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"I can't follow your line of reasoning"nouna course of reasoning aimed at demonstrating a truth or falsehood; the methodical process of logical reasoningtype of:
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"his face has many lines"nouna slight depression or fold in the smoothness of a surfacetype of:
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nounmechanical system in a factory whereby an article is conveyed through sites at which successive operations are performed on it
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"historians can only point out those lines for which evidence is available"nouna connected series of events or actions or developments
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nounthe road consisting of railroad track and roadbed
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"there is a narrow line between sanity and insanity"nouna conceptual separation or distinction
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nouna succession of notes forming a distinctive sequence
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nouna conductor for transmitting electrical or optical signals or electric power
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"he's not in my line of business"nounthe principal activity in your life that you do to earn money
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"draw a line" "trace the outline of a figure in the sand"verbmake a mark or lines on a surfacetype of:
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"lines of communication were set up between the two firms"noun(often plural) a means of communication or access
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"his entire lineage has been warriors"nounthe descendants of one individual
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nounspace for one line of print (one column wide and 1/14 inch deep) used to measure advertising
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"drop me a line when you get there"nouna short personal letter
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nouna telephone connectiontype of:
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"trees line the riverbank"verbbe in line with; form a line along
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nounthe maximum credit that a customer is allowedtype of:
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"a nice line of shoes"nouna particular kind of product or merchandisetype of:
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"a pipeline runs from the wells to the seaport"nouna pipe used to transport liquids or gases
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nouna commercial organization serving as a common carriertype of:part of:
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"in line with" "he got out of line" "toe the line"nounacting in conformitytype of:
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"the line stretched clear around the corner" "you must wait in a long line at the checkout counter"nouna formation of people or things one behind anothertype of:
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"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"nouna formation of people or things one beside anothertype of:
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"they attacked the enemy's line"nouna fortified position (especially one marking the most forward position of troops)type of:
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nouna length (straight or curved) without breadth or thickness; the trace of a moving point
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"He drew a line on the chart"nouna mark that is long relative to its width
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nouna single frequency (or very narrow band) of radiation in a spectrum
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nouna spatial location defined by a real or imaginary unidimensional extenttype of:
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"line the gloves" "line a chimney"verbcover the interior oftype of:
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"line one's pockets"verbfill plentifully
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nounin games or sports; a mark indicating positions or bounds of the playing area
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"sorrow had lined his face"verbmark with lines
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"`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"nounpersuasive but insincere talk that is usually intended to deceive or impresstype of:
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"lined books are more enduring"verbreinforce with fabric
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"a washing line"nounsomething (as a cord or rope) that is long and thin and flexible
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"the letter consisted of three short lines" "there are six lines in every stanza"nountext consisting of a row of words written across a page or computer screentype of:
Definition that contains line
- face line the edge (of a garment) with a different material
- railway line that is the commercial organization responsible for operating a system of transportation for trains that pull passengers or freight
- pad line or stuff with soft material
- railroad line that is the commercial organization responsible for operating a system of transportation for trains that pull passengers or freight
- crib line with beams or planks
- strand line consisting of a complex of fibers or filaments that are twisted together to form a thread or a rope or a cable
- lifeline line that raises or lowers a deep-sea diver
- lifeline line thrown from a vessel that people can cling to in order to save themselves from drowning
- pedigree line of descent of a purebred animal
- babbitt line with a Babbitt metal