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line 
noun
- 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"
- a mark that is long relative to its width; "He drew a line on the chart"; "The substance produced characteristic lines on the spectroscope"
- 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"
- a length (straight or curved) without breadth or thickness; the trace of a moving point
- 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"
- a single frequency (or very narrow band) of radiation in a spectrum
- a fortified position (especially one marking the most forward position of troops); "they attacked the enemy''s line"
- the methodical process of logical reasoning; "I can''t follow your line of reasoning"
Synonyms: argumentation, line of reasoning, logical argument - a conductor for transmitting electrical or optical signals or electric power
Synonyms: cable, transmission line - 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"
Synonyms: course - a spatial location defined by a real or imaginary unidimensional extent
- a slight depression in the smoothness of a surface; "his face has many lines"; "ironing gets rid of most wrinkles"
Synonyms: crease, crinkle, furrow, seam, wrinkle - a pipe used to transport liquids or gases; "a pipeline runs from the wells to the seaport"
Synonyms: pipeline - the road consisting of railroad track and roadbed
Synonyms: railway line, rail line - a telephone connection
Synonyms: phone line, subscriber line, telephone circuit, telephone line - acting in conformity; "in line with"; "he got out of line"; "toe the line"
- the descendants of one individual; "his entire lineage has been warriors"
Synonyms: ancestry, blood, bloodline, blood line, descent, lineage, line of descent, origin, parentage, pedigree, stemma, stock - something (as a cord or rope) that is long and thin and flexible; "a washing line"
- the principal activity in your life that you do to earn money; "he''s not in my line of business"
Synonyms: business, job, line of work, occupation - in games or sports; a mark indicating positions or bounds of the playing area
- (often plural) a means of communication or access; "it must go through official channels"; "lines of communication were set up between the two firms"
Synonyms: channel, communication channel - a particular kind of product or merchandise; "a nice line of shoes"
Synonyms: business line, line of business, line of merchandise, line of products, product line - a commercial organization serving as a common carrier
- space for one line of print (one column wide and 1/14 inch deep) used to measure advertising
Synonyms: agate line - the maximum credit that a customer is allowed
Synonyms: bank line, credit line, line of credit, personal credit line, personal line of credit - a succession of notes forming a distinctive sequence; "she was humming an air from Beethoven"
Synonyms: air, melodic line, melodic phrase, melody, strain, tune - a short personal letter; "drop me a line when you get there"
Synonyms: billet, note, short letter - a conceptual separation or demarcation; "there is a narrow line between sanity and insanity"
Synonyms: contrast, demarcation, dividing line - 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
verb
- be in line with; form a line along; "trees line the riverbank"
Synonyms: run along - cover the interior of (garments); "line the gloves"
- make a mark or lines on a surface; "draw a line"; "trace the outline of a figure in the sand"
Synonyms: delineate, describe, draw, trace - mark with lines; "sorrow had lined his face"
- fill plentifully; "line one''s pockets"
- reinforce with fabric; "lined books are more enduring"
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