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| 1. n. A path through two or more points (compare ‘segment’); a continuous mark, including as made by a pen; any path, curved or straight. | |
| The arrow descended in a curved line. | |
| 2. n. (geometry) An infinitely extending one-dimensional figure that has no curvature; one that has length but not breadth or thickness. | |
| 3. n. (geometry, informal) A line segment; a continuous finite segment of such a figure. | |
| 4. n. (graph theory) An edge of a graph. | |
| 5. n. (geography) A circle of latitude or of longitude, as represented on a map. | |
| 6. n. (geography, ‘the line’ or ‘equinoctial line’) The equator. | |
| 7. n. (music) One of the straight horizontal and parallel prolonged strokes on and between which the notes are placed. | |
| 8. n. (cricket) The horizontal path of a ball towards the batsman (see also length). | |
| 9. n. (soccer) The goal line. | |
| 10. n. A rope, cord, string, or thread, of any thickness. | |
| 11. n. A hose or pipe, of any size. | |
| a brake line, the main water line to the house | |
| 12. n. Direction, path. | |
| the line of sight; the line of vision | |
| 13. n. The wire connecting one telegraphic station with another, a telephone or internet cable between two points: a telephone or network connection. | |
| I tried to make a call, but the line was dead. | |
| a dedicated line; a shared line | |
| Please speak up, the line is very faint. | |
| 14. n. A clothesline. | |
| 15. n. A letter, a written form of communication. | |
| Drop me a line. | |
| 16. n. A connected series of public conveyances, as a roadbed or railway track; and hence, an established arrangement for forwarding merchandise, etc. | |
| a line of stages; an express line | |
| 17. n. (military) A trench or rampart, or the non-physical demarcation of the extent of the territory occupied by specified forces. | |
| 18. n. The exterior limit of a figure or territory: a boundary, contour, or outline; a demarcation. | |
| 19. n. A long tape or ribbon marked with units for measuring; a tape measure. | |
| 20. n. (obsolete) A measuring line or cord. | |
| 21. n. That which was measured by a line, such as a field or any piece of land set apart; hence, allotted place of abode. | |
| 22. n. A threadlike crease or wrinkle marking the face, hand, or body; hence, a characteristic mark. | |
| 23. n. Lineament; feature; figure (of one's body). | |
| 24. n. 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 contra | |
| The line forms on the right. | |
| There is a line of houses. | |
| 25. n. (military) The regular infantry of an army, as distinguished from militia, guards, volunteer corps, cavalry, artillery etc. | |
| 26. n. A series or succession of ancestors or descendants of a given person; a family or race; compare lineage. | |
| 27. n. A small amount of text. Specifically: | |
| 28. n. A written or printed row of letters, words, numbers or other text, especially a row of words extending across a page or column, or a blank in place of | |
| The answer to the comprehension question can be found in the third line of the accompanying text. | |
| 29. n. A verse (in poetry). | |
| 30. n. A sentence of dialogue, especially in a play, movie or the like. | |
| He was perfecting his pickup lines for use at the bar. | |
| "It is what it is" was one his more annoying lines. | |
| 31. n. A lie or exaggeration, especially one told to gain another's approval or prevent losing it. | |
| Don't feed me a line! | |
| 32. n. Course of conduct, thought, occupation, or policy; method of argument; department of industry, trade, or intellectual activity. | |
| 33. n. The official, stated position (or set of positions) of an individual or group, particularly a political or religious faction. | |
| Remember, your answers must match the party line. | |
| 34. n. A set of products or services sold by a business, or by extension, the business itself. | |
| line of business, product line | |
| How many buses does the line have? | |
| The airline is in danger of bankruptcy. | |
| 35. n. (stock exchange) A number of shares taken by a jobber. | |
| 36. n. A measure of length: | |
| 37. n. (historical) A tsarist-era Russian unit of measure, approximately equal to one tenth of an English inch, used especially when measuring the calibre of | |
| 38. n. One twelfth of an inch. | |
| 39. n. One fortieth of an inch. | |
| 40. n. (historical) A maxwell, a unit of magnetic flux. | |
| 41. n. (baseball, slang) The batter’s box. | |
| 42. n. (fencing, ‘line of engagement’) The position in which the fencers hold their swords. | |
| 43. n. (engineering) Proper relative position or adjustment (of parts, not as to design or proportion, but with reference to smooth working). | |
| the engine is in line / out of line | |
| 44. n. A small portion or serving (of a powdery illegal drug). | |
| 45. n. (obsolete) Instruction; doctrine. | |
| 46. n. (genetics) Population of cells derived from a single cell and containing the same genetic makeup. | |
| 47. n. (perfusion line) a set composed of a spike, a drip chamber, a clamp, a Y-injection site, a three-way stopcock and a catheter. | |
| 48. n. (ice hockey) A group of forwards that play together. | |
| 49. n. (medicine, colloquial) A vascular catheter. | |
| patient had a line inserted | |
| line sepsis | |
| 50. v. To place (objects) into a line (usually used with "up"); to form into a line; to align. | |
| to line troops | |
| 51. v. To place persons or things along the side of for security or defense; to strengthen by adding; to fortify. | |
| to line works with soldiers | |
| 52. v. To form a line along. | |
| 53. v. To mark with a line or lines, to cover with lines. | |
| to line a copy book | |
| 54. v. (transitive, obsolete) To represent by lines; to delineate; to portray. | |
| 55. v. To read or repeat line by line. | |
| to line out a hymn | |
| 56. v. (intransitive, ‘line up’) To form or enter into a line. | |
| 57. v. (intransitive, baseball) To hit a line drive; to hit a line drive which is caught for an out. Compare fly and ground. | |
| Jones lined to left in his last at-bat. | |
| 58. v. To track (wild bees) to their nest by following their line of flight. | |
| 59. n. (obsolete) Flax; linen, particularly the longer fiber of flax. | |
| 60. v. To cover the inner surface of (something), originally especially with linen. | |
| The bird lines its nest with soft grass. | |
| to line a cloak with silk or fur | |
| to line a box with paper or tin | |
| paintings lined the walls of the cavernous dining room | |
| 61. v. To reinforce (the back of a book) with glue and glued scrap material such as fabric or paper. | |
| 62. v. To fill or supply (something), as a purse with money. | |
| to line the shelves | |
| 63. v. (transitive, now rare, of a dog) to copulate with, to impregnate. | |
