What does line mean?

Definitions for line
laɪnline

This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word line.

Princeton's WordNet

  1. linenoun

    a formation of people or things one beside another

    "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"

  2. linenoun

    a mark that is long relative to its width

    "He drew a line on the chart"

  3. linenoun

    a formation of people or things one behind another

    "the line stretched clear around the corner"; "you must wait in a long line at the checkout counter"

  4. linenoun

    a length (straight or curved) without breadth or thickness; the trace of a moving point

  5. linenoun

    text consisting of a row of words written across a page or computer screen

    "the letter consisted of three short lines"; "there are six lines in every stanza"

  6. linenoun

    a single frequency (or very narrow band) of radiation in a spectrum

  7. linenoun

    a fortified position (especially one marking the most forward position of troops)

    "they attacked the enemy's line"

  8. argumentation, logical argument, argument, line of reasoning, linenoun

    a course of reasoning aimed at demonstrating a truth or falsehood; the methodical process of logical reasoning

    "I can't follow your line of reasoning"

  9. cable, line, transmission linenoun

    a conductor for transmitting electrical or optical signals or electric power

  10. course, linenoun

    a connected series of events or actions or developments

    "the government took a firm course"; "historians can only point out those lines for which evidence is available"

  11. linenoun

    a spatial location defined by a real or imaginary unidimensional extent

  12. wrinkle, furrow, crease, crinkle, seam, linenoun

    a slight depression in the smoothness of a surface

    "his face has many lines"; "ironing gets rid of most wrinkles"

  13. pipeline, linenoun

    a pipe used to transport liquids or gases

    "a pipeline runs from the wells to the seaport"

  14. line, railway line, rail linenoun

    the road consisting of railroad track and roadbed

  15. telephone line, phone line, telephone circuit, subscriber line, linenoun

    a telephone connection

  16. linenoun

    acting in conformity

    "in line with"; "he got out of line"; "toe the line"

  17. lineage, line, line of descent, descent, bloodline, blood line, blood, pedigree, ancestry, origin, parentage, stemma, stocknoun

    the descendants of one individual

    "his entire lineage has been warriors"

  18. linenoun

    something (as a cord or rope) that is long and thin and flexible

    "a washing line"

  19. occupation, business, job, line of work, linenoun

    the principal activity in your life that you do to earn money

    "he's not in my line of business"

  20. linenoun

    in games or sports; a mark indicating positions or bounds of the playing area

  21. channel, communication channel, linenoun

    (often plural) a means of communication or access

    "it must go through official channels"; "lines of communication were set up between the two firms"

  22. line, product line, line of products, line of merchandise, business line, line of businessnoun

    a particular kind of product or merchandise

    "a nice line of shoes"

  23. linenoun

    a commercial organization serving as a common carrier

  24. agate line, linenoun

    space for one line of print (one column wide and 1/14 inch deep) used to measure advertising

  25. credit line, line of credit, bank line, line, personal credit line, personal line of creditnoun

    the maximum credit that a customer is allowed

  26. tune, melody, air, strain, melodic line, line, melodic phrasenoun

    a succession of notes forming a distinctive sequence

    "she was humming an air from Beethoven"

  27. linenoun

    persuasive but insincere talk that is usually intended to deceive or impress

    "`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"

  28. note, short letter, line, billetnoun

    a short personal letter

    "drop me a line when you get there"

  29. line, dividing line, demarcation, contrastnoun

    a conceptual separation or distinction

    "there is a narrow line between sanity and insanity"

  30. production line, assembly line, lineverb

    mechanical system in a factory whereby an article is conveyed through sites at which successive operations are performed on it

  31. line, run alongverb

    be in line with; form a line along

    "trees line the riverbank"

  32. lineverb

    cover the interior of

    "line the gloves"; "line a chimney"

  33. trace, draw, line, describe, delineateverb

    make a mark or lines on a surface

    "draw a line"; "trace the outline of a figure in the sand"

  34. lineverb

    mark with lines

    "sorrow had lined his face"

  35. lineverb

    fill plentifully

    "line one's pockets"

  36. lineverb

    reinforce with fabric

    "lined books are more enduring"

Wiktionary

  1. linenoun

    A path through two or more points (compare 'segment'); a continuous mark, including as made by a pen; any path, curved or straight.

  2. linenoun

    A rope, cord, string, or thread, of any thickness.

  3. line

    Direction, path.

    the line of sight or the line of vision

  4. line

    The wire connecting one telegraphic station with another, a telephone or internet cable between two points: a telephone or network connection.

  5. line

    A letter, a written form of communication.

    Drop me a line.

  6. line

    A connected series of public conveyances, as a roadbed or railway track; and hence, an established arrangement for forwarding merchandise, etc.

  7. line

    A trench or rampart, or the non-physical demarcation of the extent of the territory occupied by specified forces.

  8. line

    The exterior limit of a figure or territory: a boundary, contour, or outline; a demarcation.

  9. line

    A threadlike crease or wrinkle marking the face, hand, or body; hence, a characteristic mark.

  10. lineverb

    To place (objects) into a line (usually used with "up"); to form into a line; to align.

    to line troops

  11. lineverb

    To place persons or things along the side of for security or defense; to strengthen by adding; to fortify.

    to line works with soldiers

  12. line

    To form a line along.

  13. line

    To mark with a line or lines, to cover with lines.

    to line a copy book

  14. line

    To represent by lines; to delineate; to portray.

  15. line

    To read or repeat line by line.

    to line out a hymn

  16. line

    To form or enter into a line.

  17. line

    To hit a line drive; to hit a line drive which is caught for an out. Compare fly and ground.

  18. linenoun

    Flax; linen, particularly the longer fiber of flax.

  19. lineverb

    To cover the inner surface of (something), originally especially with linen.

  20. lineverb

    To reinforce (the back of a book) with glue and glued scrap material such as fabric or paper.

  21. line

    To fill or supply (something), as a purse with money.

  22. lineverb

    to copulate with, to impregnate.

  23. line

    Lineament; feature; figure (of one's body).

  24. line

    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.

  25. line

    The regular infantry of an army, as distinguished from militia, guards, volunteer corps, cavalry, artillery etc.

  26. line

    A series or succession of ancestors or descendants of a given person; a family or race; compare lineage.

  27. line

    A small amount of text. Specifically:

  28. line

    Course of conduct, thought, occupation, or policy; method of argument; department of industry, trade, or intellectual activity.

  29. line

    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.

  30. line

    The products or services sold by a business, or by extension, the business itself.

  31. line

    A number of shares taken by a jobber.

  32. line

    A measure of length:

  33. line

    Alternative name for a maxwell, a unit of magnetic flux.

  34. line

    The batter's box.

  35. line

    The position in which the fencers hold their swords.

  36. line

    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

  37. line

    A small portion or serving (of a powdery illegal drug).

  38. Etymology: līnōn, from līnan, from līn-. Akin to lina (Leine), line (lijn), lina (line), lin.

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. Linenoun

    Etymology: linea, Latin.

    Even the planets, upon this principle, must gravitate no more towards the Sun; so that they would not revolve in curve lines, but fly away in direct tangents, till they struck against other planets. Richard Bentley, Sermons.

    Well sung the Roman bard; all human things,
    Of dearest value, hang on slender strings;
    O see the then sole hope, and in design
    Of heav’n our joy, supported by a line. Edmund Waller.

    A line seldom holds to strein, or draws streight in length, above fifty or sixty feet. Joseph Moxon, Mechanical Exercises.

    We as by line upon the ocean go,
    Whose paths shall be familiar as the land. Dryden.

    Victorious with their lines and eyes,
    They make the fishes and the men their prize. Edmund Waller.

    Long is it since I saw him,
    But time hath nothing blurr’d those lines of favour
    Which then he wore. William Shakespeare, Cymbeline.

    I shall have good fortune; go to, here’s a simple line of life; here’s a small trifle of wives. William Shakespeare.

    Here, while his canting drone-pipe scan’d
    The mystic figures of her hand,
    He tipples palmestry, and dines
    On all her fortune-telling lines. John Cleveland.

    You have generous thoughts turned to such speculations: but this is not enough towards the raising such buildings as I have drawn you here the lines of, unless the direction of all affairs here were wholly in your hands. William Temple.

    The inventors meant to turn such qualifications into persons as were agreeable to his character, for whom the line was drawn. Alexander Pope, Essay on Homer.

    Oh lasting as those colours may they shine,
    Free as thy stroke, yet faultless as thy line! Alexander Pope.

    In the preceding line, Ulysses speaks of Nausicaa, yet immediately changes the words into the masculine gender. , Notes on the Odyssey.

    In many lines these few epistles tell
    What fate attends. Samuel Garth.

    Now snatch an hour that favours thy designs,
    Unite thy forces, and attack their lines. John Dryden, Æn.

    The heavens themselves, the planets, and this center,
    Observe degree, priority, and place,
    Insisture, course, proportion, season, form,
    Office and custom, in all line of order. William Shakespeare.

    Eden stretch’d her line
    From Auran eastward to the royal tow’rs
    Of great Seleucia. John Milton, Paradise Lost, b. iv.

    When the sun below the line descends,
    Then one long night continued darkness joins. Thomas Creech.

    He chid the sisters
    When first they put the name of king upon me,
    And bade them speak to him; then prophet like,
    They hail’d him father to a line of kings. William Shakespeare.

    He sends you this most memorable line,
    In ev’ry branch truly demonstrative,
    Willing you overlook this pedigree. William Shakespeare, Henry V.

    Some lines were noted for a stern, rigid virtue, savage, haughty, parsimonious and unpopular; others were sweet and affable. Dryden.

    His empire, courage, and his boasted line,
    Were all prov’d mortal. Wentworth Dillon.

    A golden bowl
    The queen commanded to be crown’d with wine,
    The bowl that Belus us’d, and all the Tyrian line. Dryd.

    The years
    Ran smoothly on, productive of a line
    Of wise heroick kings. Philips.

  2. To Lineverb

    Etymology: supposed by Franciscus Junius from linum, linings being made of linen.

    A box lined with paper to receive the mercury that might be spilt. Boyle.

    The charge amounteth very high for any one man’s purse, except lined beyond ordinary, to reach unto. Carew.

    Her women are about her: what if I do line one of their hands. William Shakespeare, Cymbeline.

    He, by a gentle bow, divin’d
    How well a cully’s purse was lin’d. Jonathan Swift.

    Notwithstanding they had lined some hedges with musqueteers, they were totally dispersed. Edward Hyde, b. viii.

    Line and new repair our towns of war
    With men of courage, and with means defendant. William Shakespeare.

    Son of sixteen,
    Pluck the lin’d crutch from thy old limping sire. William Shakespeare.

    Who lin’d himself with hope,
    Eating the air, on promise of supply. William Shakespeare.

    My brother Mortimer doth stir
    About his title, and hath sent for you
    To line his enterprise. William Shakespeare, Henry IV. p. i.

    The two armies were assigned to the leading of two generals, both of them rather courtiers, and assured to the state, than martial men; yet lined and assisted with subordinate commanders of great experience and valour. Francis Bacon.

    Thus from the Tyrian pastures lin’d with Jove
    He bore Europa, and still keeps his love. Thomas Creech.

ChatGPT

  1. line

    A line is a straight or curved mark with negligible width, extending indefinitely in both directions. It is a fundamental geometric element that separates two points or connects multiple points in space. Lines can be described by their length, direction, and position.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Linenoun

    flax; linen

  2. Linenoun

    the longer and finer fiber of flax

  3. Lineverb

    to cover the inner surface of; as, to line a cloak with silk or fur; to line a box with paper or tin

  4. Lineverb

    to put something in the inside of; to fill; to supply, as a purse with money

  5. Lineverb

    to place persons or things along the side of for security or defense; to strengthen by adding anything; to fortify; as, to line works with soldiers

  6. Lineverb

    to impregnate; -- applied to brute animals

  7. Linenoun

    a linen thread or string; a slender, strong cord; also, a cord of any thickness; a rope; a hawser; as, a fishing line; a line for snaring birds; a clothesline; a towline

  8. Linenoun

    a more or less threadlike mark of pen, pencil, or graver; any long mark; as, a chalk line

  9. Linenoun

    the course followed by anything in motion; hence, a road or route; as, the arrow descended in a curved line; the place is remote from lines of travel

  10. Linenoun

    direction; as, the line of sight or vision

  11. Linenoun

    a row of letters, words, etc., written or printed; esp., a row of words extending across a page or column

  12. Linenoun

    a short letter; a note; as, a line from a friend

  13. Linenoun

    a verse, or the words which form a certain number of feet, according to the measure

  14. Linenoun

    course of conduct, thought, occupation, or policy; method of argument; department of industry, trade, or intellectual activity

  15. Linenoun

    that which has length, but not breadth or thickness

  16. Linenoun

    the exterior limit of a figure, plat, or territory; boundary; contour; outline

  17. Linenoun

    a threadlike crease marking the face or the hand; hence, characteristic mark

  18. Linenoun

    lineament; feature; figure

  19. Linenoun

    a straight row; a continued series or rank; as, a line of houses, or of soldiers; a line of barriers

  20. Linenoun

    a series or succession of ancestors or descendants of a given person; a family or race; as, the ascending or descending line; the line of descent; the male line; a line of kings

  21. Linenoun

    a connected series of public conveyances, and hence, an established arrangement for forwarding merchandise, etc.; as, a line of stages; an express line

  22. Linenoun

    a circle of latitude or of longitude, as represented on a map

  23. Linenoun

    the equator; -- usually called the line, or equinoctial line; as, to cross the line

  24. Linenoun

    a long tape, or a narrow ribbon of steel, etc., marked with subdivisions, as feet and inches, for measuring; a tapeline

  25. Linenoun

    a measuring line or cord

  26. Linenoun

    that which was measured by a line, as a field or any piece of land set apart; hence, allotted place of abode

  27. Linenoun

    instruction; doctrine

  28. Linenoun

    the proper relative position or adjustment of parts, not as to design or proportion, but with reference to smooth working; as, the engine is in line or out of line

  29. Linenoun

    the track and roadbed of a railway; railroad

  30. Linenoun

    a row of men who are abreast of one another, whether side by side or some distance apart; -- opposed to column

  31. Linenoun

    the regular infantry of an army, as distinguished from militia, guards, volunteer corps, cavalry, artillery, etc

  32. Linenoun

    a trench or rampart

  33. Linenoun

    dispositions made to cover extended positions, and presenting a front in but one direction to an enemy

  34. Linenoun

    form of a vessel as shown by the outlines of vertical, horizontal, and oblique sections

  35. Linenoun

    one of the straight horizontal and parallel prolonged strokes on and between which the notes are placed

  36. Linenoun

    a number of shares taken by a jobber

  37. Linenoun

    a series of various qualities and values of the same general class of articles; as, a full line of hosiery; a line of merinos, etc

  38. Linenoun

    the wire connecting one telegraphic station with another, or the whole of a system of telegraph wires under one management and name

  39. Linenoun

    the reins with which a horse is guided by his driver

  40. Linenoun

    a measure of length; one twelfth of an inch

  41. Lineverb

    to mark with a line or lines; to cover with lines; as, to line a copy book

  42. Lineverb

    to represent by lines; to delineate; to portray

  43. Lineverb

    to read or repeat line by line; as, to line out a hymn

  44. Lineverb

    to form into a line; to align; as, to line troops

  45. Etymology: [See Line flax.]

Wikidata

  1. Line

    The notion of line or straight line was introduced by ancient mathematicians to represent straight objects with negligible width and depth. Lines are an idealization of such objects. Thus, until seventeenth century, lines were defined like this: "The line is the first species of quantity, which has only one dimension, namely length, without any width nor depth, and is nothing else than the flow or run of the point which […] will leave from its imaginary moving some vestige in length, exempt of any width. […] The straight line is that which is equally extended between its points" Euclid described a line as "breadthless length", and introduced several postulates as basic unprovable properties from which he constructed the geometry, which is now called Euclidean geometry to avoid confusion with other geometries which have been introduced since the end of nineteenth century. In modern mathematics, given the multitude of geometries, the concept of a line is closely tied to the way the geometry is described. For instance, in analytic geometry, a line in the plane is often defined as the set of points whose coordinates satisfy a given linear equation, but in a more abstract setting, such as incidence geometry, a line may be an independent object, distinct from the set of points which lie on it.

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary

  1. Line

    līn, v.t. to cover on the inside: to pad: to impregnate: (Shak.) to aid.—n. Lin′ing. [M. E. linen, to cover, perh. orig. with linen—obs. line, linen—A.S. lín—L. linum.]

  2. Line

    līn, n. a thread of linen or flax: a slender cord: (math.) that which has length without breadth or thickness: an extended stroke: a straight row: a cord extended to direct any operations: outline: a series or succession, as of progeny: a series of steamers, &c., plying continuously between places: a railroad: a telegraph wire between stations: an order given to an agent for goods, such goods received, the stock on hand of any particular goods: a mark or lineament, hence a characteristic: a rank: a verse: a short letter or note: a trench: limit: method: the equator: lineage: direction: occupation: the regular infantry of an army: the twelfth part of an inch: (pl.) marriage-lines, a marriage certificate: a certificate of church membership: military works of defence.—v.t. to mark out with lines: to cover with lines: to place along by the side of for guarding: to give out for public singing, as a hymn, line by line: (rare) to delineate, paint: to measure.—n. Lin′eāge, descendants in a line from a common progenitor: race: family.—adj. Lin′eal, of or belonging to a line: composed of lines: in the direction of a line: descended in a direct line from an ancestor.—n. Lineal′ity.—adv. Lin′eally.—n. Lin′eament, feature: distinguishing mark in the form, esp. of the face.—adj. Lin′ear, of or belonging to a line: consisting of, or having the form of, lines: straight.—adv. Lin′early.—adjs. Lin′eāte, -d, marked longitudinally with depressed lines.—ns. Line′ātion (same as Delineation); Line′-engrav′ing, the process of engraving in lines, steel or copperplate engraving.—n.pl. Line′-fish, those taken with the line, as cod, halibut, &c.—adj. Lin′eolate, marked with fine or obscure lines.—ns. Lin′er, a vessel belonging to a regular line or series of packets; Lines′man (mil.), a private in the line; Line′-storm, an equinoctial storm.—Linear perspective, that part of perspective which regards only the positions, magnitudes, and forms of the objects delineated.—Equinoctial line, the celestial equator: the terrestrial equator; Fraunhofer's lines, the dark lines observed crossing the sun's spectrum at right angles to its length—from the Bavarian optician, Joseph von Fraunhofer (1787-1826); Give line, from angling, to allow a person apparent freedom, so as to gain him at last; Ship of the line (see Ship). [A.S. líne—L. linealinum, flax.]

Dictionary of Nautical Terms

  1. line

    The general appellation of a number of small ropes in a ship, as buntlines, clue-lines, bowlines, &c. Also, the term in common parlance for the equator. Also, in the army, distinguishes the regular numbered regiments of cavalry and infantry from the artillery and guards, to whom exceptional functions are assigned. In fortification, it means a trench, approaches, &c. In a geometrical sense, it signifies length without breadth; and in military parlance, it is drawing up a front of soldiers.--Concluding line. A small rope, which is hitched to the middle of every step of a stern-ladder.--Deep-sea line. A long line, marked at every five fathoms with small strands of line, knotted, and used with the deep-sea lead. The first 20 fathoms are marked as follows: 2 and 3 fathoms with black leather; 5 with white bunting; 7 with red; 10 with leather and a hole in it. Then 13, 15, and 17 repeat the previous marks of 3, 5, and 7. Two knots indicate 20, three knots 30, four knots 40 fathoms, and so on, with an additional knot for every ten. Meanwhile a single knot indicates the intermediate fives. Besides this system some pilots prefer their own marks, as in the Hooghly, where they always measure the line for themselves. The term "deep-sea line" must not now be confined to the use of the lead for the ordinary purposes of safe navigation; deep-sea soundings for scientific purposes are recorded in thousands of fathoms, in which case the line is sometimes made of silk, the object being to obtain the largest amount of strength with a small weight.--Fishing-lines. Particular kinds of lines, generally used for fishing snood, mackerel, whiting, cod, albacore, &c.--Hand-line. A line about 20 fathoms long, marked like the first 20 fathoms of the deep-sea line. It is made fast to a hand-lead of from 7 to 14 lbs., and used to determine the depth of water in going in or out of a harbour, river, channel, &c.--Hauling-line. Any rope let down out of a top, &c., to haul up some light body by hand.--Knave-line. A rope fastened to the cross-trees, under the main or fore top, whence it comes down by the ties to the ram-head, and there it is rove through a piece of wood about 2 feet long, and so is brought to the ship's side, and there hauled up taut to the rails.--Life-line. A rope occasionally extended in several situations for persons to lay hold of, to prevent their falling.--Mar-line. A particular kind of small line, composed of two strands very little twisted; there is both tarred and white mar-line. That supplied for the gunner and for bending light sails is untarred.--Navel-line. A rope depending from the heads of the main and fore masts, and passed round to the bight of the truss to keep it up, whilst the yard is being swayed up, or when the truss, in bracing sharp up, is overhauled to the full.--Spilling-lines. Ropes fixed occasionally to the square sails, particularly the main and fore courses in bad weather, for reefing or furling them more conveniently; they are rove through blocks upon the yard, whence leading round the sail they are fastened abaft the yard, so that the sail is very closely confined.--White-line. That which has not been tarred, in contradistinction to tarred line.

Military Dictionary and Gazetteer

  1. line

    Various opinions have been given as to what portion of the military establishment should constitute the line of the army, and in the absence of legislation, which should settle the question, it will continue to be a subject of controversy, and some difficulty has arisen from the vague and uncertain meaning of the words “line of the army,” which neither in the English service nor in the United States have a well-defined meaning. The opinion that the words are intended to distinguish the regular army from the militia, or discriminate between officers by brevet and those by ordinary commissions, as understood by some, would seem to be erroneous. Though the words “line of the army” may sometimes be used in a different sense, the opinion prevails that in the 122d Article of War they are used to designate those officers of the army who do not belong to the staff, in contradistinction to those who do. It is now generally conceded that the law contemplates that the fighting portion of the army; as cavalry, artillery, infantry, and engineers, or that part of the service organized or subdivided into units for command, as well as the commanders thereof, constitutes the “line of the army.” The four arms of the service above mentioned form the principal part of a mobilized army, and as they are always formed into a line of battle to resist the attack of an enemy, or to make an attack, they are generally known as the “line of the army,” or “troops of the line,” to distinguish them from other bodies of men who form parts of an army.

  2. line

    In the British service, the regular infantry of an army, as distinguished from militia, volunteer corps, artillery, cavalry, etc.

  3. line

    In tactics, a body of men in either one or two ranks; generally a body of troops drawn up with an extended front. To line, is to place troops in line (see Align); thus, to line hedges or walls, is to place troops behind them. To form the line, in land tactics, is to arrange the troops in order of battle, or battle array. To break the line, to change the direction from that of a straight line, in order to obtain a cross-fire, and for other purposes. To line a street or road, is to draw up any number of men on each side of the street or road, and to face them inwards. This is frequently practiced on days of ceremony, when some distinguished person is received with military honors on his way through places where troops are stationed. This is the usage also in funerals, when the corps under arms form a line facing inwards.

  4. line

    In fencing, an imaginary line opposite to the fencer, wherein the shoulders, right arm, and the sword should always be found, and wherein are also to be placed the two feet at the distance of 18 inches apart. In which sense a man is said to be in his line, or to go out of his line, etc.

  5. line

    A cord or rope; as, a picket line, side lines (which see).

Editors Contribution

  1. line

    A neat arrangement of people.

    They all formed a line at the supermarket.


    Submitted by MaryC on February 12, 2020  


  2. line

    A quantifiable space connecting specific points.

    The angle line is straight in a specific direction.


    Submitted by MaryC on March 12, 2020  


  3. line

    A type of structure created and designed for a form of telecommunications.

    The broadband line was very efficient.


    Submitted by MaryC on February 29, 2020  

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  1. LINE

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Entomology

  1. Line

    a narrow streak or stripe: as a term of measurement, one-twelfth of an inch; commonly used by English and early American authors.

Surnames Frequency by Census Records

  1. LINE

    According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Line is ranked #9983 in terms of the most common surnames in America.

    The Line surname appeared 3,231 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 1 would have the surname Line.

    91.9% or 2,971 total occurrences were White.
    2.1% or 68 total occurrences were Black.
    1.9% or 62 total occurrences were Asian.
    1.8% or 58 total occurrences were of two or more races.
    1.5% or 50 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
    0.6% or 22 total occurrences were American Indian or Alaskan Native.

British National Corpus

  1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

    Rank popularity for the word 'line' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #421

  2. Written Corpus Frequency

    Rank popularity for the word 'line' in Written Corpus Frequency: #491

  3. Nouns Frequency

    Rank popularity for the word 'line' in Nouns Frequency: #73

  4. Verbs Frequency

    Rank popularity for the word 'line' in Verbs Frequency: #690

Anagrams for line »

  1. lien

  2. neil

  3. nile

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of line in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of line in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

Examples of line in a Sentence

  1. Tyler Clippard:

    This one hurts, we played well, but didn’t get it through the finish line.

  2. Christopher Willingham:

    Through all of her treatment, and despite the pain she was in, her temperament never changed. - Cpl. Juan Rodriguez There were no human casualties during Lucca’s bomb-sniffing patrols. Her career ended in March 2012 when she lost her leg and suffered chest burns from a bombing in Afghanistan’s Helmand Province. Cpl. Juan Rodriguez, who was her handler at the time, stayed by her side throughout each step of Lucca’s recovery. The explosion was huge and I immediately feared the worst for Lucca, i ran to her and saw her struggling to get up. I picked her up and ran to the shelter of a nearby tree line, applied a tourniquet to her injured leg and called the medics to collect us.

  3. Herbert Diess:

    The move goes in line with Volkswagen's (electric) e-mobility initiative.

  4. Antony Blinken:

    Evacuation is the wrong word, we're determined to make good on our obligation to those who helped us, who put their lives on the line, put their families' lives on the line working with The US military, working with our diplomats.

  5. Rory McIlroy:

    I went to Manny Pacquiao in' 09, and then I think Mayweather fought later on that year, and then they were supposed to fight the next year and it never happened. So( I've) been waiting five years for this to happen, i always said if these two guys fought each other, I wouldn't miss the opportunity to go. Luckily, we're somewhere close where I can get in line.

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Translations for line

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  • maatskappy, lyn, verbinding, meridiaan, kant, rigting, visie, maatband, vers, kontoer, ewenaar, grens, loopgraaf, ry, kenmerk, produklyn, skeerkring, metodeAfrikaans
  • صف, خطArabic
  • йүнәлеш, бау, һыҙыҡBashkir
  • лі́нія, чарга́Belarusian
  • строявам сеBulgarian
  • rectaCatalan, Valencian
  • úsečka, lajna, čára, řádek, přímkaCzech
  • lineDanish
  • Schlange, Kante, Linie, Leine, Zeile, Leitung, StreckeGerman
  • fli, kaEwe
  • γραμμή, ουρά, σπάγκοςGreek
  • renglón, cola, línea, segmento, trazo, fila, cinta métrica, hilo, rasgo, hilera, verso, rectaSpanish
  • ritta seadma, reastama, järjestamaEstonian
  • خطPersian
  • mittanauha, rihtaus, linja, näkökanta, linjata, viiva, päiväntasaaja, suora, jono, rivit, sukulinja, liina, suunta, vuorosana, repliikki, [[asettua]] [[jonoon]], nuora, rivi, uurre, linjaus, raja, nyöri, naru, [[lukea]] [[rivi]] [[riviltä]], [[asettaa]] [[jonoon]], koordinaattiviiva, jalkaväki, mielipide, jana, kirje, täyttää, vuorata, astuaFinnish
  • ride, droite, ligne, ligne de conduite, trait, croiser, accouplerFrench
  • líne, clólíneIrish
  • loidhneScottish Gaelic
  • liñaGalician
  • રેખાGujarati
  • linneyManx
  • כיוון, תור, קוHebrew
  • रेखा, पंक्ति, लाइनHindi
  • sorba rendez, sor, vonal, egyenes, felsorakozik, szakasz, sorakozik, sorba állítHungarian
  • տողArmenian
  • línaIcelandic
  • linea, riga, corda, linea dell'equatore, lineamento, linea di parentela, tratti somatici, comportamento, gamma, segmento, meridiana, stirpe, contorno, ramo, verso, gomena, cima, fila, posizione, sagola, bordo, partizione, reggimento, confine, allineare, fune, caratteri somatici, lignaggio, coda, fanteria d'assalto, linea di condotta, fase, equatore, meridiano, ruga, discendenza, foderareItalian
  • 台詞, 列, 行, 線Japanese
  • Korean
  • takiahoMāori
  • исцртува, црта, ли́нија, постро́јува, ко́нец, ред, právec, линија, ја́же, се постро́јува, ме́тро, повле́кува, о́тсечка, гра́ница, подре́дува, пра́ва, га́јтан, стро́фа, поставува, обложуваMacedonian
  • aansluiting, lijn, uitlijning, voorzien, evenaar, meetlat, rechte, contour, gezichtspunt, file, methode, kenmerk, productlijn, tekenen, richting, uitlijnen, kant, verbinding, streep, brief, rimpel, aanbod, regel, opzeggen, versterken, loopgraaf, stanza, opstellen, meridiaan, touw, gamma, vers, grens, lijnstuk, rij, visie, maatschappij, laten, bekleden, bedekken, dekken, voeren, vullenDutch
  • linjeNorwegian
  • ídzoNavajo, Navaho
  • równik, odcinek, wers, linia, rząd, miara, kolejka, metr, lina, szereg, krawędź, prosta, wiersz, wypełniać, wyściełaćPolish
  • aresta, fila, reta, contorno, risco, fala, equador, linha, traçar, linhagem, arco, fio, enfileirar, segmento, traço, forrarPortuguese
  • longitudine, linie, cant, segment (de dreaptă), dreaptă, direcție, linie (de portativ), șnur, frânghie, ață, metru (de măsură), ecuator, sfoară, funie, coadă, latitudine, muchie, linie deaptă, linie directoareRomanian
  • ли́ния свя́зи, вы́строиться, руле́тка, ли́ния, о́чередь, черта́, ле́ска, вы́строить, лине́йка, слово, ребро́, строфа́, шнур, курс, грани́ца, строка́, морщи́на, линия, выстра́ивать, стро́чка, отре́зок, верёвка, направле́ние, шере́нга, штрих, выстра́иваться, сантиме́тр, ре́плика, линь, выстелить, выстилатьRussian
  • bilda, rada upp, anslutning, sortiment, linje, lina, replik, kö, distributionsled, rad, led, linjera, produktlinje, täcka, fodraSwedish
  • mstariSwahili
  • వరస, గీతTelugu
  • guhitTagalog
  • hatTurkish
  • черга́Ukrainian
  • قطار, خطUrdu
  • Chinese

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