line

1. n. Flax; linen. Source: opted

2. n. The longer and finer fiber of flax. Source: opted

3. v. t. To cover the inner surface of; as, to line a cloak with silk or fur; to line a box with paper or tin. Source: opted

4. v. t. To put something in the inside of; to fill; to supply, as a purse with money. Source: opted

5. v. t. To place persons or things along the side of for security or defense; to strengthen by adding anything; to fortify; as, to line works with soldiers. Source: opted

6. v. t. To impregnate; -- applied to brute animals. Source: opted

7. n. A linen thread or string; a slender, strong cord; also, a cord of any thickness; a rope; a hawser; as, a fishing line; a line for snaring birds; a clothesline; a towline. Source: opted

8. n. A more or less threadlike mark of pen, pencil, or graver; any long mark; as, a chalk line. Source: opted

9. n. The course followed by anything in motion; hence, a road or route; as, the arrow descended in a curved line; the place is remote from lines of travel. Source: opted

10. n. Direction; as, the line of sight or vision. Source: opted

11. n. A row of letters, words, etc., written or printed; esp., a row of words extending across a page or column. Source: opted

12. n. A short letter; a note; as, a line from a friend. Source: opted

13. n. A verse, or the words which form a certain number of feet, according to the measure. Source: opted

14. n. Course of conduct, thought, occupation, or policy; method of argument; department of industry, trade, or intellectual activity. Source: opted

15. n. That which has length, but not breadth or thickness. Source: opted

16. n. The exterior limit of a figure, plat, or territory; boundary; contour; outline. Source: opted

17. n. A threadlike crease marking the face or the hand; hence, characteristic mark. Source: opted

18. n. Lineament; feature; figure. Source: opted

19. n. A straight row; a continued series or rank; as, a line of houses, or of soldiers; a line of barriers. Source: opted

20. n. A series or succession of ancestors or descendants of a given person; a family or race; as, the ascending or descending line; the line of descent; the male line; a line of kings. Source: opted

21. n. A connected series of public conveyances, and hence, an established arrangement for forwarding merchandise, etc.; as, a line of stages; an express line. Source: opted

22. n. A circle of latitude or of longitude, as represented on a map. Source: opted

23. n. The equator; -- usually called the line, or equinoctial line; as, to cross the line. Source: opted

24. n. A long tape, or a narrow ribbon of steel, etc., marked with subdivisions, as feet and inches, for measuring; a tapeline. Source: opted

25. n. A measuring line or cord. Source: opted

26. n. That which was measured by a line, as a field or any piece of land set apart; hence, allotted place of abode. Source: opted

27. n. Instruction; doctrine. Source: opted

28. n. The proper relative position or adjustment of parts, not as to design or proportion, but with reference to smooth working; as, the engine is in line or out of line. Source: opted

29. n. The track and roadbed of a railway; railroad. Source: opted

30. n. A row of men who are abreast of one another, whether side by side or some distance apart; -- opposed to column. Source: opted

31. n. The regular infantry of an army, as distinguished from militia, guards, volunteer corps, cavalry, artillery, etc. Source: opted

32. n. A trench or rampart. Source: opted

33. n. Dispositions made to cover extended positions, and presenting a front in but one direction to an enemy. Source: opted

34. n. Form of a vessel as shown by the outlines of vertical, horizontal, and oblique sections. Source: opted

35. n. One of the straight horizontal and parallel prolonged strokes on and between which the notes are placed. Source: opted

36. n. A number of shares taken by a jobber. Source: opted

37. n. A class="def-link" href="https://vividlex.com/word/series">series of class="def-link" href="https://vividlex.com/word/various">various qualities and values of the same general class of articles; as, a full line of hosiery; a line of merinos, etc. Source: opted

38. n. The wire connecting one telegraphic station with another, or the whole of a system of telegraph wires under one management and name. Source: opted

39. n. The reins with which a horse is guided by his driver. Source: opted

40. n. A measure of length; one twelfth of an inch. Source: opted

41. v. t. To mark with a line or lines; to cover with lines; as, to line a copy book. Source: opted

42. v. t. To represent by lines; to delineate; to portray. Source: opted

43. v. t. To read or repeat line by line; as, to line out a hymn. Source: opted

44. v. t. To form into a line; to align; as, to line troops. Source: opted

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