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line
Overview of noun line
The noun line has 29 senses (first 23 from tagged texts)
1. (51) line -- (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. (20) line -- (a mark that is long relative to its width; "He drew a line on the chart")
3. (15) line -- (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. (13) line -- (a length (straight or curved) without breadth or thickness; the trace of a moving point)
5. (11) line -- (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. (10) line -- (a single frequency (or very narrow band) of radiation in a spectrum)
7. (10) line -- (a fortified position (especially one marking the most forward position of troops); "they attacked the enemy's line")
8. (10) argumentation, logical argument, line of reasoning, line -- (the methodical process of logical reasoning; "I can't follow your line of reasoning")
9. (9) cable, line, transmission line -- (a conductor for transmitting electrical or optical signals or electric power)
10. (8) course, 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")
11. (6) line -- (a spatial location defined by a real or imaginary unidimensional extent)
12. (5) wrinkle, furrow, crease, crinkle, seam, line -- (a slight depression in the smoothness of a surface; "his face has many lines"; "ironing gets rid of most wrinkles")
13. (4) pipeline, line -- (a pipe used to transport liquids or gases; "a pipeline runs from the wells to the seaport")
14. (4) line, railway line, rail line -- (the road consisting of railroad track and roadbed)
15. (3) telephone line, phone line, telephone circuit, subscriber line, line -- (a telephone connection)
16. (3) line -- (acting in conformity; "in line with"; "he got out of line"; "toe the line")
17. (2) lineage, line, line of descent, descent, bloodline, blood line, blood, pedigree, ancestry, origin, parentage, stemma, stock -- (the descendants of one individual; "his entire lineage has been warriors")
18. (2) line -- (something (as a cord or rope) that is long and thin and flexible; "a washing line")
19. (2) occupation, business, job, line of work, line -- (the principal activity in your life that you do to earn money; "he's not in my line of business")
20. (1) line -- (in games or sports; a mark indicating positions or bounds of the playing area)
21. (1) channel, communication channel, line -- ((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. (1) line, product line, line of products, line of merchandise, business line, line of business -- (a particular kind of product or merchandise; "a nice line of shoes")
23. (1) line -- (a commercial organization serving as a common carrier)
24. agate line, line -- (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 credit -- (the maximum credit that a customer is allowed)
26. tune, melody, air, strain, melodic line, line, melodic phrase -- (a succession of notes forming a distinctive sequence; "she was humming an air from Beethoven")
27. note, short letter, line, billet -- (a short personal letter; "drop me a line when you get there")
28. line, dividing line, demarcation, contrast -- (a conceptual separation or distinction; "there is a narrow line between sanity and insanity")
29. production line, assembly line, line -- (mechanical system in a factory whereby an article is conveyed through sites at which successive operations are performed on it)
Overview of verb line
The verb line has 6 senses (first 2 from tagged texts)
1. (7) line, run along -- (be in line with; form a line along; "trees line the riverbank")
2. (5) line -- (cover the interior of; "line the gloves"; "line a chimney")
3. trace, draw, line, describe, delineate -- (make a mark or lines on a surface; "draw a line"; "trace the outline of a figure in the sand")
4. line -- (mark with lines; "sorrow had lined his face")
5. line -- (fill plentifully; "line one's pockets")
6. line -- (reinforce with fabric; "lined books are more enduring")
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun line
29 senses of line
Sense 1
line
=> formation
=> arrangement
=> group, grouping
=> abstraction
=> abstract entity
=> entity
Sense 2
line
=> mark, print
=> indication, indicant
=> communication
=> abstraction
=> abstract entity
=> entity
Sense 3
line
=> formation
=> arrangement
=> group, grouping
=> abstraction
=> abstract entity
=> entity
Sense 4
line
=> shape, form
=> attribute
=> abstraction
=> abstract entity
=> entity
Sense 5
line
=> text, textual matter
=> matter
=> writing, written material, piece of writing
=> written communication, written language
=> communication
=> abstraction
=> abstract entity
=> entity
Sense 6
line
=> electromagnetic radiation, electromagnetic wave, nonparticulate radiation
=> radiation
=> energy
=> physical phenomenon
=> natural phenomenon
=> phenomenon
=> process, physical process
=> physical entity
=> entity
Sense 7
line
=> military position, position
=> point
=> location
=> object, physical object
=> physical entity
=> entity
Sense 8
argumentation, logical argument, line of reasoning, line
=> reasoning, logical thinking, abstract thought
=> thinking, thought, thought process, cerebration, intellection, mentation
=> higher cognitive process
=> process, cognitive process, mental process, operation, cognitive operation
=> cognition, knowledge, noesis
=> psychological feature
=> abstraction
=> abstract entity
=> entity
Sense 9
cable, line, transmission line
=> conductor
=> device
=> instrumentality, instrumentation
=> artifact, artefact
=> whole, unit
=> object, physical object
=> physical entity
=> entity
Sense 10
course, line
=> series
=> ordering, order, ordination
=> arrangement
=> group, grouping
=> abstraction
=> abstract entity
=> entity
Sense 11
line
=> location
=> object, physical object
=> physical entity
=> entity
Sense 12
wrinkle, furrow, crease, crinkle, seam, line
=> depression, impression, imprint
=> concave shape, concavity, incurvation, incurvature
=> solid
=> shape, form
=> attribute
=> abstraction
=> abstract entity
=> entity
Sense 13
pipeline, line
=> pipe, pipage, piping
=> tube, tubing
=> conduit
=> passage
=> way
=> artifact, artefact
=> whole, unit
=> object, physical object
=> physical entity
=> entity
Sense 14
line, railway line, rail line
=> road, route
=> way
=> artifact, artefact
=> whole, unit
=> object, physical object
=> physical entity
=> entity
Sense 15
telephone line, phone line, telephone circuit, subscriber line, line
=> connection, connexion, connector, connecter, connective
=> instrumentality, instrumentation
=> artifact, artefact
=> whole, unit
=> object, physical object
=> physical entity
=> entity
Sense 16
line
=> conformity, conformation, compliance, abidance
=> cooperation
=> group action
=> act, human action, human activity
=> event
=> psychological feature
=> abstraction
=> abstract entity
=> entity
=> event
=> psychological feature
=> abstraction
=> abstract entity
=> entity
Sense 17
lineage, line, line of descent, descent, bloodline, blood line, blood, pedigree, ancestry, origin, parentage, stemma, stock
=> genealogy, family tree
=> kin, kin group, kinship group, kindred, clan, tribe
=> social group
=> group, grouping
=> abstraction
=> abstract entity
=> entity
Sense 18
line
=> artifact, artefact
=> whole, unit
=> object, physical object
=> physical entity
=> entity
Sense 19
occupation, business, job, line of work, line
=> activity
=> act, human action, human activity
=> event
=> psychological feature
=> abstraction
=> abstract entity
=> entity
Sense 20
line
=> mark, print
=> indication, indicant
=> communication
=> abstraction
=> abstract entity
=> entity
Sense 21
channel, communication channel, line
=> communication, communicating
=> act, human action, human activity
=> event
=> psychological feature
=> abstraction
=> abstract entity
=> entity
Sense 22
line, product line, line of products, line of merchandise, business line, line of business
=> merchandise, ware, product
=> commodity, trade good, good
=> artifact, artefact
=> whole, unit
=> object, physical object
=> physical entity
=> entity
Sense 23
line
=> carrier, common carrier
=> business, concern, business concern, business organization, business organisation
=> enterprise
=> organization, organisation
=> social group
=> group, grouping
=> abstraction
=> abstract entity
=> entity
Sense 24
agate line, line
=> area unit, square measure
=> unit of measurement, unit
=> definite quantity
=> measure, quantity, amount
=> abstraction
=> abstract entity
=> entity
Sense 25
credit line, line of credit, bank line, line, personal credit line, personal line of credit
=> credit
=> assets
=> possession
=> relation
=> abstraction
=> abstract entity
=> entity
Sense 26
tune, melody, air, strain, melodic line, line, melodic phrase
=> music
=> auditory communication
=> communication
=> abstraction
=> abstract entity
=> entity
Sense 27
note, short letter, line, billet
=> personal letter
=> letter, missive
=> text, textual matter
=> matter
=> writing, written material, piece of writing
=> written communication, written language
=> communication
=> abstraction
=> abstract entity
=> entity
=> document
=> representation
=> creation
=> artifact, artefact
=> whole, unit
=> object, physical object
=> physical entity
=> entity
Sense 28
line, dividing line, demarcation, contrast
=> differentiation, distinction
=> discrimination, secernment
=> basic cognitive process
=> process, cognitive process, mental process, operation, cognitive operation
=> cognition, knowledge, noesis
=> psychological feature
=> abstraction
=> abstract entity
=> entity
Sense 29
production line, assembly line, line
=> mechanical system
=> system
=> instrumentality, instrumentation
=> artifact, artefact
=> whole, unit
=> object, physical object
=> physical entity
=> entity
Hyponyms of noun line
25 of 29 senses of line
Sense 1
line
=> rivet line
=> chorus, chorus line
=> diagonal
=> linemen
=> lineup
=> row
=> rank
Sense 2
line
=> cross hair, cross wire
=> dotted line
=> ascender
=> bar line
=> descender
=> squiggle, curlicue
=> spectrum line
=> trend line
=> isometric line, isometric
=> graduation
=> guideline
=> hairline
=> shaft
=> serif, seriph
=> staff line
=> ledger line, leger line
Sense 3
line
=> diagonal
=> file, single file, Indian file
=> line of march
=> line of succession
=> picket line
=> conga line
=> trap line
=> queue, waiting line
Sense 4
line
=> curve
=> curve, curved shape
=> straight line
=> geodesic, geodesic line
=> perimeter
=> centerline, center line
=> boundary, edge, bound
Sense 5
line
=> opening line
=> heading, header, head
=> line of poetry, line of verse
=> by-line, credit line
=> dateline
=> verse, verse line
=> punch line, laugh line, gag line, tag line
=> actor's line, speech, words
=> orphan
=> spiel, patter, line of gab
=> sound bite
=> bottom line
Sense 7
line
=> firing line
=> battlefront, front, front line
=> line of battle
=> battle line
Sense 8
argumentation, logical argument, line of reasoning, line
=> line of inquiry, line of questioning
=> casuistry
=> policy
Sense 9
cable, line, transmission line
=> coaxial cable, coax, coax cable
=> electrical cable
=> fiber optic cable, fibre optic cable
=> power line, power cable
=> printer cable
Sense 10
course, line
=> stream, flow, current
Sense 11
line
=> part, parting
=> axis
=> aclinic line, magnetic equator
=> agonic line
=> isogonic line, isogonal line, isogone
=> crest
=> timber line, timberline, tree line
=> snow line
=> fault line
=> great circle
=> hemline
=> hipline
=> hipline
=> horizon, apparent horizon, visible horizon, sensible horizon, skyline
=> isogram, isopleth, isarithm
=> flight line
=> line of sight, line of vision
=> latitude, line of latitude, parallel of latitude, parallel
=> lunar latitude
=> path, route, itinerary
=> quadrant, quarter-circle
=> rhumb line, rhumb, loxodrome
=> danger line
=> side
=> waterline, water line, water level
=> water line, watermark
=> watershed, water parting, divide
=> path, track, course
=> line of force, field line
Sense 12
wrinkle, furrow, crease, crinkle, seam, line
=> crow's foot, crow's feet, laugh line
=> dermatoglyphic
=> frown line
=> line of life, life line, lifeline
=> line of heart, heart line, love line, mensal line
=> line of fate, line of destiny, line of Saturn
Sense 13
pipeline, line
HAS INSTANCE=> Alaskan pipeline, trans-Alaska pipeline
=> gas line
=> oil pipeline
Sense 14
line, railway line, rail line
=> branch line, spur track, spur
=> trunk line, trunk route
Sense 15
telephone line, phone line, telephone circuit, subscriber line, line
=> digital subscriber line, DSL
=> hot line
=> land line, landline
=> party line
=> private line
=> toll line
=> trunk line
=> WATS, WATS line
Sense 17
lineage, line, line of descent, descent, bloodline, blood line, blood, pedigree, ancestry, origin, parentage, stemma, stock
=> family, family line, folk, kinfolk, kinsfolk, sept, phratry
=> breed
=> side
Sense 18
line
=> becket
=> cord
=> lanyard, laniard
=> lifeline
=> lifeline
=> mooring, mooring line
=> painter
=> ratline, ratlin
=> rope
=> sheet, tack, mainsheet, weather sheet, shroud
=> shroud
=> strand
=> towline, towrope, towing line, towing rope
=> trace
Sense 19
occupation, business, job, line of work, line
=> confectionery
=> sport
=> farming, land
=> game, biz
=> career, calling, vocation
=> employment, work
=> appointment
=> position, post, berth, office, spot, billet, place, situation
=> treadmill, salt mine
=> trade, craft
=> profession
=> metier, medium
=> accountancy, accounting
=> photography
=> catering
Sense 20
line
=> balkline, baulk-line, string line
=> finishing line, finish line
=> foul line
=> foul line
=> foul line
=> baseline
=> goal line
=> red line
=> scrimmage line, line of scrimmage
=> service line, baseline
=> sideline, out of bounds
=> start, starting line
=> yard line
Sense 21
channel, communication channel, line
=> back channel
=> lens
=> liaison, link, contact, inter-group communication
Sense 22
line, product line, line of products, line of merchandise, business line, line of business
=> sideline
Sense 23
line
=> airline, airline business, airway
=> railway, railroad, railroad line, railway line, railway system
=> steamship company, steamship line
=> transit line
Sense 25
credit line, line of credit, bank line, line, personal credit line, personal line of credit
=> consumer credit
Sense 26
tune, melody, air, strain, melodic line, line, melodic phrase
=> flourish, fanfare, tucket
=> glissando
=> roulade
=> leitmotiv, leitmotif
=> theme song
=> signature, signature tune, theme song
=> theme, melodic theme, musical theme, idea
=> part, voice
Sense 27
note, short letter, line, billet
=> excuse
Sense 28
line, dividing line, demarcation, contrast
=> Rubicon, point of no return
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun line
29 senses of line
Sense 1
line
=> formation
Sense 2
line
=> mark, print
Sense 3
line
=> formation
Sense 4
line
=> shape, form
Sense 5
line
=> text, textual matter
Sense 6
line
=> electromagnetic radiation, electromagnetic wave, nonparticulate radiation
Sense 7
line
=> military position, position
Sense 8
argumentation, logical argument, line of reasoning, line
=> reasoning, logical thinking, abstract thought
Sense 9
cable, line, transmission line
=> conductor
Sense 10
course, line
=> series
Sense 11
line
=> location
Sense 12
wrinkle, furrow, crease, crinkle, seam, line
=> depression, impression, imprint
Sense 13
pipeline, line
=> pipe, pipage, piping
Sense 14
line, railway line, rail line
=> road, route
Sense 15
telephone line, phone line, telephone circuit, subscriber line, line
=> connection, connexion, connector, connecter, connective
Sense 16
line
=> conformity, conformation, compliance, abidance
Sense 17
lineage, line, line of descent, descent, bloodline, blood line, blood, pedigree, ancestry, origin, parentage, stemma, stock
=> genealogy, family tree
Sense 18
line
=> artifact, artefact
Sense 19
occupation, business, job, line of work, line
=> activity
Sense 20
line
=> mark, print
Sense 21
channel, communication channel, line
=> communication, communicating
Sense 22
line, product line, line of products, line of merchandise, business line, line of business
=> merchandise, ware, product
Sense 23
line
=> carrier, common carrier
Sense 24
agate line, line
=> area unit, square measure
Sense 25
credit line, line of credit, bank line, line, personal credit line, personal line of credit
=> credit
Sense 26
tune, melody, air, strain, melodic line, line, melodic phrase
=> music
Sense 27
note, short letter, line, billet
=> personal letter
Sense 28
line, dividing line, demarcation, contrast
=> differentiation, distinction
Sense 29
production line, assembly line, line
=> mechanical system
Antonyms of noun line
Member Holonyms of noun line
Substance Holonyms of noun line
Part Holonyms of noun line
6 of 29 senses of line
Sense 5
line
PART OF: stanza
PART OF: letter, missive
Sense 6
line
PART OF: electromagnetic spectrum
Sense 9
cable, line, transmission line
PART OF: telephone system, phone system
PART OF: cable, cable television, cable system, cable television service
Sense 12
wrinkle, furrow, crease, crinkle, seam, line
PART OF: skin, tegument, cutis
Sense 23
line
PART OF: transportation system, transportation, transit
Sense 29
production line, assembly line, line
PART OF: factory, mill, manufacturing plant, manufactory
Member Meronyms of noun line
Substance Meronyms of noun line
Part Meronyms of noun line
5 of 29 senses of line
Sense 14
line, railway line, rail line
HAS PART: railroad bed
HAS PART: railroad track, railroad, railway
Sense 18
line
HAS PART: bitter end
HAS PART: drip loop
Sense 22
line, product line, line of products, line of merchandise, business line, line of business
HAS PART: top of the line
Sense 26
tune, melody, air, strain, melodic line, line, melodic phrase
HAS PART: phrase, musical phrase
Sense 29
production line, assembly line, line
HAS PART: conveyer belt, conveyor belt, conveyer, conveyor, transporter
Meronyms of noun line
5 of 29 senses of line
Sense 14
line, railway line, rail line
HAS PART: railroad bed
HAS PART: railroad track, railroad, railway
Sense 18
line
HAS PART: bitter end
HAS PART: drip loop
Sense 22
line, product line, line of products, line of merchandise, business line, line of business
HAS PART: top of the line
Sense 26
tune, melody, air, strain, melodic line, line, melodic phrase
HAS PART: phrase, musical phrase
Sense 29
production line, assembly line, line
HAS PART: conveyer belt, conveyor belt, conveyer, conveyor, transporter
Holonyms of noun line
6 of 29 senses of line
Sense 5
line
PART OF: stanza
PART OF: letter, missive
Sense 6
line
PART OF: electromagnetic spectrum
Sense 9
cable, line, transmission line
PART OF: telephone system, phone system
PART OF: cable, cable television, cable system, cable television service
Sense 12
wrinkle, furrow, crease, crinkle, seam, line
PART OF: skin, tegument, cutis
Sense 23
line
PART OF: transportation system, transportation, transit
Sense 29
production line, assembly line, line
PART OF: factory, mill, manufacturing plant, manufactory
Attributes of noun line
Derived Forms of noun line
3 of 29 senses of line
Sense 2
line
RELATED TO>(verb) line#4
=> line
RELATED TO>(verb) line#3
=> trace, draw, line, describe, delineate
Sense 3
line
RELATED TO>(verb) line#1
=> line, run along
Sense 12
wrinkle, furrow, crease, crinkle, seam, line
RELATED TO>(verb) line#4
=> line
Domain of noun line
2 of 29 senses of line
Sense 7
line
TOPIC>(noun) military#1, armed forces#1, armed services#1, military machine#1, war machine#1
Sense 21
channel, communication channel, line
USAGE>(noun) plural#1, plural form#1
Domain Terms of noun line
Familiarity of noun line
line used as a noun is very familiar (polysemy count =29)
Coordinate Terms (sisters) of noun line
29 senses of line
Sense 1
line
> formation
=> flight
=> military formation
=> backfield
=> secondary
=> line
=> line
=> center
=> flank, wing
=> head
=> rear
Sense 2
line
> mark, print
=> footprint, footmark, step
=> trace
=> mintmark
=> stroke
=> hoofprint, hoof mark, hoof-mark
=> line
=> line
Sense 3
line
> formation
=> flight
=> military formation
=> backfield
=> secondary
=> line
=> line
=> center
=> flank, wing
=> head
=> rear
Sense 4
line
> shape, form
=> solid
=> plane, sheet
=> natural shape
=> flare, flair
=> figure
=> line
=> angular shape, angularity
=> round shape
=> distorted shape, distortion
=> amorphous shape
=> connection, connexion, link
=> circle
=> square
=> triangle
=> column, tower, pillar
Sense 5
line
> text, textual matter
=> cookie
=> copy, written matter
=> draft, draft copy
=> electronic text
=> installment, instalment
=> letter, missive
=> line
=> lipogram
=> lyric, words, language
=> stanza
Sense 6
line
> electromagnetic radiation, electromagnetic wave, nonparticulate radiation
=> actinic radiation, actinic ray
=> beam, ray, electron beam
=> black-body radiation, blackbody radiation
=> Hertzian wave
=> gamma radiation, gamma ray
=> line
=> microwave
=> radio wave, radio emission, radio radiation
=> X ray, X-ray, X-radiation, roentgen ray
Sense 7
line
> military position, position
=> ground
=> line
Sense 8
argumentation, logical argument, line of reasoning, line
> reasoning, logical thinking, abstract thought
=> analysis, analytic thinking
=> argumentation, logical argument, line of reasoning, line
=> conjecture
=> deduction, deductive reasoning, synthesis
=> inference, illation
=> prediction, anticipation, prevision
=> ratiocination
=> regress, reasoning backward
=> synthesis, synthetic thinking
Sense 9
cable, line, transmission line
> conductor
=> busbar, bus
=> cable, line, transmission line
=> cord, electric cord
=> electrode
=> heat sink
=> lightning rod, lightning conductor
=> semiconductor device, semiconductor unit, semiconductor
=> shunt, electrical shunt, bypass
=> waveguide, wave guide
=> wire, conducting wire
Sense 10
course, line
> series
=> Stations, Stations of the Cross
=> chain, concatenation
=> course, line
=> cycle
=> electromotive series, electromotive force series, electrochemical series
=> hierarchy
=> nexus
=> progression, patterned advance
=> rash, blizzard
=> sequence
=> string, train
=> succession
=> wave train
=> helium group
=> actinide series
=> lanthanide series
Sense 11
line
> location
=> here
=> there
=> somewhere
=> bilocation
=> home
=> base, home
=> outer space
=> jungle
=> Earth
=> line
=> point
=> region, part
=> region
=> whereabouts
=> sodom
=> pass, mountain pass, notch
=> space
Sense 12
wrinkle, furrow, crease, crinkle, seam, line
> depression, impression, imprint
=> dimple
=> groove, channel
=> dimple
=> dip
=> incision, scratch, prick, slit, dent
=> sag, droop
=> wrinkle, furrow, crease, crinkle, seam, line
=> crevice, cranny, crack, fissure, chap
Sense 13
pipeline, line
> pipe, pipage, piping
=> chimneypot
=> discharge pipe
=> drain, drainpipe, waste pipe
=> drilling pipe
=> elbow
=> exhaust pipe
=> fuel line, gas line
=> main
=> manifold
=> pipeline, line
=> riser, riser pipe, riser pipeline, riser main
=> sparge pipe
=> standpipe
=> steam line, steam pipe
=> tailpipe
Sense 14
line, railway line, rail line
> road, route
=> access road, slip road
=> bypass, circumferential, ring road
=> byway, bypath, byroad
=> causeway
=> clearway
=> corduroy
=> detour, roundabout way
=> drive, parkway
=> driveway, drive, private road
=> highway, main road
=> line, railway line, rail line
=> post road
=> roadway
=> shortcut, cutoff, crosscut
=> side road
=> skid road
=> speedway
=> thoroughfare
=> track, cart track, cartroad
=> turnoff
Sense 15
telephone line, phone line, telephone circuit, subscriber line, line
> connection, connexion, connector, connecter, connective
=> attachment, bond
=> backbone
=> ground, earth
=> hitch
=> hookup
=> jumper
=> junction, conjunction
=> slip ring
=> telephone line, phone line, telephone circuit, subscriber line, line
=> temporary hookup, patch
=> yoke, coupling
Sense 16
line
> conformity, conformation, compliance, abidance
=> formality
=> line
=> honoring, observance
=> keeping
Sense 17
lineage, line, line of descent, descent, bloodline, blood line, blood, pedigree, ancestry, origin, parentage, stemma, stock
> genealogy, family tree
=> lineage, line, line of descent, descent, bloodline, blood line, blood, pedigree, ancestry, origin, parentage, stemma, stock
Sense 18
line
> artifact, artefact
=> article
=> facility
=> Americana
=> anachronism
=> antiquity
=> block
=> button
=> commodity, trade good, good
=> cone
=> covering
=> creation
=> decker
=> decoration, ornament, ornamentation
=> electroplate
=> enclosure
=> excavation
=> extra, duplicate
=> fabric, cloth, material, textile
=> facility, installation
=> fixture
=> float
=> insert, inset
=> instrumentality, instrumentation
=> lemon, stinker
=> line
=> marker
=> mystification
=> opening
=> padding, cushioning
=> plaything, toy
=> ready-made
=> restoration
=> sheet, flat solid
=> sphere
=> square
=> squeaker
=> strip, slip
=> structure, construction
=> surface
=> thing
=> track
=> way
=> weight
=> building material
=> paving material
Sense 19
occupation, business, job, line of work, line
> activity
=> variation, variance
=> space walk
=> domesticity
=> operation
=> operation
=> practice, pattern
=> diversion, recreation
=> cup of tea, bag, dish
=> follow-up, followup
=> game
=> turn, play
=> music
=> acting, playing, playacting, performing
=> liveliness, animation
=> burst, fit
=> work
=> works, deeds
=> service
=> occupation, business, job, line of work, line
=> occupation
=> writing, committal to writing
=> role
=> wrongdoing, wrongful conduct, misconduct, actus reus
=> waste, wastefulness, dissipation
=> attempt, effort, endeavor, endeavour, try
=> control
=> protection
=> sensory activity
=> education, instruction, teaching, pedagogy, didactics, educational activity
=> training, preparation, grooming
=> representation
=> creation, creative activity
=> dismantling, dismantlement, disassembly
=> line function, line duty
=> puncture
=> search, hunt, hunting
=> use, usage, utilization, utilisation, employment, exercise
=> operation, military operation
=> measurement, measuring, measure, mensuration
=> calibration, standardization, standardisation
=> organization, organisation
=> grouping
=> support, supporting
=> continuance, continuation
=> procedure, process
=> ceremony
=> ceremony
=> worship
=> energizing, activating, activation
=> concealment, concealing, hiding
=> placement, location, locating, position, positioning, emplacement
=> provision, supply, supplying
=> demand
=> pleasure
=> enjoyment, delectation
=> lamentation, mourning
=> laughter
=> market, marketplace
=> preparation, readying
=> aid, assist, assistance, help
=> support
=> behavior, behaviour, conduct, doings
=> behavior, behaviour
=> leadership, leading
=> precession, precedence, precedency
=> solo
=> buzz
=> fun
=> sin, hell
=> release, outlet, vent
=> last
=> mystification, obfuscation
=> negotiation
=> perturbation, disturbance
=> timekeeping
Sense 20
line
> mark, print
=> footprint, footmark, step
=> trace
=> mintmark
=> stroke
=> hoofprint, hoof mark, hoof-mark
=> line
=> line
Sense 21
channel, communication channel, line
> communication, communicating
=> transmission
=> intercommunication
=> medium
=> channel, communication channel, line
=> mail, mail service, postal service, post
=> dramaturgy, dramatic art, dramatics, theater, theatre
=> discussion, treatment, discourse
=> exhortation
=> expression, verbal expression, verbalism
=> examination, exam, test
=> persuasion, suasion
=> dissuasion
=> expostulation, remonstrance, remonstration, objection
=> contact, touch
=> traffic
Sense 22
line, product line, line of products, line of merchandise, business line, line of business
> merchandise, ware, product
=> cargo, lading, freight, load, loading, payload, shipment, consignment
=> contraband
=> feature
=> generic
=> irregular, second
=> line, product line, line of products, line of merchandise, business line, line of business
=> number
=> refill
=> release
=> schlock, shlock, dreck
=> software package, software product
=> stock, inventory
=> top of the line
=> yard goods, piece goods
Sense 23
line
> carrier, common carrier
=> line
Sense 24
agate line, line
> area unit, square measure
=> square inch, sq in
=> square foot, sq ft
=> square yard, sq yd
=> square meter, square metre, centare
=> square mile
=> quarter section
=> acre
=> are, ar
=> hectare
=> arpent
=> barn, b
=> dessiatine
=> morgen
=> perch, rod, pole
=> em, mutton, mut
=> agate line, line
=> column inch, inch
Sense 25
credit line, line of credit, bank line, line, personal credit line, personal line of credit
> credit
=> cheap money
=> export credit
=> import credit
=> credit line, line of credit, bank line, line, personal credit line, personal line of credit
=> commercial credit
=> letter of credit
Sense 26
tune, melody, air, strain, melodic line, line, melodic phrase
> music
=> section, subdivision
=> pizzicato
=> monophony, monophonic music, monody
=> polyphony, polyphonic music, concerted music
=> polytonality, polytonalism
=> popularism
=> harmony, musical harmony
=> tune, melody, air, strain, melodic line, line, melodic phrase
=> part music
=> musical composition, opus, composition, piece, piece of music
=> instrumental music
=> prelude
=> overture
=> antiphony
=> refrain, chorus
=> ballet
=> serialism, serial music
=> syncopation
=> music genre, musical genre, genre, musical style
=> Bach
=> Beethoven
=> Brahms
=> Chopin
=> Gilbert and Sullivan
=> Handel
=> Haydn
=> Mozart
=> Stravinsky
=> Wagner
=> Ta'ziyeh
=> vocal music, vocal
Sense 27
note, short letter, line, billet
> personal letter
=> note, short letter, line, billet
=> love letter, billet doux
Sense 28
line, dividing line, demarcation, contrast
> differentiation, distinction
=> contradistinction
=> line, dividing line, demarcation, contrast
=> hairsplitting, word-splitting
Sense 29
production line, assembly line, line
> mechanical system
=> fuel injection, fuel injection system
=> linkage
=> lubricating system, force-feed lubricating system, force feed, pressure-feed lubricating system, pressure feed
=> production line, assembly line, line
=> suspension, suspension system
=> ventilation, ventilation system, ventilating system
Meronyms of noun line
29 senses of line
Sense 5
line
=> text, textual matter
HAS PART: word order
HAS PART: book
HAS PART: chapter
HAS PART: foreword, preface, prolusion
HAS PART: paragraph
HAS PART: passage
=> matter
=> writing, written material, piece of writing
HAS PART: epilogue, epilog
=> written communication, written language
HAS PART: leaf, folio
Sense 6
line
=> electromagnetic radiation, electromagnetic wave, nonparticulate radiation
HAS PART: photon
Sense 9
cable, line, transmission line
=> conductor
=> device
=> instrumentality, instrumentation
=> artifact, artefact
=> whole, unit
HAS PART: part, portion
HAS PART: section, segment
Sense 13
pipeline, line
=> pipe, pipage, piping
HAS PART: spout
=> tube, tubing
=> conduit
=> passage
=> way
HAS PART: wayside, roadside
=> artifact, artefact
=> whole, unit
HAS PART: part, portion
HAS PART: section, segment
Sense 14
line, railway line, rail line
HAS PART: railroad bed
HAS PART: railroad track, railroad, railway
HAS PART: tie, railroad tie, crosstie, sleeper
HAS PART: track, rail, rails
=> road, route
HAS SUBSTANCE: pavement, paving
HAS SUBSTANCE: paving stone
HAS PART: bend, curve
HAS PART: crown, crest
HAS PART: intersection, crossroad, crossway, crossing, carrefour
HAS PART: roadbed
HAS PART: traffic island, safety island, safety isle, safety zone
HAS PART: shoulder, berm
HAS PART: traffic circle, circle, rotary, roundabout
HAS PART: turnaround
HAS PART: turnout, widening
=> way
HAS PART: wayside, roadside
=> artifact, artefact
=> whole, unit
HAS PART: part, portion
HAS PART: section, segment
Sense 15
telephone line, phone line, telephone circuit, subscriber line, line
=> connection, connexion, connector, connecter, connective
=> instrumentality, instrumentation
=> artifact, artefact
=> whole, unit
HAS PART: part, portion
HAS PART: section, segment
Sense 17
lineage, line, line of descent, descent, bloodline, blood line, blood, pedigree, ancestry, origin, parentage, stemma, stock
=> genealogy, family tree
=> kin, kin group, kinship group, kindred, clan, tribe
HAS MEMBER: relative, relation
HAS MEMBER: clansman, clanswoman, clan member
HAS MEMBER: tribesman
Sense 18
line
HAS PART: bitter end
HAS PART: drip loop
=> artifact, artefact
=> whole, unit
HAS PART: part, portion
HAS PART: section, segment
Sense 22
line, product line, line of products, line of merchandise, business line, line of business
HAS PART: top of the line
=> merchandise, ware, product
=> commodity, trade good, good
=> artifact, artefact
=> whole, unit
HAS PART: part, portion
HAS PART: section, segment
Sense 23
line
=> carrier, common carrier
=> business, concern, business concern, business organization, business organisation
HAS MEMBER: division
=> enterprise
=> organization, organisation
HAS MEMBER: quorum
HAS MEMBER: membership, rank
Sense 26
tune, melody, air, strain, melodic line, line, melodic phrase
HAS PART: phrase, musical phrase
Sense 27
note, short letter, line, billet
=> personal letter
=> letter, missive
HAS PART: postscript, PS
HAS PART: address, destination, name and address
HAS PART: ZIP code, ZIP, postcode, postal code
HAS PART: line
=> text, textual matter
HAS PART: word order
HAS PART: book
HAS PART: chapter
HAS PART: foreword, preface, prolusion
HAS PART: paragraph
HAS PART: passage
=> matter
=> writing, written material, piece of writing
HAS PART: epilogue, epilog
=> written communication, written language
HAS PART: leaf, folio
=> document
=> representation
=> creation
=> artifact, artefact
=> whole, unit
HAS PART: part, portion
HAS PART: section, segment
Sense 29
production line, assembly line, line
HAS PART: conveyer belt, conveyor belt, conveyer, conveyor, transporter
=> mechanical system
=> system
HAS PART: infrastructure, substructure
HAS PART: module
=> instrumentality, instrumentation
=> artifact, artefact
=> whole, unit
HAS PART: part, portion
HAS PART: section, segment
Holonyms of noun line
6 of 29 senses of line
Sense 5
line
PART OF: stanza
PART OF: poem, verse form
PART OF: letter, missive
PART OF: correspondence
PART OF: mail
Sense 6
line
PART OF: electromagnetic spectrum
Sense 9
cable, line, transmission line
PART OF: telephone system, phone system
PART OF: cable, cable television, cable system, cable television service
Sense 12
wrinkle, furrow, crease, crinkle, seam, line
PART OF: skin, tegument, cutis
PART OF: integumentary system
Sense 23
line
PART OF: transportation system, transportation, transit
PART OF: infrastructure, base
Sense 29
production line, assembly line, line
PART OF: factory, mill, manufacturing plant, manufactory
Grep of noun line
a-line
acetylcholine
aclinic line
acoustic delay line
actor's line
adonic line
adrenaline
agate line
agonic line
airline
alaskan pipeline
aminophylline
amitriptyline
aniline
anopheline
apresoline
asphodeline
assembly line
balkline
bank line
bar line
baseline
battle line
baulk-line
beeline
blood line
bloodline
borderline
bottom line
boundary line
bowline
branch line
bread line
breadline
bus line
business line
by-line
center line
centerline
chalk line
checkout line
chlortetracycline
choline
chorus line
chow line
citrulline
city line
cline
clothesline
coastline
color line
colour line
command line
command line interface
compline
conga line
contour line
copaline
cordyline
county line
credit line
crew neckline
crinoline
danger line
date line
dateline
deadline
decline
delay line
demarcation line
digital subscriber line
discipline
district line
dividing line
dotted line
doxycycline
drive line
drive line system
drop line
dropline
electrical line of force
electromagnetic delay line
equinoctial line
equity credit line
family line
fault line
fedelline
feeder line
feline
fence line
field line
finish line
finishing line
firing line
fishing line
flight line
foul line
franz joseph kline
franz kline
front line
frown line
fuel line
gag line
gas line
gasoline
genus asphodeline
genus cordyline
geodesic line
glyoxaline
goal line
green line
guideline
hairline
hand line
handline
hanoverian line
hard line
harpoon line
headline
heart line
hemline
hipline
hot line
humanistic discipline
hyaline
hydroxyproline
hydroxytetracycline
in-line skate
incline
indiscipline
international date line
isoclinic line
isogonal line
isogonic line
isometric line
israel baline
kaoline
kline
lancastrian line
land line
landline
lateral line
lateral line organ
laugh line
lazuline
lead line
leaded gasoline
ledger line
leger line
life line
lifeline
line
line-at-a-time printer
line-drive double
line-drive single
line-drive triple
line-shooter
line-shooting
line backer
line block
line coach
line double
line drawing
line drive
line duty
line engraving
line feed
line function
line item
line judge
line management
line of battle
line of business
line of control
line of credit
line of defence
line of defense
line of descent
line of destiny
line of duty
line of fate
line of fire
line of flight
line of force
line of gab
line of heart
line of inquiry
line of latitude
line of least resistance
line of life
line of longitude
line of march
line of merchandise
line of poetry
line of products
line of questioning
line of reasoning
line of saturn
line of scrimmage
line of sight
line of succession
line of thought
line of verse
line of vision
line of work
line officer
line organisation
line organization
line personnel
line printer
line roulette
line score
line single
line spectrum
line squall
line storm
line triple
line worker
lineage
lineament
linear a
linear accelerator
linear algebra
linear b
linear equation
linear leaf
linear measure
linear operator
linear perspective
linear programming
linear regression
linear unit
linearity
lineation
linebacker
linebacker blitzing
linecut
lined snake
lineman
linemen
linen
linen paper
linendraper
liner
liner train
linesman
lineup
load line
log line
loop-line
love line
lubber's line
lubber line
maginot line
magnetic line of force
main line
marline
martin cline
masculine
mason-dixon line
mason and dixon's line
mason and dixon line
medline
melodic line
mensal line
mescaline
methacholine
midline
milline
minocycline
moline
monocline
mooring line
musteline
myeline
mysoline
nalline
naphazoline
neckline
nepheline
new line
newspaper headline
night-line
noradrenaline
nortriptyline
noxiptiline
off-line equipment
off-line operation
oil pipeline
old line state
on-line database
opening line
outline
oxytetracycline
party line
pentoxifylline
personal credit line
personal line of credit
phone line
picket line
pipeline
plantagenet line
plimsoll line
plot line
plumb line
poverty line
power line
praline
private line
product line
production line
program line
proline
property line
protriptyline
punch line
pyroxyline
rail line
railroad line
railway line
ratline
reception line
red line
regression line
rhumb line
ridgeline
riser pipeline
rivet line
royal line
running headline
saline
sash line
scientific discipline
scrimmage line
self-discipline
sertraline
service line
setline
sewer line
ship of the line
shoreline
short line
sideline
siegfried line
skyline
snap line
snapline
snow line
sonic delay line
sounding line
spectrum line
spline
squall line
staff line
starting line
state line
static line
steam line
steamship line
stepped line
storyline
straight-line method
straight-line method of depreciation
straight line
string line
subscriber line
succinylcholine
supply line
tag line
tapeline
telegraph line
telephone line
tetracycline
theophylline
ticket line
timber line
timberline
timeline
tolazoline
toll line
top of the line
touchline
tourmaline
towing line
towline
tramline
trampoline
trans-alaska pipeline
transit line
transmission line
trap line
trawl line
tree line
trend line
trip line
trolley line
trotline
trunk line
underline
undiscipline
unemployment line
unleaded gasoline
valine
vaseline
verse line
waistline
waiting line
water line
waterline
wats line
white line
yard line
Antonyms of verb line
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb line
6 senses of line
Sense 1
line, run along
=> lie
=> be
Sense 2
line
=> cover
Sense 3
trace, draw, line, describe, delineate
=> mark
=> change, alter, modify
Sense 4
line
=> score, nock, mark
=> notch
=> incise
=> cut
=> separate, disunite, divide, part
=> move, displace
Sense 5
line
=> fill, fill up, make full
=> change, alter, modify
Sense 6
line
=> reinforce, reenforce
=> strengthen, beef up, fortify
=> change, alter, modify
Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb line
4 of 6 senses of line
Sense 1
line, run along
=> rim
Sense 2
line
=> reline
=> face
=> crib
=> babbitt
Sense 3
trace, draw, line, describe, delineate
=> construct
=> inscribe
=> circumscribe
=> circumscribe
=> write
Sense 4
line
=> reline
=> hatch
=> crisscross
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb line
6 senses of line
Sense 1
line, run along
=> lie
Sense 2
line
=> cover
Sense 3
trace, draw, line, describe, delineate
=> mark
Sense 4
line
=> score, nock, mark
Sense 5
line
=> fill, fill up, make full
Sense 6
line
=> reinforce, reenforce
'Cause To' of verb line
Derived Forms of verb line
4 of 6 senses of line
Sense 1
line, run along
RELATED TO>(noun) line#3
=> line
Sense 2
line
RELATED TO>(noun) liner#2
=> liner, lining
RELATED TO>(noun) lining#2
=> liner, lining
RELATED TO>(noun) lining#1
=> lining
RELATED TO>(noun) lining#4
=> lining
Sense 3
trace, draw, line, describe, delineate
RELATED TO>(noun) line#2
=> line
RELATED TO>(noun) lineation#1
=> outline, lineation
RELATED TO>(noun) lineation#2
=> lineation
Sense 4
line
RELATED TO>(noun) line#12
=> wrinkle, furrow, crease, crinkle, seam, line
RELATED TO>(noun) line#2
=> line
RELATED TO>(noun) lineation#1
=> outline, lineation
RELATED TO>(noun) lineation#2
=> lineation
Domain of verb line
Domain Terms of verb line
Familiarity of verb line
line used as a verb is common (polysemy count =6)
Sample Sentences of verb line
6 senses of line
Sense 1
line, run along
*> Something ----s something
Sense 2
line
*> Somebody ----s something
*> Something ----s something
*> Somebody ----s something PP
Sense 3
trace, draw, line, describe, delineate
*> Somebody ----s something
*> Something ----s something
*> Somebody ----s something PP
Sense 4
line
*> Something ----s something
Sense 5
line
*> Somebody ----s something
*> Something ----s something
*> Somebody ----s something PP
Sense 6
line
*> Somebody ----s something
Coordinate Terms (sisters) of verb line
6 senses of line
Sense 1
line, run along
> lie
=> nestle
=> intervene
=> top
=> mediate
=> ride
=> lap
=> localize, localise, focalize, focalise
=> slant
=> precede, predate
=> underlie
=> cap, crest
=> front, look, face
=> back
=> flank
=> head
=> dominate, command, overlook, overtop
=> line, run along
=> orient, point
=> look out on, look out over, overlook, look across
Sense 2
line
> cover
=> frost
=> frost
=> daub, smear
=> roof
=> mulch
=> turf
=> bank
=> carpet
=> carpet
=> board up
=> bedaub, besmear
=> bark
=> coat, surface
=> butter
=> lather
=> wallpaper, paper
=> canvas
=> paper
=> oil
=> wax
=> veneer
=> grease
=> wash
=> line
=> face
=> feather
=> wrap, wrap up
=> spritz
=> felt
=> paste
=> coif
=> hold
=> jacket
=> foil
=> whiteout, white out
=> flash
=> pall
=> sod
=> bind
=> plank, plank over
=> parcel
=> flake
=> recover
=> hood
=> cowl
=> clapboard
=> canopy
=> bread
=> blinker
=> blindfold
=> aluminize, aluminise
=> crown
=> sheet
=> tile
=> lag
=> mask
=> mask, block out
=> mask
=> blanket
=> plaster, plaster over, stick on
=> plaster
=> paint
=> put on, apply
=> laminate
=> spray
=> brush
=> frost, ice
=> smother, surround
=> envelop, enfold, enwrap, wrap, enclose
=> sheathe
=> crape, crepe
=> concrete
=> blacklead
=> grass
=> gravel
=> lime
=> mound over
=> straw
=> spread
=> drape
=> dust
=> plaster, beplaster
=> steel
Sense 3
trace, draw, line, describe, delineate
> mark
=> dot
=> stigmatize, stigmatise
=> raddle
=> striate
=> red-ink
=> dimple
=> spot
=> crisscross
=> star, asterisk
=> flag
=> tip
=> underline, underscore
=> stripe
=> speck
=> bespot
=> trace, draw, line, describe, delineate
=> stake, post
=> brand
Sense 4
line
> score, nock, mark
=> scarify
=> scotch
=> scribe
=> line
Sense 5
line
> fill, fill up, make full
=> clutter, clutter up
=> clog, overload
=> brim
=> farce, stuff
=> stuff
=> pad, bolster
=> people, populate
=> top off
=> heap
=> overfill
=> ink
=> replenish, refill, fill again
=> prime
=> line
=> complete
=> impregnate, saturate
=> impregnate, infuse, instill, tincture
=> electrify
=> lubricate, lube
=> surcharge
=> load, lade, laden, load up
=> load, charge
=> deluge, flood, inundate, swamp
=> stuff
=> pack
Sense 6
line
> reinforce, reenforce
=> buttress
=> line
=> bolster, bolster up
=> mine
Synonyms (Grouped by Similarity of Meaning) of verb line
Sense 1
line, run along
=> lie
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Sense 2
line
=> cover
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Sense 3
trace, draw, line, describe, delineate
=> mark
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Sense 4
line
=> score, nock, mark
--------------
Sense 5
line
=> fill, fill up, make full
--------------
Sense 6
line
=> reinforce, reenforce
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Grep of verb line
aline
dateline
decline
discipline
disincline
draw a line
draw the line
drop a line
fall in line
get a line
headline
hold the line
incline
keep in line
lay on the line
line
line one's pockets
line up
linearise
linearize
mainline
outline
put on the line
realine
recline
redline
reline
shoot a line
sideline
streamline
toe the line
underline
Grep of adj line
alkaline
amygdaline
anopheline
aquiline
borderline
bubaline
caroline
cauline
crystalline
feline
hard-line
hardline
hyaline
in line
lineal
linear
lined
linelike
masculine
microcrystalline
noncrystalline
off-line
on-line
opaline
pauline
polycrystalline
saline
saxicoline
sepaline
sibylline
Grep of adv line
hook line and sinker
in line
lineally
linearly
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