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synonym (synonym of line)

  • (noun.cognition)
    argument, argumentation, line of reasoning, logical argument
    a course of reasoning aimed at demonstrating a truth or falsehood; the methodical process of logical reasoning (noun.cognition)
     
  • (noun.artifact)
    cable, transmission line
    a conductor for transmitting electrical or optical signals or electric power (noun.artifact)
     
  • (noun.group)
    course
    a connected series of events or actions or developments (noun.group)
     
  • (noun.shape)
    crease, crinkle, furrow, seam, wrinkle
    a slight depression in the smoothness of a surface (noun.shape)
     
  • (noun.artifact)
    pipeline
    a pipe used to transport liquids or gases (noun.artifact)
     
  • (noun.artifact)
    rail line, railway line
    the road consisting of railroad track and roadbed (noun.artifact)
     
  • (noun.communication)
    call, phone call, phone line, subscriber line, telephone call, telephone circuit, telephone line
    a telephone connection (noun.communication)
     
  • (noun.group)
    ancestry, blood, blood line, bloodline, descent, line of descent, lineage, origin, parentage, pedigree, stemma, stock
    the descendants of one individual (noun.group)
     
  • (noun.act)
    business, job, line of work, occupation
    the principal activity in your life that you do to earn money (noun.act)
     
  • (noun.communication)
    channel, communication channel
    (often plural) a means of communication or access (noun.communication)
     
  • (noun.artifact)
    business line, line of business, line of merchandise, line of products, product line
    a particular kind of product or merchandise (noun.artifact)
     
  • (noun.quantity)
    agate line
    space for one line of print (one column wide and 1/14 inch deep) used to measure advertising (noun.quantity)
     
  • (noun.possession)
    bank line, credit line, line of credit, personal credit line, personal line of credit
    the maximum credit that a customer is allowed (noun.possession)
     
  • (noun.communication)
    air, melodic line, melodic phrase, melody, strain, tune
    a succession of notes forming a distinctive sequence (noun.communication)
     
  • (noun.communication)
    billet, note, short letter
    a short personal letter (noun.communication)
     
  • (noun.cognition)
    contrast, demarcation, dividing line
    a conceptual separation or distinction (noun.cognition)
     
  • (noun.artifact)
    assembly line, production line
    mechanical system in a factory whereby an article is conveyed through sites at which successive operations are performed on it (noun.artifact)
     
  • (verb.stative)
    run along
    be in line with; form a line along (verb.stative)
     
  • (verb.contact)
    delineate, describe, draw, trace
    make a mark or lines on a surface (verb.contact)
     

hypernym (line IS A KIND OF .... relation)

  • (often plural) a means of communication or access (noun.communication)
    communicating, communication
    the activity of communicating; the activity of conveying information (noun.communication)
     
  • a commercial organization serving as a common carrier (noun.artifact)
    carrier, common carrier
    a person or firm in the business of transporting people or goods or messages (noun.group)
     
  • a conceptual separation or distinction (noun.cognition)
    differentiation, distinction
    a discrimination between things as different and distinct (noun.cognition)
     
  • a conductor for transmitting electrical or optical signals or electric power (noun.artifact)
    conductor
    a device designed to transmit electricity, heat, etc. (noun.artifact)
     
  • a connected series of events or actions or developments (noun.group)
    series
    similar things placed in order or happening one after another (noun.group)
     
  • a course of reasoning aimed at demonstrating a truth or falsehood; the methodical process of logical reasoning (noun.cognition)
    abstract thought, logical thinking, reasoning
    thinking that is coherent and logical (noun.cognition)
     
  • a formation of people or things one behind another (noun.group)
    formation
    an arrangement of people or things acting as a unit (noun.group)
     
  • a fortified position (especially one marking the most forward position of troops) (noun.location)
    military position, position
    a point occupied by troops for tactical reasons (noun.location)
     
  • a length (straight or curved) without breadth or thickness; the trace of a moving point (noun.shape)
    form, shape
    the spatial arrangement of something as distinct from its substance (noun.tops)
     
  • a mark that is long relative to its width (noun.communication)
    mark, print
    a visible indication made on a surface (noun.communication)
     
  • a particular kind of product or merchandise (noun.artifact)
    merchandise, product, ware
    commodities offered for sale (noun.artifact)
     
  • a pipe used to transport liquids or gases (noun.artifact)
    pipage, pipe, piping
    a long tube made of metal or plastic that is used to carry water or oil or gas etc. (noun.artifact)
     
  • a short personal letter (noun.communication)
    personal letter
    a letter dealing with personal affairs (noun.communication)
     
  • a single frequency (or very narrow band) of radiation in a spectrum (noun.phenomenon)
    electromagnetic radiation, electromagnetic wave, nonparticulate radiation
    radiation consisting of waves of energy associated with electric and magnetic fields resulting from the acceleration of an electric charge (noun.phenomenon)
     
  • a slight depression in the smoothness of a surface (noun.shape)
    depression, impression, imprint
    a concavity in a surface produced by pressing (noun.shape)
     
  • a spatial location defined by a real or imaginary unidimensional extent (noun.location)
    location
    a point or extent in space (noun.tops)
     
  • a succession of notes forming a distinctive sequence (noun.communication)
    music
    an artistic form of auditory communication incorporating instrumental or vocal tones in a structured and continuous manner (noun.communication)
     
  • a telephone connection (noun.artifact)
    connecter, connection, connective, connector, connexion
    an instrumentality that connects (noun.artifact)
     
  • acting in conformity (noun.act)
    abidance, compliance, conformation, conformity
    acting according to certain accepted standards (noun.act)
     
  • be in line with; form a line along (verb.stative)
    lie
    be located or situated somewhere; occupy a certain position (verb.stative)
     
  • cover the interior of (verb.contact)
    cover
    provide with a covering or cause to be covered (verb.contact)
     
  • fill plentifully (verb.change)
    fill, fill up, make full
    make full, also in a metaphorical sense (verb.change)
     
  • make a mark or lines on a surface (verb.contact)
    mark
    make or leave a mark on (verb.change)
     
  • mark with lines (verb.contact)
    mark, nock, score
    make small marks into the surface of (verb.contact)
     
  • mechanical system in a factory whereby an article is conveyed through sites at which successive operations are performed on it (noun.artifact)
    mechanical system
    a system of elements that interact on mechanical principles (noun.artifact)
     
  • persuasive but insincere talk that is usually intended to deceive or impress (noun.communication)
    persuasion, suasion
    the act of persuading (or attempting to persuade); communication intended to induce belief or action (noun.communication)
     
  • reinforce with fabric (verb.change)
    reenforce, reinforce
    make stronger (verb.change)
     
  • something (as a cord or rope) that is long and thin and flexible (noun.artifact)
    artefact, artifact
    a man-made object taken as a whole (noun.tops)
     
  • space for one line of print (one column wide and 1/14 inch deep) used to measure advertising (noun.quantity)
    area unit, square measure
    a system of units used to measure areas (noun.quantity)
     
  • text consisting of a row of words written across a page or computer screen (noun.communication)
    text, textual matter
    the words of something written (noun.communication)
     
  • the descendants of one individual (noun.group)
    family tree, genealogy
    successive generations of kin (noun.group)
     
  • the maximum credit that a customer is allowed (noun.possession)
    credit
    money available for a client to borrow (noun.possession)
     
  • the principal activity in your life that you do to earn money (noun.act)
    activity
    any specific behavior (noun.act)
     
  • the road consisting of railroad track and roadbed (noun.artifact)
    road, route
    an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation (noun.artifact)
     

hyponym (.... IS A KIND OF line relation)

  • (often plural) a means of communication or access (noun.communication)
    back channel
    an alternative to the regular channels of communication that is used when agreements must be made secretly (especially in diplomacy or government) (noun.communication)
     
  • (noun.communication)
    lens
    (metaphor) a channel through which something can be seen or understood (noun.communication)
     
  • (noun.communication)
    contact, inter-group communication, liaison, link
    a channel for communication between groups (noun.communication)
     
  • (noun.communication)
    line of gab, patter, spiel
    plausible glib talk (especially useful to a salesperson) (noun.communication)
     
  • a commercial organization serving as a common carrier (noun.artifact)
    airline, airline business, airway
    a commercial enterprise that provides scheduled flights for passengers (noun.artifact)
     
  • (noun.artifact)
    railroad, railroad line, railway, railway line, railway system
    line that is the commercial organization responsible for operating a system of transportation for trains that pull passengers or freight (noun.artifact)
     
  • (noun.artifact)
    steamship company, steamship line
    a line responsible for the operation of a fleet of steamships (noun.artifact)
     
  • (noun.artifact)
    transit line
    a line providing public transit (noun.artifact)
     
  • a conceptual separation or distinction (noun.cognition)
    point of no return, rubicon
    a line that when crossed permits of no return and typically results in irrevocable commitment (noun.cognition)
     
  • a conductor for transmitting electrical or optical signals or electric power (noun.artifact)
    coax, coax cable, coaxial cable
    a transmission line for high-frequency signals (noun.artifact)
     
  • (noun.artifact)
    electrical cable
    a cable that provides an electrical connection for telephone or television or power stations (noun.artifact)
     
  • (noun.artifact)
    fiber optic cable, fibre optic cable
    a cable made of optical fibers that can transmit large amounts of information at the speed of light (noun.artifact)
     
  • (noun.artifact)
    power cable, power line
    cable used to distribute electricity (noun.artifact)
     
  • (noun.artifact)
    printer cable
    a cable between a computer and a printer (noun.artifact)
     
  • a connected series of events or actions or developments (noun.group)
    current, flow, stream
    dominant course (suggestive of running water) of successive events or ideas (noun.group)
     
  • a course of reasoning aimed at demonstrating a truth or falsehood; the methodical process of logical reasoning (noun.cognition)
    line of inquiry, line of questioning
    an ordering of questions so as to develop a particular argument (noun.cognition)
     
  • (noun.cognition)
    casuistry
    argumentation that is specious or excessively subtle and intended to be misleading (noun.cognition)
     
  • (noun.communication)
    policy
    a line of argument rationalizing the course of action of a government (noun.communication)
     
  • a formation of people or things one behind another (noun.group)
    diagonal
    an oblique line of squares of the same color on a checkerboard (noun.group)
     
  • (noun.group)
    file, indian file, single file
    a line of persons or things ranged one behind the other (noun.group)
     
  • (noun.group)
    line of march
    the arrangement of people in a line for marching (noun.group)
     
  • (noun.group)
    line of succession
    the order in which individuals are expected to succeed one another in some official position (noun.group)
     
  • (noun.group)
    picket line
    a line of people acting as pickets (noun.group)
     
  • (noun.group)
    conga line
    a line of people in single file performing the conga dance (noun.group)
     
  • (noun.group)
    trap line
    a line or series of traps (noun.group)
     
  • (noun.group)
    queue, waiting line
    a line of people or vehicles waiting for something (noun.group)
     
  • a formation of people or things one beside another (noun.group)
    rivet line
    a line of rivets at a seam (noun.artifact)
     
  • (noun.group)
    chorus, chorus line
    a body of dancers or singers who perform together (noun.group)
     
  • (noun.group)
    linemen
    the football players who line up on the line of scrimmage (noun.group)
     
  • (noun.group)
    lineup
    a line of persons arranged by police for inspection or identification (noun.group)
     
  • (noun.group)
    row
    an arrangement of objects or people side by side in a line (noun.group)
     
  • (noun.group)
    rank
    a row or line of people (especially soldiers or police) standing abreast of one another (noun.group)
     
  • a fortified position (especially one marking the most forward position of troops) (noun.location)
    firing line
    the line from which soldiers deliver fire (noun.location)
     
  • (noun.location)
    battlefront, front, front line
    the line along which opposing armies face each other (noun.location)
     
  • (noun.location)
    line of battle
    a line formed by troops or ships prepared to deliver or receive an attack (noun.location)
     
  • (noun.location)
    battle line
    the line along which warring troops meet (noun.location)
     
  • a length (straight or curved) without breadth or thickness; the trace of a moving point (noun.shape)
    curve
    a line on a graph representing data (noun.communication)
     
  • (noun.shape)
    curve, curved shape
    the trace of a point whose direction of motion changes (noun.shape)
     
  • (noun.shape)
    straight line
    a line traced by a point traveling in a constant direction; a line of zero curvature (noun.shape)
     
  • (noun.shape)
    geodesic, geodesic line
    (mathematics) the shortest line between two points on a mathematically defined surface (as a straight line on a plane or an arc of a great circle on a more.. (mathematics) the shortest line between two points on a mathematically defined surface (as a straight line on a plane or an arc of a great circle on a sphere) (noun.shape)
     
  • (noun.shape)
    perimeter
    a line enclosing a plane areas (noun.shape)
     
  • (noun.shape)
    center line, centerline
    a line that bisects a plane figure (noun.shape)
     
  • (noun.shape)
    bound, boundary, edge
    a line determining the limits of an area (noun.shape)
     
  • a mark that is long relative to its width (noun.communication)
    cross hair, cross wire
    either of two fine mutually perpendicular lines that cross in the focus plane of an optical instrument and are use for sighting or calibration (noun.artifact)
     
  • (noun.communication)
    dotted line
    a line made up of dots or dashes; often used to indicate where you are supposed to sign a contract (noun.communication)
     
  • (noun.communication)
    ascender
    (printing) the part of tall lowercase letters that extends above the other lowercase letters (noun.communication)
     
  • (noun.communication)
    bar line
    a vertical line before the accented beat marking the boundary between musical bars (noun.communication)
     
  • (noun.communication)
    descender
    (printing) the part of lowercase letters that extends below the other lowercase letters (noun.communication)
     
  • (noun.communication)
    curlicue, squiggle
    a short twisting line (noun.communication)
     
  • (noun.communication)
    spectrum line
    an isolated component of a spectrum formed by radiation at a uniform frequency (noun.communication)
     
  • (noun.communication)
    trend line
    a line on a graph indicating a statistical trend (noun.communication)
     
  • (noun.communication)
    isometric, isometric line
    a line connecting isometric points (noun.communication)
     
  • (noun.communication)
    graduation
    a line (as on a vessel or ruler) that marks a measurement (noun.communication)
     
  • (noun.communication)
    guideline
    a light line that is used in lettering to help align the letters (noun.communication)
     
  • (noun.communication)
    hairline
    a very thin line (noun.communication)
     
  • (noun.communication)
    shaft
    a line that forms the length of an arrow pointer (noun.communication)
     
  • (noun.communication)
    serif, seriph
    a short line at the end of the main strokes of a character (noun.communication)
     
  • (noun.communication)
    staff line
    any of the 5 horizontal marks comprising a staff (noun.communication)
     
  • (noun.communication)
    ledger line, leger line
    a short line; a notation for extending the range above or below the staff (noun.communication)
     
  • a particular kind of product or merchandise (noun.artifact)
    sideline
    an auxiliary line of merchandise (noun.artifact)
     
  • a pipe used to transport liquids or gases (noun.artifact)
    gas line
    a pipeline used to transport natural gas (noun.artifact)
     
  • (noun.artifact)
    oil pipeline
    a pipeline used to transport oil (noun.artifact)
     
  • a short personal letter (noun.communication)
    excuse
    a note explaining an absence (noun.communication)
     
  • a slight depression in the smoothness of a surface (noun.shape)
    crow's feet, crow's foot, laugh line
    a wrinkle in the skin at the outer corner of your eyes (noun.shape)
     
  • (noun.shape)
    dermatoglyphic
    the lines that form patterns on the skin (especially on the fingertips and the palms of the hands and the soles of the feet) (noun.shape)
     
  • (noun.shape)
    frown line
    a facial wrinkle associated with frowning (noun.shape)
     
  • (noun.shape)
    life line, lifeline, line of life
    a crease on the palm; its length is said by palmists to indicate how long you will live (noun.shape)
     
  • (noun.shape)
    heart line, line of heart, love line, mensal line
    a crease on the palm; palmists say it indicates your emotional nature (noun.shape)
     
  • (noun.shape)
    line of destiny, line of fate, line of saturn
    a crease on the palm; palmists say it indicates how successful you will be (noun.shape)
     
  • a spatial location defined by a real or imaginary unidimensional extent (noun.location)
    part, parting
    a line of scalp that can be seen when sections of hair are combed in opposite directions (noun.body)
     
  • (noun.cognition)
    axis
    a straight line through a body or figure that satisfies certain conditions (noun.cognition)
     
  • (noun.location)
    aclinic line, magnetic equator
    an imaginary line paralleling the equator where a magnetic needle has no dip (noun.location)
     
  • (noun.location)
    agonic line
    an imaginary line connecting points on the Earth's surface where the magnetic declination is zero (noun.location)
     
  • (noun.location)
    isogonal line, isogone, isogonic line
    an imaginary line connecting points on the Earth's surface where the magnetic declination is the same (noun.location)
     
  • (noun.location)
    crest
    the top line of a hill, mountain, or wave (noun.location)
     
  • (noun.location)
    timber line, timberline, tree line
    line marking the upper limit of tree growth in mountains or northern latitudes (noun.location)
     
  • (noun.location)
    snow line
    the line on a mountain above which there is perpetual snow and ice (noun.location)
     
  • (noun.location)
    fault line
    (geology) line determined by the intersection of a geological fault and the earth's surface (noun.location)
     
  • (noun.location)
    great circle
    a circular line on the surface of a sphere formed by intersecting it with a plane passing through the center (noun.location)
     
  • (noun.location)
    hemline
    the line formed by the lower edge of a skirt or coat (noun.location)
     
  • (noun.location)
    hipline
    the line formed by the lower edge of hip-length garment (noun.location)
     
  • (noun.location)
    apparent horizon, horizon, sensible horizon, skyline, visible horizon
    the line at which the sky and Earth appear to meet (noun.location)
     
  • (noun.location)
    isarithm, isogram, isopleth
    a line drawn on a map connecting points having the same numerical value of some variable (noun.location)
     
  • (noun.location)
    flight line
    place where airplanes are parked and the maintenance hangars (but not the runways or taxiways) (noun.location)
     
  • (noun.location)
    line of sight, line of vision
    an imaginary straight line along which an observer looks (noun.location)
     
  • (noun.location)
    latitude, line of latitude, parallel, parallel of latitude
    an imaginary line around the Earth parallel to the equator (noun.location)
     
  • (noun.location)
    lunar latitude
    an imaginary line around the moon parallel to its equator (noun.location)
     
  • (noun.location)
    itinerary, path, route
    an established line of travel or access (noun.location)
     
  • (noun.location)
    quadrant, quarter-circle
    a quarter of the circumference of a circle (noun.location)
     
  • (noun.location)
    loxodrome, rhumb, rhumb line
    a line on a sphere that cuts all meridians at the same angle; the path taken by a ship or plane that maintains a constant compass direction (noun.location)
     
  • (noun.location)
    danger line
    a line beyond which it is dangerous to go (noun.location)
     
  • (noun.location)
    water level, water line, waterline
    a line corresponding to the surface of the water when the vessel is afloat on an even keel; often painted on the hull of a ship (noun.location)
     
  • (noun.location)
    water line, watermark
    a line marking the level reached by a body of water (noun.location)
     
  • (noun.location)
    divide, water parting, watershed
    a ridge of land that separates two adjacent river systems (noun.location)
     
  • (noun.object)
    course, path, track
    a line or route along which something travels or moves (noun.object)
     
  • (noun.phenomenon)
    field line, line of force
    an imaginary line in a field of force; direction of the line at any point is the direction of the force at that point (noun.phenomenon)
     
  • a succession of notes forming a distinctive sequence (noun.communication)
    fanfare, flourish, tucket
    (music) a short lively tune played on brass instruments (noun.communication)
     
  • (noun.communication)
    glissando
    a rapid series of ascending or descending notes on the musical scale (noun.communication)
     
  • (noun.communication)
    roulade
    (music) an elaborate run of several notes sung to one syllable (noun.communication)
     
  • (noun.communication)
    leitmotif, leitmotiv
    a melodic phrase that accompanies the reappearance of a person or situation (as in Wagner's operas) (noun.communication)
     
  • (noun.communication)
    theme song
    a melody that recurs and comes to represent a musical play or movie (noun.communication)
     
  • (noun.communication)
    signature, signature tune, theme song
    a melody used to identify a performer or a dance band or radio/tv program (noun.communication)
     
  • (noun.communication)
    idea, melodic theme, musical theme, theme
    (music) melodic subject of a musical composition (noun.communication)
     
  • (noun.communication)
    part, voice
    the melody carried by a particular voice or instrument in polyphonic music (noun.communication)
     
  • a telephone connection (noun.artifact)
    digital subscriber line, dsl
    a generic name for digital lines that are provided by telephone companies to their local subscribers and that carry data at high speeds (noun.artifact)
     
  • (noun.artifact)
    hot line
    a direct telephone line between two officials (noun.artifact)
     
  • (noun.artifact)
    land line, landline
    a telephone line that travels over terrestrial circuits (noun.artifact)
     
  • (noun.artifact)
    party line
    a telephone line serving two or more subscribers (noun.artifact)
     
  • (noun.artifact)
    private line
    a telephone line serving a single subscriber (noun.artifact)
     
  • (noun.artifact)
    toll line
    a telephone line for long-distance calls (noun.artifact)
     
  • (noun.artifact)
    trunk line
    a telephone line connecting two exchanges directly (noun.artifact)
     
  • (noun.artifact)
    wats, wats line
    a telephone line;long distance service at fixed rates for fixed zones; an acronym for wide area telephone service (noun.artifact)
     
  • be in line with; form a line along (verb.stative)
    rim
    run around the rim of (verb.stative)
     
  • cover the interior of (verb.contact)
    reline
    provide with a new lining (verb.contact)
     
  • (verb.contact)
    face
    line the edge (of a garment) with a different material (verb.contact)
     
  • (verb.contact)
    crib
    line with beams or planks (verb.contact)
     
  • (verb.contact)
    babbitt
    line with a Babbitt metal (verb.contact)
     
  • in games or sports; a mark indicating positions or bounds of the playing area (noun.location)
    balkline, baulk-line, string line
    line across a billiard table behind which the cue balls are placed at the start of a game (noun.location)
     
  • (noun.location)
    finish line, finishing line
    a line indicating the location of the finish of a race (noun.location)
     
  • (noun.location)
    foul line
    lines through 1st and 3rd base indicating the boundaries of a baseball field (noun.location)
     
  • (noun.location)
    baseline
    the lines a baseball player must follow while running the bases (noun.location)
     
  • (noun.location)
    goal line
    a line marking each end of the playing field or pitch; where the goals stand (noun.location)
     
  • (noun.location)
    red line
    a line that is colored red and that bisects an ice hockey rink (noun.location)
     
  • (noun.location)
    line of scrimmage, scrimmage line
    line parallel to the goal lines where football linesmen line up at the start of each play in American football (noun.location)
     
  • (noun.location)
    baseline, service line
    the back line bounding each end of a tennis or handball court; when serving the server must not step over this line (noun.location)
     
  • (noun.location)
    out of bounds, sideline
    a line that marks the side boundary of a playing field (noun.location)
     
  • (noun.location)
    scratch, scratch line, start, starting line
    a line indicating the location of the start of a race or a game (noun.location)
     
  • (noun.location)
    yard line
    in football; line parallel to the goal lines indicating position on the field (noun.location)
     
  • make a mark or lines on a surface (verb.contact)
    construct
    draw with suitable instruments and under specified conditions (verb.contact)
     
  • (verb.contact)
    inscribe
    draw within a figure so as to touch in as many places as possible (verb.contact)
     
  • (verb.contact)
    circumscribe
    draw a line around (verb.contact)
     
  • (verb.creation)
    write
    mark or trace on a surface (verb.creation)
     
  • mark with lines (verb.contact)
    hatch
    draw, cut, or engrave lines, usually parallel, on metal, wood, or paper (verb.contact)
     
  • (verb.contact)
    crisscross
    mark with or consist of a pattern of crossed lines (verb.contact)
     
  • something (as a cord or rope) that is long and thin and flexible (noun.artifact)
    becket
    (nautical) a short line with an eye at one end and a knot at the other; used to secure loose items on a ship (noun.artifact)
     
  • (noun.artifact)
    cord
    a line made of twisted fibers or threads (noun.artifact)
     
  • (noun.artifact)
    laniard, lanyard
    (nautical) a line used for extending or fastening rigging on ships (noun.artifact)
     
  • (noun.artifact)
    lifeline
    line thrown from a vessel that people can cling to in order to save themselves from drowning (noun.artifact)
     
  • (noun.artifact)
    mooring, mooring line
    (nautical) a line that holds an object (especially a boat) in place (noun.artifact)
     
  • (noun.artifact)
    painter
    a line that is attached to the bow of a boat and used for tying up (as when docking or towing) (noun.artifact)
     
  • (noun.artifact)
    ratlin, ratline
    (nautical) a small horizontal rope between the shrouds of a sailing ship; they form a ladder for climbing aloft (noun.artifact)
     
  • (noun.artifact)
    rope
    a strong line (noun.artifact)
     
  • (noun.artifact)
    mainsheet, sheet, shroud, tack, weather sheet
    (nautical) a line (rope or chain) that regulates the angle at which a sail is set in relation to the wind (noun.artifact)
     
  • (noun.artifact)
    shroud
    a line that suspends the harness from the canopy of a parachute (noun.artifact)
     
  • (noun.artifact)
    strand
    line consisting of a complex of fibers or filaments that are twisted together to form a thread or a rope or a cable (noun.artifact)
     
  • (noun.artifact)
    towing line, towing rope, towline, towrope
    (nautical) a rope used in towing (noun.artifact)
     
  • (noun.artifact)
    trace
    either of two lines that connect a horse's harness to a wagon or other vehicle or to a whiffletree (noun.artifact)
     
  • text consisting of a row of words written across a page or computer screen (noun.communication)
    opening line
    the first line of a piece of writing (as a newspaper story) (noun.communication)
     
  • (noun.communication)
    head, header, heading
    a line of text serving to indicate what the passage below it is about (noun.communication)
     
  • (noun.communication)
    line of poetry, line of verse
    a single line of words in a poem (noun.communication)
     
  • (noun.communication)
    by-line, credit line
    a line giving the name of the writer of a story or article (noun.communication)
     
  • (noun.communication)
    dateline
    a line at the beginning of a news article giving the date and place of origin of the news dispatch (noun.communication)
     
  • (noun.communication)
    verse, verse line
    a line of metrical text (noun.communication)
     
  • (noun.communication)
    gag line, laugh line, punch line, tag line
    the point of a joke or humorous story (noun.communication)
     
  • (noun.communication)
    actor's line, speech, words
    words making up the dialogue of a play (noun.communication)
     
  • (noun.communication)
    orphan
    the first line of a paragraph that is set as the last line of a page or column (noun.communication)
     
  • (noun.communication)
    sound bite
    a very short speech; usually on radio or television (noun.communication)
     
  • (noun.possession)
    bottom line
    the last line in an audit; the line that shows profit or loss (noun.possession)
     
  • the descendants of one individual (noun.group)
    family, family line, folk, kinfolk, kinsfolk, phratry, sept
    people descended from a common ancestor (noun.group)
     
  • (noun.group)
    side
    a family line of descent (noun.group)
     
  • the maximum credit that a customer is allowed (noun.possession)
    consumer credit
    a line of credit extended for personal or household use (noun.possession)
     
  • the principal activity in your life that you do to earn money (noun.act)
    confectionery
    the occupation and skills of a confectioner (noun.act)
     
  • (noun.act)
    sport
    the occupation of athletes who compete for pay (noun.act)
     
  • (noun.act)
    farming, land
    agriculture considered as an occupation or way of life (noun.act)
     
  • (noun.act)
    biz, game
    your occupation or line of work (noun.act)
     
  • (noun.act)
    calling, career, vocation
    the particular occupation for which you are trained (noun.act)
     
  • (noun.act)
    employment, work
    the occupation for which you are paid (noun.act)
     
  • (noun.act)
    appointment
    the job to which you are (or hope to be) appointed (noun.act)
     
  • (noun.act)
    berth, billet, office, place, position, post, situation, spot
    a job in an organization (noun.act)
     
  • (noun.act)
    salt mine, treadmill
    a job involving drudgery and confinement (noun.act)
     
  • (noun.act)
    craft, trade
    the skilled practice of a practical occupation (noun.act)
     
  • (noun.act)
    profession
    an occupation requiring special education (especially in the liberal arts or sciences) (noun.act)
     
  • (noun.act)
    medium, metier
    an occupation for which you are especially well suited (noun.act)
     
  • (noun.act)
    accountancy, accounting
    the occupation of maintaining and auditing records and preparing financial reports for a business (noun.act)
     
  • (noun.act)
    photography
    the occupation of taking and printing photographs or making movies (noun.act)
     
  • (noun.act)
    catering
    providing food and services (noun.act)
     
  • the road consisting of railroad track and roadbed (noun.artifact)
    branch line, spur, spur track
    a railway line connected to a trunk line (noun.artifact)
     
  • (noun.artifact)
    trunk line, trunk route
    line that is the main route on a railway (noun.artifact)
     

instance hyponym (.... IS A KIND OF line relation (represent specific [usually real-world] instances of something))

  • a pipe used to transport liquids or gases (noun.artifact)
    alaskan pipeline, trans-alaska pipeline
    an oil pipeline that runs 800 miles from wells at Prudhoe Bay to the port of Valdez (noun.artifact)
     

part holonym (PART OF relation)

  • a particular kind of product or merchandise (noun.artifact)
    top of the line
    the best (most expensive) in a given line of merchandise (noun.artifact)
     
  • a succession of notes forming a distinctive sequence (noun.communication)
    musical phrase, phrase
    a short musical passage (noun.communication)
     
  • mechanical system in a factory whereby an article is conveyed through sites at which successive operations are performed on it (noun.artifact)
    conveyer, conveyer belt, conveyor, conveyor belt, transporter
    a moving belt that transports objects (as in a factory) (noun.artifact)
     
  • something (as a cord or rope) that is long and thin and flexible (noun.artifact)
    bitter end
    (nautical) the inboard end of a line or cable especially the end that is wound around a bitt (noun.artifact)
     
  • (noun.artifact)
    drip loop
    a downward hanging loop in a line that runs to a building (noun.artifact)
     
  • the road consisting of railroad track and roadbed (noun.artifact)
    railroad bed
    a bed on which railroad track is laid (noun.artifact)
     
  • (noun.artifact)
    railroad, railroad track, railway
    a line of track providing a runway for wheels (noun.artifact)
     

part meronym (HAS PART relation)

  • a commercial organization serving as a common carrier (noun.artifact)
    transit, transportation, transportation system
    a facility consisting of the means and equipment necessary for the movement of passengers or goods (noun.artifact)
     
  • a conductor for transmitting electrical or optical signals or electric power (noun.artifact)
    cable, cable system, cable television, cable television service
    a television system that transmits over cables (noun.artifact)
     
  • (noun.artifact)
    phone system, telephone system
    a communication system that transmits sound between distant points (noun.artifact)
     
  • a single frequency (or very narrow band) of radiation in a spectrum (noun.phenomenon)
    electromagnetic spectrum
    the entire frequency range of electromagnetic waves (noun.phenomenon)
     
  • a slight depression in the smoothness of a surface (noun.shape)
    cutis, skin, tegument
    a natural protective body covering and site of the sense of touch (noun.body)
     
  • mechanical system in a factory whereby an article is conveyed through sites at which successive operations are performed on it (noun.artifact)
    factory, manufactory, manufacturing plant, mill
    a plant consisting of one or more buildings with facilities for manufacturing (noun.artifact)
     
  • text consisting of a row of words written across a page or computer screen (noun.communication)
    letter, missive
    a written message addressed to a person or organization (noun.communication)
     
  • (noun.communication)
    stanza
    a fixed number of lines of verse forming a unit of a poem (noun.communication)
     

verb group (line is verb group of ....)

  • make a mark or lines on a surface (verb.contact)
    draw
    engage in drawing (verb.creation)
     

derivation (.... is derived from line)

  • (often plural) a means of communication or access (noun.communication)
    channel, channelise, channelize, transfer, transmit, transport
    send from one person or place to another (verb.contact)
     
  • (verb.motion)
    canalise, canalize, channel
    direct the flow of (verb.motion)
     
  • (verb.motion)
    carry, channel, conduct, convey, impart, transmit
    transmit or serve as the medium for transmission (verb.motion)
     
  • a conceptual separation or distinction (noun.cognition)
    contrast
    put in opposition to show or emphasize differences (verb.cognition)
     
  • (verb.cognition)
    demarcate
    separate clearly, as if by boundaries (verb.cognition)
     
  • (verb.stative)
    contrast, counterpoint
    to show differences when compared; be different (verb.stative)
     
  • a course of reasoning aimed at demonstrating a truth or falsehood; the methodical process of logical reasoning (noun.cognition)
    argue, reason
    present reasons and arguments (verb.communication)
     
  • (verb.communication)
    argue, indicate
    give evidence of (verb.communication)
     
  • a formation of people or things one behind another (noun.group)
    line, run along
    be in line with; form a line along (verb.stative)
     
  • a mark that is long relative to its width (noun.communication)
    line
    mark with lines (verb.contact)
     
  • (verb.contact)
    delineate, describe, draw, line, trace
    make a mark or lines on a surface (verb.contact)
     
  • a slight depression in the smoothness of a surface (noun.shape)
    crease, crinkle, crumple, rumple, wrinkle
    become wrinkled or crumpled or creased (verb.change)
     
  • (verb.contact)
    crease, furrow, wrinkle
    make wrinkled or creased (verb.contact)
     
  • (verb.contact)
    crease, crinkle, crisp, ruckle, scrunch, scrunch up, wrinkle
    make wrinkles or creases on a smooth surface; make a pressed, folded or wrinkled line in (verb.contact)
     
  • (verb.contact)
    purse, wrinkle
    gather or contract into wrinkles or folds; pucker (verb.contact)
     
  • (adj.all)
    crinkled, crinkly, rippled, wavelike, wavy
    uneven by virtue of having wrinkles or waves (adj.all)
     
  • a spatial location defined by a real or imaginary unidimensional extent (noun.location)
    lineal
    arranged in a line (adj.all)
     
  • a succession of notes forming a distinctive sequence (noun.communication)
    melodise, melodize
    supply a melody for (verb.creation)
     
  • (adj.all)
    melodic, melodious, musical
    containing or constituting or characterized by pleasing melody (adj.all)
     
  • (adj.all)
    melodious, tuneful
    having a musical sound; especially a pleasing tune (adj.all)
     
  • cover the interior of (verb.contact)
    lining
    the act of attaching an inside lining (to a garment or curtain etc.) (noun.act)
     
  • (noun.artifact)
    liner, lining
    a piece of cloth that is used as the inside surface of a garment (noun.artifact)
     
  • make a mark or lines on a surface (verb.contact)
    delineation, depiction, portrayal
    representation by drawing or painting etc (noun.act)
     
  • (noun.act)
    tracing
    the act of drawing a plan or diagram or outline (noun.act)
     
  • (noun.artifact)
    delineation, depiction, limning, line drawing
    a drawing of the outlines of forms or objects (noun.artifact)
     
  • (noun.artifact)
    drawing
    a representation of forms or objects on a surface by means of lines (noun.artifact)
     
  • (noun.artifact)
    tracer
    an instrument used to make tracings (noun.artifact)
     
  • (noun.artifact)
    trace, tracing
    a drawing created by superimposing a semitransparent sheet of paper on the original image and copying on it the lines of the original image (noun.artifact)
     
  • mark with lines (verb.contact)
    lineation
    the act of marking or outlining with lines (noun.act)
     
  • (noun.location)
    lineation, outline
    the line that appears to bound an object (noun.location)
     
  • (noun.shape)
    crease, crinkle, furrow, line, seam, wrinkle
    a slight depression in the smoothness of a surface (noun.shape)
     
  • the descendants of one individual (noun.group)
    bring up, nurture, parent, raise, rear
    bring up (verb.social)
     
  • (verb.stative)
    come, derive, descend
    come from; be connected by a relationship of blood, for example (verb.stative)
     
  • (adj.all)
    direct, lineal
    in a straight unbroken line of descent from parent to child (adj.all)
     
  • the principal activity in your life that you do to earn money (noun.act)
    absorb, engage, engross, occupy
    consume all of one's attention or time (verb.cognition)
     

domain category (line is domain category of ....)

  • a fortified position (especially one marking the most forward position of troops) (noun.location)
    armed forces, armed services, military, military machine, war machine
    the military forces of a nation (noun.group)
     

domain usage (line is used in .... domain)

  • (often plural) a means of communication or access (noun.communication)
    plural, plural form
    the form of a word that is used to denote more than one (noun.communication)
     
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logical thinking, reasoning . formation . military position, position . form, shape . mark, print . merchandise, product, ware . pipage, pipe, piping . personal letter . electromagnetic radiation, electromagnetic wave, nonparticulate radiation . depression, impression, imprint . location . music . connecter, connection, connective, connector, connexion . abidance, compliance, conformation, conformity . lie . cover . fill, fill up, make full . mark . mark, nock, score . mechanical system . persuasion, suasion . reenforce, reinforce . artefact, artifact . area unit, square measure . text, textual matter . family tree, genealogy . credit . activity . road, route . back channel . lens . contact, inter-group communication, liaison, link . line of gab, patter, spiel . airline, airline business, airway . railroad, railroad line, railway, railway line, railway system . steamship company, steamship line . transit line . point of no return, rubicon . coax, coax cable, coaxial cable . electrical cable . fiber optic cable, fibre optic cable . power cable, power line . printer cable . current, flow, stream . line of inquiry, line of questioning . casuistry . policy . diagonal . file, indian file, single file . line of march . line of succession . picket line . conga line . trap line . queue, waiting line . rivet line . chorus, chorus line . linemen . lineup . row . rank . firing line . battlefront, front, front line . line of battle . battle line . curve . curve, curved shape . straight line . geodesic, geodesic line . perimeter . center line, centerline . bound, boundary, edge . cross hair, cross wire . dotted line . ascender . bar line . descender . curlicue, squiggle . spectrum line . trend line . isometric, isometric line . graduation . guideline . hairline . shaft . serif, seriph . staff line . ledger line, leger line . sideline . gas line . oil pipeline . excuse . crow's feet, crow's foot, laugh line . dermatoglyphic . frown line . life line, lifeline, line of life . heart line, line of heart, love line, mensal line . line of destiny, line of fate, line of saturn . part, parting . axis . aclinic line, magnetic equator . agonic line . isogonal line, isogone, isogonic line . crest . timber line, timberline, tree line . snow line . fault line . great circle . hemline . hipline . apparent horizon, horizon, sensible horizon, skyline, visible horizon . isarithm, isogram, isopleth . flight line . line of sight, line of vision . latitude, line of latitude, parallel, parallel of latitude . lunar latitude . itinerary, path, route . quadrant, quarter-circle . loxodrome, rhumb, rhumb line . danger line . water level, water line, waterline . water line, watermark . divide, water parting, watershed . course, path, track . field line, line of force . fanfare, flourish, tucket . glissando . roulade . leitmotif, leitmotiv . theme song . signature, signature tune, theme song . idea, melodic theme, musical theme, theme . part, voice . digital subscriber line, dsl . hot line . land line, landline . party line . private line . toll line . trunk line . wats, wats line . rim . reline . face . crib . babbitt . balkline, baulk-line, string line . finish line, finishing line . foul line . baseline . goal line . red line . line of scrimmage, scrimmage line . baseline, service line . out of bounds, sideline . scratch, scratch line, start, starting line . yard line . construct . inscribe . circumscribe . write . hatch . crisscross . becket . cord . laniard, lanyard . lifeline . mooring, mooring line . painter . ratlin, ratline . rope . mainsheet, sheet, shroud, tack, weather sheet . shroud . strand . towing line, towing rope, towline, towrope . trace . opening line . head, header, heading . line of poetry, line of verse . by-line, credit line . dateline . verse, verse line . gag line, laugh line, punch line, tag line . actor's line, speech, words . orphan . sound bite . bottom line . family, family line, folk, kinfolk, kinsfolk, phratry, sept . side . consumer credit . confectionery . sport . farming, land . biz, game . calling, career, vocation . employment, work . appointment . berth, billet, office, place, position, post, situation, spot . salt mine, treadmill . craft, trade . profession . medium, metier . accountancy, accounting . photography . catering . branch line, spur, spur track . trunk line, trunk route . alaskan pipeline, trans-alaska pipeline . top of the line . musical phrase, phrase . conveyer, conveyer belt, conveyor, conveyor belt, transporter . bitter end . drip loop . railroad bed . railroad, railroad track, railway . transit, transportation, transportation system . cable, cable system, cable television, cable television service . phone system, telephone system . electromagnetic spectrum . cutis, skin, tegument . factory, manufactory, manufacturing plant, mill . letter, missive . stanza . draw . channel, channelise, channelize, transfer, transmit, transport . canalise, canalize, channel . carry, channel, conduct, convey, impart, transmit . contrast . demarcate . contrast, counterpoint . argue, reason . argue, indicate . line, run along . line . delineate, describe, draw, line, trace . crease, crinkle, crumple, rumple, wrinkle . crease, furrow, wrinkle . crease, crinkle, crisp, ruckle, scrunch, scrunch up, wrinkle . purse, wrinkle . crinkled, crinkly, rippled, wavelike, wavy . lineal . melodise, melodize . melodic, melodious, musical . melodious, tuneful . lining . liner, lining . delineation, depiction, portrayal . tracing . delineation, depiction, limning, line drawing . drawing . tracer . trace, tracing . lineation . lineation, outline . crease, crinkle, furrow, line, seam, wrinkle . bring up, nurture, parent, raise, rear . come, derive, descend . direct, lineal . absorb, engage, engross, occupy . armed forces, armed services, military, military machine, war machine . plural, plural form


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