
a.
the equator (esp in the phrase crossing the line)
b.
any circle or arc on the terrestrial or celestial sphere
43.
the amount of insurance written by an underwriter for a particular risk
44. US and Canadian
a line of people, vehicles, etc, waiting for something
. Also called (in Britain and certain other countries): queue45. slang
a portion of a powdered drug for snorting
46. slang
something said for effect, esp to solicit for money, sex, etc
he gave me his usual line
47. above the line
48. below the line
49. all along the line
50. do a line
51. draw the line
52. get a line on
53. hold the line
54. in line for
55. in line with
56. in the line of duty
57. lay on the line
58. shoot a line
59. step out of line
60. toe the line
verb
61. (transitive)
to mark with a line or lines
62. (transitive)
to draw or represent with a line or lines
63. (transitive)
to be or put as a border to
tulips lined the lawns
64.
to place in or form a row, series, or alignment
verb (transitive)
1.
to attach an inside covering to (a garment, curtain, etc), as for protection, to hide the seaming, or so that it should hang well
2.
to cover or fit the inside of
to line the walls with books
3.
to fill plentifully
a purse lined with money
4.
to reinforce the back of (a book) with fabric, paper, etc
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Linelike
see synonyms of linelike noun
1.
a.
a cord, rope, wire, string, or the like
b.
a long, fine, strong cord with a hook, sinker, leader, etc. used in fishing
c.
a clothesline
d.
a cord, steel tape, etc. used in measuring or leveling
e.
a rope, hawser, or cable used on a ship
f.
a rein
usually used in pl.2. US
a.
a wire or wires connecting a telephone or telegraph system
b.
a system of such wires
c.
effective contact between telephones
d.
a telephone extension
call me on line 9
3.
any wire, pipe, system of pipes or wires, etc. for conducting water, gas, electricity,
etc.
4.
a very thin, threadlike mark
; specif.,a.
a long, thin mark made by a pencil, pen, chalk, etc.
b.
a similar mark cut in a hard surface, as by engraving
c.
a thin crease in the palm or on the face
5.
a mark made on the ground in certain sports
; specif.,a.
any of the straight, narrow marks dividing or bounding a football field, tennis court, etc.
often used in combination sideline
b.
a mark indicating a starting point, a limit not to be crossed, or a point which must
be reached or passed
6. US
a border or boundary
the state line
7.
a division between conditions, qualities, classes, etc.; limit; demarcation
8. [pl.]
outline; contour; lineament
built along modern lines
9. [pl.]; Archaic
lot in life; one's fate
10. [usually pl.]
a plan of construction; plan of making or doing
11.
a row or series of persons or things of a particular kind
; specif.,a.
a row of written or printed characters extending across or part way across a page
b.
a single row of words or characters making up a unit of poetry, often of a specified
number of feet
c. US
a row of persons waiting in turn to buy something, enter a theater, etc.; queue
d.
an assembly line or a similar arrangement for the packing, shipping, etc. of merchandise
12.
a connected series of persons or things following each other in time or place; succession
a line of Democratic presidents
13.
lineage1
14.
the descendants of a common ancestor or of a particular breed
15. US
a.
a transportation system or service consisting of regular trips by buses, ships, etc. between two or more points
b. US
a company operating such a system
c.
one branch or division of such a system
the main line of a railroad
d.
a single track of a railroad
16.
the course or direction anything moving takes; path
the line of fire
17.
a.
a course of conduct, action, explanation, etc.
the line of an argument
b.
a course of movement
18.
a person's trade or occupation
what's his line?
19. US
a stock of goods of a particular type considered with reference to quality, quantity,
variety, etc.
20.
a.
the field of one's special knowledge, interest, or ability
b.
a source or piece of information
a line on a bargain
21.
a short letter, note, or card
drop me a line
22. [pl.]
all the speeches in a play; esp., the speeches of any single character
23. Informal
persuasive or flattering talk that is insincere
24. US, Informal
the odds given by a bookmaker on the contestants in a race, game, etc.
25. Slang
a small quantity of cocaine sniffed at one time
26. British
a stock, supply, display, etc., as of literary or artistic qualities, methods, or techniques
a nice line in irony
27. [pl.] Chiefly British
a marriage certificate
: in full marriage lines28. US, Basketball
free-throw line
see also free throw29. Bridge
the horizontal line on a score sheet below which are recorded points that count toward a game and above which, all other points
30. US, American Football
a.
line of scrimmage
b.
the players arranged in a row on either side of the line of scrimmage at the start
of each play
31. Geography
an imaginary circle of the earth or of the celestial sphere, as the equator or the
equinoctial circle
32. Hockey
the two wings and the center playing together
33. Ancient Mathematics
a.
the path of a moving point, thought of as having length but not breadth, whether
straight or curved
b.
such a path when considered perfectly straight
34. Military
a.
a formation of ships, troops, etc. in which elements are abreast of each other
b.
the area or position in closest contact with the enemy during combat
c.
the troops in this area
d.
the officers in immediate command of fighting ships or combat troops
e. US
the combatant branches of the army as distinguished from the supporting branches
and the staff
35. Music
any of the long parallel marks forming the staff
36. Television
a scanning line
verb transitiveWord forms: lined or ˈlining
37.
to mark with lines
38.
to draw or trace with or as with lines
39.
to bring or cause to come into a straight row or into conformity; bring into alignment
often with up40.
to form a line along
elms line the streets
41.
to place objects along the edge of
line the walk with flowers
42. US, Baseball
to hit (a pitched ball) in a line drive
verb intransitive
43.
to form a line
usually with up44. US, Baseball
to hit a line drive
adjective
45.
of or having to do with the managing of departments, operations, etc. which are involved
directly in producing income, as in production or sales as distinguished from those
involved in routine internal functions
verb transitiveWord forms: lined or ˈlining
1.
to put a layer or lining of a different material on the inside of
2.
to be used as a lining in
cloth lined the trunk
3.
to fill; stuff
now chiefly in line one's pockets, to make money, esp. greedily or unethicallyWebster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.