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line en · INTJ · etymology 1

Pronunciation

  • [lɑe̯n] (New-Zealand)
  • /lɑen/ (Australia)
  • /laɪn/ (Canada, General-American, Received-Pronunciation)
  • līn
  • (California) audio
  • /lʌɪn/ (Scotland)
  • audio Queensland

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *līno-der.? Proto-Germanic *līną Proto-Germanic *līnǭ Proto-West Germanic *līnā Old English līne Middle English line English line From Middle English line, lyne, from Old English līne (“line, cable, rope, hawser, series, row, rule, direction”), from Proto-West Germanic *līnā, from Proto-Germanic *līnǭ (“line, rope, flaxen cord, thread”), from Proto-Germanic *līną (“flax, linen”), from Proto-Indo-European *līno- (“flax”). Influenced in Middle English by Middle French ligne (“line”), from Latin linea. More at linen. The oldest sense of the word is “rope, cord, thread”; from this the senses “path”, “continuous mark” were derived.

Meanings

  1. Expresses that the speaker has forgotten their dialogue and needs to be prompted with it.

line en · NOUN · etymology 1

Pronunciation

  • [lɑe̯n] (New-Zealand)
  • /lɑen/ (Australia)
  • /laɪn/ (Canada, General-American, Received-Pronunciation)
  • līn
  • (California) audio
  • /lʌɪn/ (Scotland)
  • audio Queensland

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *līno-der.? Proto-Germanic *līną Proto-Germanic *līnǭ Proto-West Germanic *līnā Old English līne Middle English line English line From Middle English line, lyne, from Old English līne (“line, cable, rope, hawser, series, row, rule, direction”), from Proto-West Germanic *līnā, from Proto-Germanic *līnǭ (“line, rope, flaxen cord, thread”), from Proto-Germanic *līną (“flax, linen”), from Proto-Indo-European *līno- (“flax”). Influenced in Middle English by Middle French ligne (“line”), from Latin linea. More at linen. The oldest sense of the word is “rope, cord, thread”; from this the senses “path”, “continuous mark” were derived.

Meanings

  1. A path through two or more points (compare ‘segment’); a continuous mark, including as made by a pen; any path, curved or straight.
    • The arrow descended in a curved line.
  2. A path through two or more points (compare ‘segment’); a continuous mark, including as made by a pen; any path, curved or straight. ▸ An infinitely extending one-dimensional figure that has no curvature; one that has length but not breadth or thickness.
  3. (informal) A path through two or more points (compare ‘segment’); a continuous mark, including as made by a pen; any path, curved or straight. ▸ A line segment; a continuous finite segment of such a figure.
  4. A path through two or more points (compare ‘segment’); a continuous mark, including as made by a pen; any path, curved or straight. ▸ An edge of a graph.
  5. A path through two or more points (compare ‘segment’); a continuous mark, including as made by a pen; any path, curved or straight. ▸ A circle of latitude or of longitude, as represented on a map.
  6. (qualifier:'the line' or 'equinoctial line') A path through two or more points (compare ‘segment’); a continuous mark, including as made by a pen; any path, curved or straight. ▸ The equator.
  7. A path through two or more points (compare ‘segment’); a continuous mark, including as made by a pen; any path, curved or straight. ▸ One of the straight horizontal and parallel prolonged strokes on and between which the notes are placed.
  8. A path through two or more points (compare ‘segment’); a continuous mark, including as made by a pen; any path, curved or straight. ▸ The horizontal path of a ball towards the batsman (see also length).
  9. A path through two or more points (compare ‘segment’); a continuous mark, including as made by a pen; any path, curved or straight. ▸ The goal line.
    • St Johnstone's Liam Craig had to clear off the line before Steven Anderson sent a looping header into his own net for the equaliser on 36 minutes. 2011 October 1, Clive Lindsay, “Kilmarnock 1-2 St Johnstone”, in BBC Sport:
  10. A path through two or more points (compare ‘segment’); a continuous mark, including as made by a pen; any path, curved or straight. ▸ A particular path taken by a vehicle when driving a bend or corner in the road.
    • "I guess it's like race cars - if you get the right line you can come out at top speed." 2021 February 14, The Road Ahead, Brisbane, page 10, column 3:
  11. A rope, cord, string, thread, or cable, of any thickness.
  12. A hose, tube, or pipe, of any size.
    • a brake line
    • the main water line to the house
  13. Direction, path.
    • the line of vision
    • the line of sight
  14. A procession, either physical or conceptual, which results from the application or effect of a given rationale or other controlling principles of belief, opinion, practice, or phenomenon.
    • In order to maintain a consistency in the defense, I will follow the line established by attorney Jacobs of allowing the prosecution to suggest motives, and then refuting them.
    • line of thinking
  15. The wire connecting one telegraphic station with another, a telephone or internet cable between two points: a telephone or network connection.
    • The line went dead. His eyes bright, The Whisper took up a fistful of plugs and started talking to the town. 1954, Ian Fleming, “Nigger Heaven”, in Live and Let Die, London: Pan Books, published 1957, page 45:
    • a dedicated line;  a shared line
    • I tried to make a call, but the line was dead.
    • Please speak up, the line is very faint.
  16. A clothesline.
    • She feels guilty for pampering him, and salves her conscience by bossily ordering him to go and fetch the clothes from the line[.] 1985, Joan Morrison, Share House Blues, Boolarong Publications, page 26:
    • We need to take the clothes off the line. The news reported a front is coming in from the east, and we can expect heavy rain and maybe hail.
  17. A short letter, a written form of communication.
    • You don't mind giving me a line of introduction to your niece? 1914, Ernest Bramah, Max Carrados:
    • Drop me a line.
  18. A connected series of public conveyances, as a roadbed or railway track; and hence, an established arrangement for forwarding merchandise, etc.; a railroad line, railway line, Elizabeth Line etc.
    • a line of stages
    • an express line
  19. (especially) A trench or rampart, or the non-physical demarcation of the extent of the territory occupied by specified forces.
  20. The exterior limit of a figure or territory: a boundary, contour, or outline; a demarcation.
    • Eden stretch'd her Line / From Auran Eastward to the Royal Towrs / Of great Seleucia, 1674, John Milton, Paradise Lost, volume IV:
  21. A conceptual division or distinction.
    • fine line
    • As he points out, "In a lot of these traditions, there's less of a line between art and craft." 2026 May 14, Hannah Martin, quoting Robell Awake, “Grab a Chair”, in Architectural Digest, volume 83, number 4, page 24:
  22. A long tape or ribbon marked with units for measuring; a tape measure.
  23. (obsolete) A measuring line or cord.
    • The carpenter stretcheth out his rule; he marketh it out with a line; he fitteth it with planes, and he marketh it out with the compass, and maketh it after the figure of a man, according to the beauty of a man; that it may remain in the house. 1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Isaiah 44:13:
  24. That which was measured by a line, such as a field or any piece of land set apart; hence, allotted place of abode.
    • The lines are fallen unto me in pleasant places; yea, I have a goodly heritage. 1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Psalms 16:6:
  25. A threadlike crease or wrinkle marking the face, hand, or body; hence, a characteristic mark.
  26. Lineament; feature; figure (of one's body).
  27. A more-or-less straight sequence of people, objects, etc., either arranged as a queue or column and often waiting to be processed or dealt with, or arranged abreast of one another in a row (and contrasted with a column), as in a military formation.
    • The line forms on the right.
    • get in line
    • A band of brothers gathering round me, made, / Although unarmed, a steadfast front[…]now the line / Of war extended, to our rallying cry / As myriads flocked in love and brotherhood to die. 1817, Percy Shelley, The Revolt of Islam:
    • There is a line of houses.
  28. (abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis) A more-or-less straight sequence of people, objects, etc., either arranged as a queue or column and often waiting to be processed or dealt with, or arranged abreast of one another in a row (and contrasted with a column), as in a military formation. ▸ Ellipsis of line of battle.
  29. The regular infantry of an army, as distinguished from militia, guards, volunteer corps, cavalry, artillery, etc.
  30. A series of notes forming a certain part (such as the bass or melody) of a greater work.
    • Students and the instructor sing the harmony line while the instructor plays the melody line on the piano. 2015, Mícheál Houlahan, Philip Tacka, Kodály in the Third Grade Classroom:
  31. A series or succession of ancestors or descendants of a given person; a family or race; compare lineage.
  32. A small amount of text. Specifically: ▸ A written or printed row of letters, words, numbers, or other text, especially a row of words extending across a page or column, or a blank in place of such text.
    • The answer to the comprehension question can be found in the third line of the accompanying text.
  33. A small amount of text. Specifically: ▸ A verse (in poetry).
    • Nay if you read this line, remember not, / The hand that writ it. 1609, William Shakespeare, Sonnet 71:
  34. A small amount of text. Specifically: ▸ A sentence of dialogue, especially in a play, movie, or the like.
    • "It is what it is" was one of his more annoying lines.
    • He was perfecting his pickup lines for use at the bar.
    • Many have reported success shutting down the conversation with lines like these: “I'm making healthier choices. I'm going to the gym. I'm being mindful of what I'm eating, or I'm working with a health care professional.” 2026 January 29, Angela Haupt, “Can I Ask Someone if They’re on Ozempic?”, in TIME, archived from the original on 01 Feb 2026:
    • Anyone who has worked with Littlewood will wince at the memory of going over single lines time and time again, each actor in turn speaking the line until the valid intonation, phasing and emphasis emerged. 2010, Alison Hodge, Actor training, page 138:
  35. A small amount of text. Specifically: ▸ A lie, exaggeration, or spin, especially one said to gain another's approval or prevent losing it.
    • Don't feed me a line!
  36. (abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis) A small amount of text. Specifically: ▸ A lie, exaggeration, or spin, especially one said to gain another's approval or prevent losing it. ▸ Ellipsis of pick-up line.
  37. Course of conduct, thought, occupation, or policy; method of argument; department of industry, trade, or intellectual activity.
    • He [Mackintosh] is uncommonly powerful in his own line; but it is not the line of a first-rate man. 1823 April 27, Samuel Taylor Coleridge, “Kean—Sir James Mackintosh—Sir H. Davy—Robert Smith [Robert Percy Smith?]—Canning—National Debt—Poor Laws”, in H[enry] N[elson] C[oleridge], editor, Specimens of the Table Talk of the Late Samuel Taylor Coleridge. […], volume I, London: John Murray, […], published 1835, →OCLC, page 25:
    • "What you mean, comparing me to them botchers and bunglers? There ain't anybody but me in the furniture restoring line." 1950, Norman Lindsay, Dust or Polish?, Sydney: Angus and Robertson, page 77:
  38. The official, stated position (or set of positions) of an individual or group, particularly a political or religious faction.
    • If that was the line, then fair enough. Albeit, a line [Julian] Nagelsmann may have wanted to run past his players before they did their post-match media duties. “ 2026 June 28, Jonathan Liew, “Germany trapped between past and future with team lost in identity malaise”, in The Guardian, →ISSN:
    • Remember, your answers must match the party line.
  39. (slang) Information about or understanding of something. (Mostly restricted to the expressions get a line on, have a line on, and give a line on.)
    • Judy gave me a line on a lawyer who's supposed to be the best in the business.
    • She's got the best line on Hickey. Maybe she knows a way to put the heart back into him. 1916 March 11, Charles E. Van Loan, “His Folks”, in Saturday Evening Post:
  40. A set of products or services sold by a business, or by extension, the business itself.
    • line of business, product line
    • How many buses does the line have?
    • Last year, just ahead of Woodworking in America, Kreg Tool introduced its new Ionic Drive line of cordless power tools. 2026 August 14, Collin Knoff, “Kreg's New Ionic Drive Cordless Tools”, in Popular Woodworking, volume 290, number 4, page 9:
    • Have nothing to do with snide goods; let it be known throughout the world that the farmers and dairymen, yea, and those engaged in other industries in the great State of Illinois, produce only the best of everything in their lines, and we will be the last to feel the effects of over-production. 1890, Illinois State Dairymen's Association, Annual Report (volume 16, page 21)
    • The airline is in danger of bankruptcy.
  41. A number of shares taken by a jobber.
  42. Any of an ill-defined set of units of length, varying according to the country, discipline, industry, and date of application, commonly with no indication of the intended magnitude
    • Withof estimates that the hair of the beard grows one line (French) in the course of a week, let us call it one line and a half (Engish); this would amount to six inches and a half yearly... 1847, Sir Erasmus Wilson, On Diseases of the Skin. Second edition:
  43. (historical) Any of an ill-defined set of units of length, varying according to the country, discipline, industry, and date of application, commonly with no indication of the intended magnitude: ▸ A tsarist-era Russian unit of measure, approximately equal to one tenth of an English inch, used especially when measuring the calibre of firearms.
  44. Any of an ill-defined set of units of length, varying according to the country, discipline, industry, and date of application, commonly with no indication of the intended magnitude: ▸ One twelfth of an inch.
    • The cut is measured in thickness from a quarter of a line to a line and a half (a line is one-twelfth of an inch). 1883, Alfred Swaine Taylor, Thomas Stevenson, The principles and practice of medical jurisprudence:
  45. Any of an ill-defined set of units of length, varying according to the country, discipline, industry, and date of application, commonly with no indication of the intended magnitude: ▸ One sixteenth of an inch.
  46. Any of an ill-defined set of units of length, varying according to the country, discipline, industry, and date of application, commonly with no indication of the intended magnitude: ▸ One fortieth of an inch.
    • In case any of the committee do not understand what is meant by a rate per line, I may say that buttons, being very small, are not measured by the foot or inch, but by the line, a line being one-fortieth of an inch. For example, that is a 27-line button[…]. 1922, “Statement of James Turner, Representing Universal Button Fastening Co., Detriot, Mich.”, in Hearings Before the Committee on Finance, United States Senate, page 5337:
  47. (abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis) Ellipsis of agate line (one fourteenth of an inch).
    alt of agate line
    • Advertising rates, line contract, less than 500 agate lines, 12 cents per line; 1,000 to 2,000 lines, 7 cents; 5,000 to 10,000 lines, 5 cents. 1912, Miscellaneous Series, numbers 7-11, page 25:
  48. (historical) A maxwell, a unit of magnetic flux.
  49. (slang, with-definite-article) The batter's box.
  50. The position in which the fencers hold their swords.
    • Thus, for example, in the line of Quarte, the direct thrust is parried by dropping the point under the adversary's blade and circling upwards, throwing off the attack in the opposite line (that of Tierce), and upon the direct thrust in the line of Tierce, by a similar action throwing off the attack in the opposite line (that of Quarte). 1861, George Chapman, Foil Practice, with a Review of the Art of Fencing, page 12:
  51. Proper relative position or adjustment (of parts, not as to design or proportion, but with reference to smooth working).
    • the engine is in line / out of line
  52. (informal) A portion or serving of a powdery recreational drug, especially cocaine, formed into a line on a flat surface in preparation for snorting.
    • I watched him take a line of cocaine.
  53. (obsolete) Instruction; doctrine.
    • Their line is gone out through all the earth, and their words to the end of the world. In them hath he set a tabernacle for the sun. 1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Psalms 19:4:
  54. A population of cells derived from a single cell and containing the same genetic makeup.
  55. (qualifier:perfusion line) a set composed of a spike, a drip chamber, a clamp, a Y-injection site, a three-way stopcock and a catheter.
  56. A group of forwards that play together.
  57. (qualifier:Australian rules football) A set of positions in a team which play in a similar position on the field; in a traditional team, consisting of three players and acting as one of six such sets in the team.
  58. (colloquial) A vascular catheter.
    • patient had a line inserted
    • line sepsis

Forms

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Deriveds (first 500 of 999)

land line · Cantlie line · equinoctial line · browline · line-up · line break · misline · strap line · limit line · Wallace Line · railroad line · line out · hair line · line hypnosis · stemline · bar line · across the line · lineless · colour outside the lines · line of communication · balkline · hold the line · line fish · occult line · cash on the line · defensive line of scrimmage · quitline · nose line · pedal line · pickup line · Brocard line · arterial line · Karman line · linewidth · two-line double pica · hoseline · softline · Cayley lines · scoreline · Siegfried Line · front line · back line · seedline · Schreger line · transmission line · slackline · two-line brevier · line walker · stringline · halfway line · soft-liner · Kármán line · tee line · lineflow · scanline · water-line model · passenger dedicated line · doorline · joint line · crossed line · finishing line · Spanish line · brake line · whipline · kickline · continuation line · tangent line · liney · growth arrest line · line cook · line gun · leger line · line marriage · taut-line hitch · down-line · adviceline · delay line · simian line · come down the line · toyline · hit off the line · tag line · Sylvester's line problem · ropeline · smoker's lines · power transmission line · corkline · line fishing · liftline · lineman · sparkline · Mason and Dixon line · up line · line shooting · hog line violation · snakeline · touch line · warm line · oldline · codline · domination line · xenoline · loopline · frost line · lowline · bottom-line · cutline · reline · hot line · line-edit · bankline · sideline · power-line communication · male line · top of the line · line weight · swingline · point-in-line · linecaster · fall line · superline · eddyline · isoline · multiline · power-line · Hajnal line · Armstrong's line · tapeline · line of duty · backline · anchor line · stop line · Davis Line · line of best fit · online · lubber line · line lock · seismic line · landline · complex line · newline · setline · give someone line · carline · ridgeline · line of scrimmage · field line · toe the line · highlining · buntline · median line · side-line · wordline · emission line · Geronimo line · straight line · in-line expansion · line charge · washing line · Surovikin Line · longline · line tub · product line · on the lines of · receiving line · red-line torpedo barb · in line with · Munson-Nixon Line · in-line skater · Surovikin line · dripperline · in-line engine · spaceline · Green Line · linelike · chalk line · wash line · draw a line in the sand · in-line · secant line · drip line · telegraph line · property line · lineswoman · pick-up line · trenchline · Oder-Neisse Line · third-line forcing · read between the lines · pseudoline · grainline · linemaker · crestline · seamline · formline · plotline · roofline · mass line · skip the line · above the line · containment line · leech line · linebacking · chowline · vertical line · tump line · line code · lipline · battleline · supply line · eigenline · slash line · shear line · line doubler · two-line · zip-line · coachline · command line interface · line of business · guy line · fenceline · pipeline · line function · swimline · Nobert's lines · polyline · get over the line · cross the line · single-line whip · defensive line · opening line · blue line · line of questioning · wrack line · gateline · two-line pass · centerline · line brawl · hedgeline · lineshape · sex line · shebang line · swap line · bulkhead line · slant line · scan line · stripline · baseline · line segment · line-clear · line-item veto · the line is busy · line thrower · line manager · cork line · line drawn in water · lineable · line of country · freeline · toll line · tan line · fatherline · rod line · three-point line · catchline · power line · grey line · throughline · line drawn on water · trayline · command line · line ahead · Ginger Line · contact line · line element · command-line interpreter · line of succession · germline · Mason-Dixon line · short line · shoutline · neutron drip line · draw a line under · inside line · tree-line · ramline · line slip · codeline · railway line · line of nodes · double bar line · laundry line · Hart's line · bottom of the line · 18-yard line · bitline · gain line · out of line · two-line pica · bustline · reverse line feed · bassline · absorption line · line of sight · line dance · two-line great primer · line item · sun line · hard-line · twiddling line · nine-dash line · linewalker · squall line · von Kármán line · walk the line · Speyer line · line by line · capline · hog line · elevated line · questline · art line · on line · pathline · lineworker · mainline · white line · Joret line · linespace · washline · rail line · beamline · three-line whip · one-line sky · half-court line · streakline · line of dip · trackline · spring line · dryline · gumline · bloodline · line-ball · overhead line · flashline · main line · line of inquiry · hem-line · cheatline · down the line · blur the lines · clothes line · k-line · gun line · soupline · slimline · polar line · water line · wireline · snapline · payline · off line · guardline · tagline · timber line · offensive line of scrimmage · foul line · food line · isogonal line · line number · head line · sightline · line of march · beardline · nearline · long gray line · laughter-lines · chorus line · blur the line · line-height · smile line · flight line · blueline · linel · retention line · limbline · line umpire · patrilineal line · capital market line · isotropic line · danceline · credit line · marriage lines · bikini line · line haul · linotype · bottom line · linebacker · battle-line · peace line · bridgeline · headline · vortex line · firing line · line of seven · plot line · dropline · beeline · beltline · heart line · linecut · gangline · dry line · pipe line · bright-line rule · trotline · paceline · end line · rope line · sealine · shearline · crossing the line · assembly line · flowline · along the lines of · two-line whip · slab line · battle line · International Date Line · clear one's lines · advanced stop line · line feed · line spectrum · topline · imaginary line · potline · long-line bra · Line of Actual Control · hintline · line graph · double-line whip · white line fever · Frauenhofer's line · Date Line · air line · over-the-line · leadline · racing line · heaving line bend · linespacing · old-line · general line · low line · fireline · underline · line conch · Philo line · radical line · service line · fault-line · firm line · guide line · shoreline · line shafting · drumline · driveline · spool-and-line · static line · up-line · free-throw line · linesman · no-sky line · handline · dotted line · renban line · hipline · zipline · deadline · bright line · Derby Line · number line · zip line · critical line · surf line · line judge · cookline · step out of line · punch line · timberline · redline · towline · line of play · blue line process · line car · acanthiomeatal line · police line · draw the line · lead the line · grounding line · highline

Descendants

lain · loidhne · line · line · lain

Relateds

curve · segment · point · lineage · lineal · linear

Synonyms

queue · tail · straight line · line segment · tail · epistle · note · lineup · row · letter · lineup · line of engagement · queue

Translations (738)

fr lignée (series or succession of ancestors or descendants of a given person) · nl loopgraaf (fortifications: trench or rampart) · pt linha (rope, cord, or string) · de Leine (rope, cord, or string) · bg ре́плика (sentence of dialogue, especially in a script or screenplay) · mk ли́нија (products or services sold by a business, or the business itself) · km ខ្សែ (geometry: infinite one-dimensional figure) · af lyn (straight sequence of people, queue) · sv sortiment (products or services sold by a business, or the business itself) · el γραμμή (telephone or network connection) · nl verbinding (connected series of public conveyances, and hence, an established arrangement for forwarding merchandise, etc.) · fi viiva (path through two or more points, threadlike mark) · he שׁוּרָה (straight sequence of people, queue) · az xətt (single horizontal row of text on a screen, printed paper, etc.) · et liin (path through two or more points, threadlike mark) · ru черта́ (lineament; feature; figure) · ba бау (rope, cord, or string) · it linea (cricket: horizontal path of a ball towards the batsman) · ja(path through two or more points, threadlike mark) · da linje (path through two or more points, threadlike mark) · ar خَطّ (single horizontal row of text on a screen, printed paper, etc.) · mk правец (direction, path) · fr droite (geometry: infinite one-dimensional figure) · ru ли́ния (telephone or network connection) · mn шугам (path through two or more points, threadlike mark) · et joon (path through two or more points, threadlike mark) · fr ride (threadlike crease marking the face or the hand; hence, characteristic mark — see also wrinkle) · bg връ́зка (rope, cord, or string) · fi mielipide (official, stated position of an individual or political faction) · fi nyöri (rope, cord, or string) · ru лине́йная пехо́та (military: regular infantry of an army) · pl lina (rope, cord, or string) · eo rekto (geometry: infinite one-dimensional figure) · nl lijn (series or succession of ancestors or descendants of a given person) · nl lijn (rope, cord, or string) · tr replik (sentence of dialogue, especially in a script or screenplay) · ar سَطْر (single horizontal row of text on a screen, printed paper, etc.) · it meridiano (geography: circle of latitude or of longitude, as represented on a map) · fi sukulinja (series or succession of ancestors or descendants of a given person) · ru направле́ние (direction, path) · gd loidhne (telephone or network connection) · kk жол (single horizontal row of text on a screen, printed paper, etc.) · ro direcție (direction, path) · es línea (series or succession of ancestors or descendants of a given person) · got 𐍃𐍄𐍂𐌹𐌺𐍃 (path through two or more points, threadlike mark) · gl fila (straight sequence of people, queue) · af verbinding (connected series of public conveyances, and hence, an established arrangement for forwarding merchandise, etc.) · nl lijnstuk (geometry: continuous finite segment of such a figure) · es línea (threadlike crease marking the face or the hand; hence, characteristic mark — see also wrinkle) · ee fli (geometry: continuous finite segment of such a figure) · es recta (geometry: infinite one-dimensional figure) · sv rad (single horizontal row of text on a screen, printed paper, etc.) · ro ață (rope, cord, or string) · kmr xet (path through two or more points, threadlike mark) · uk грани́ця (graph theory: edge of a graph) · nl meridiaan (geography: circle of latitude or of longitude, as represented on a map) · gur foole (path through two or more points, threadlike mark) · fa سَطر (single horizontal row of text on a screen, printed paper, etc.) · kmr xet (straight sequence of people, queue) · la euthīa (geometry: infinite one-dimensional figure) · arz خَطّ (path through two or more points, threadlike mark) · cs vedení (telephone or network connection) · ja(straight sequence of people, queue) · ru строка́ (single horizontal row of text on a screen, printed paper, etc.) · pt linha (telephone or network connection) · uk телефонна лінія (telephone or network connection) · af visie (course of conduct, thought, occupation, or policy) · de Taktstrich (music: one of the straight horizontal and parallel prolonged strokes on and between which the notes are placed) · it linea (connected series of public conveyances, and hence, an established arrangement for forwarding merchandise, etc.) · my လိုင်း (path through two or more points, threadlike mark) · nl rij (straight sequence of people, queue) · hu sor (poetic: verse) · tr çizgi (path through two or more points, threadlike mark) · mk ли́нија (series or succession of ancestors or descendants of a given person) · be радо́к (single horizontal row of text on a screen, printed paper, etc.) · ee ka (rope, cord, or string) · cmn 線 /线 (path through two or more points, threadlike mark) · ru о́чередь (straight sequence of people, queue) · ru шере́нга (straight sequence of people, queue) · sw mstari (military: regular infantry of an army) · pt linhagem (population of cells derived from a single cell and containing the same genetic makeup) · alt јол (path through two or more points, threadlike mark) · sh цр̏та (path through two or more points, threadlike mark) · it riga (graph theory: edge of a graph) · pt fala (sentence of dialogue, especially in a script or screenplay) · kum ёл (path through two or more points, threadlike mark) · fi rihtaus (engineering: proper relative position or adjustment of parts) · uk лі́нія (measure of length, the main division of an inch or its local equivalent) · de Linie (path through two or more points, threadlike mark) · de Schlange (straight sequence of people, queue) · ro linie de portativ (music: one of the straight horizontal and parallel prolonged strokes on and between which the notes are placed) · uk мередіа́н (geography: circle of latitude or of longitude, as represented on a map) · ru ли́ния (measure of length, the main division of an inch or its local equivalent) · sv replik (sentence of dialogue, especially in a script or screenplay) · ru сантиме́тр (long tape, or a narrow ribbon of steel, etc., marked with subdivisions, as feet and inches, for measuring; a tapeline) · fr ligne de conduite (course of conduct, thought, occupation, or policy) · fi repliikki (sentence of dialogue, especially in a script or screenplay) · mn ээлж дараалал (straight sequence of people, queue) · cmn 直線 /直线 (path through two or more points, threadlike mark) · pal 𐫐𐫢 (geometry: infinite one-dimensional figure) · eo linio (single horizontal row of text on a screen, printed paper, etc.) · ur لائن (path through two or more points, threadlike mark) · it battuta (sentence of dialogue, especially in a script or screenplay) · tg сатр (single horizontal row of text on a screen, printed paper, etc.) · hi रेखा (geometry: infinite one-dimensional figure) · af rigting (direction, path) · fi linja (measure of length, the main division of an inch or its local equivalent) · tr sıra (straight sequence of people, queue) · pl miara (long tape, or a narrow ribbon of steel, etc., marked with subdivisions, as feet and inches, for measuring; a tapeline) · ota ریسمان (rope, cord, or string) · de Linie (music: one of the straight horizontal and parallel prolonged strokes on and between which the notes are placed) · af lyn (lineament; feature; figure) · pon lain (path through two or more points, threadlike mark) · nb linje (path through two or more points, threadlike mark) · ur خَط (geometry: infinite one-dimensional figure) · km បន្ទាត់ (path through two or more points, threadlike mark) · nl regel (letter, written form of communication) · pl kwestia (sentence of dialogue, especially in a script or screenplay) · it fanteria d'assalto (military: regular infantry of an army) · it bordo (graph theory: edge of a graph) · tl linya (path through two or more points, threadlike mark) · pt linha (path through two or more points, threadlike mark) · bho रेखा (path through two or more points, threadlike mark) · fi linja (telephone or network connection) · az cizgi (path through two or more points, threadlike mark) · fur code (straight sequence of people, queue) · vec ligna (path through two or more points, threadlike mark) · sk čiara (path through two or more points, threadlike mark) · yi שורה (single horizontal row of text on a screen, printed paper, etc.) · nl contour (exterior limit of a figure, plat, or territory; boundary; contour; outline) · ga líne (straight sequence of people, queue) · hi रस्सी (rope, cord, or string) · fi linja (direction, path) · sw mstari (poetic: verse) · pt arco (graph theory: edge of a graph) · it linea (path through two or more points, threadlike mark) · sw mstari (baseball: batter’s box) · eo vico (straight sequence of people, queue) · kmr hêl (path through two or more points, threadlike mark) · pon lain (geometry: infinite one-dimensional figure) · hy տող (single horizontal row of text on a screen, printed paper, etc.) · es línea (path through two or more points, threadlike mark) · es fila (straight sequence of people, queue) · ja ライン (path through two or more points, threadlike mark) · ar خَطّ (telephone or network connection) · nl vers (poetic: verse) · it cima (rope, cord, or string) · sw mstari (fencing: position in which the fencers hold their swords) · ee fli (path through two or more points, threadlike mark) · he קַו (products or services sold by a business, or the business itself) · vec riga (path through two or more points, threadlike mark) · sw mstari (lineament; feature; figure) · ga líne (path through two or more points, threadlike mark) · ru ли́ния (population of cells derived from a single cell and containing the same genetic makeup) · hu sor (straight sequence of people, queue) · pl linia (telephone or network connection) · ru ребро́ (graph theory: edge of a graph) · ee fli (single horizontal row of text on a screen, printed paper, etc.) · pt fileira (straight sequence of people, queue) · nl lijn (sentence of dialogue, especially in a script or screenplay) · ro muchie (graph theory: edge of a graph) · de Strecke (geometry: continuous finite segment of such a figure) · it contorno (exterior limit of a figure, plat, or territory; boundary; contour; outline) · gd loidhne (exterior limit of a figure, plat, or territory; boundary; contour; outline) · udi гицӏ (path through two or more points, threadlike mark) · nv ídzo (geometry: infinite one-dimensional figure) · fa خَطّ (geometry: infinite one-dimensional figure) · it fase (engineering: proper relative position or adjustment of parts) · pt fio (rope, cord, or string) · fr file (straight sequence of people, queue) · tr doğru (geometry: infinite one-dimensional figure) · sv linje (geometry: continuous finite segment of such a figure) · es frase ganadora (sentence of dialogue, especially in a script or screenplay) · cs fronta (straight sequence of people, queue) · it lineamento (lineament; feature; figure) · es renglón (single horizontal row of text on a screen, printed paper, etc.) · de Kante (graph theory: edge of a graph) · pl szereg (straight sequence of people, queue) · ru шнур (rope, cord, or string) · mi mārōrō (long tape, or a narrow ribbon of steel, etc., marked with subdivisions, as feet and inches, for measuring; a tapeline) · az cızıq (path through two or more points, threadlike mark) · fi jalkaväki (military: regular infantry of an army) · mk ли́нија (music: one of the straight horizontal and parallel prolonged strokes on and between which the notes are placed) · pl wers (poetic: verse) · uk черга́ (straight sequence of people, queue) · pl rząd (straight sequence of people, queue) · fa کَش (path through two or more points, threadlike mark) · fi viiva (threadlike crease marking the face or the hand; hence, characteristic mark — see also wrinkle) · it riga (sentence of dialogue, especially in a script or screenplay) · ckb خەت (path through two or more points, threadlike mark) · es línea (population of cells derived from a single cell and containing the same genetic makeup) · nl stanza (poetic: verse) · mk ли́нија (geometry: infinite one-dimensional figure) · tr hat (telephone or network connection) · grc στίχος (single horizontal row of text on a screen, printed paper, etc.) · mk ме́тро (long tape, or a narrow ribbon of steel, etc., marked with subdivisions, as feet and inches, for measuring; a tapeline) · el γραμμή (music: one of the straight horizontal and parallel prolonged strokes on and between which the notes are placed) · el καταγωγή (series or succession of ancestors or descendants of a given person) · ml നേർരേഖ (geometry: infinite one-dimensional figure) · be лі́нія (path through two or more points, threadlike mark) · ast llinia (rope, cord, or string) · ca segment (geometry: continuous finite segment of such a figure) · uk стрі́чка (single horizontal row of text on a screen, printed paper, etc.) · el σπάγκος (rope, cord, or string) · ca recta (geometry: infinite one-dimensional figure) · sv distributionsled (connected series of public conveyances, and hence, an established arrangement for forwarding merchandise, etc.) · it linea (perfusion line) · es línea (connected series of public conveyances, and hence, an established arrangement for forwarding merchandise, etc.) · eo rektosegmento (geometry: continuous finite segment of such a figure) · it segmento (geometry: continuous finite segment of such a figure) · el στίχος (poetic: verse) · ru ли́ния (threadlike crease marking the face or the hand; hence, characteristic mark — see also wrinkle) · nl file (straight sequence of people, queue) · su gurat (path through two or more points, threadlike mark) · el γραμμή (path through two or more points, threadlike mark) · uk ре́пліка (sentence of dialogue, especially in a script or screenplay) · nl gezichtspunt (direction, path) · fi linja (population of cells derived from a single cell and containing the same genetic makeup) · pt aresta (graph theory: edge of a graph) · ro metru (de măsură) (long tape, or a narrow ribbon of steel, etc., marked with subdivisions, as feet and inches, for measuring; a tapeline) · fi suunta (direction, path) · uz satr (single horizontal row of text on a screen, printed paper, etc.) · uk лі́нія (official, stated position of an individual or political faction) · ru строфа́ (poetic: verse) · tr kuyruk (straight sequence of people, queue) · gv linney (path through two or more points, threadlike mark) · pt risco (path through two or more points, threadlike mark) · te గీత (path through two or more points, threadlike mark) · ru насле́дственная ли́ния (series or succession of ancestors or descendants of a given person) · eo streko (geometry: continuous finite segment of such a figure) · uk відрі́зок (geometry: continuous finite segment of such a figure) · af lyn (geometry: infinite one-dimensional figure) · es hilo (rope, cord, or string) · sw mstari (series or succession of ancestors or descendants of a given person) · nl lijn (geometry: continuous finite segment of such a figure) · af lyn (sentence of dialogue, especially in a script or screenplay) · af kenmerk (lineament; feature; figure) · pl linia (path through two or more points, threadlike mark) · fi koordinaattiviiva (geography: circle of latitude or of longitude, as represented on a map) · ga clólíne (single horizontal row of text on a screen, printed paper, etc.) · ro frânghie (rope, cord, or string) · ta பாடல் அடி, கவிதை வரி (poetic: verse) · ru ле́ска (rope, cord, or string) · ru курс (course of conduct, thought, occupation, or policy) · az xətt (path through two or more points, threadlike mark) · hu vonal (path through two or more points, threadlike mark) · ota خلاط (rope, cord, or string) · pt linha (geography: circle of latitude or of longitude, as represented on a map) · pl prosta (geometry: infinite one-dimensional figure) · ru лине́йка (music: one of the straight horizontal and parallel prolonged strokes on and between which the notes are placed) · fi linja (connected series of public conveyances, and hence, an established arrangement for forwarding merchandise, etc.) · vi hàng (single horizontal row of text on a screen, printed paper, etc.) · mk ред (single horizontal row of text on a screen, printed paper, etc.) · it linea (threadlike crease marking the face or the hand; hence, characteristic mark — see also wrinkle) · pt fila (straight sequence of people, queue) · ja(single horizontal row of text on a screen, printed paper, etc.) · it discendenza (series or succession of ancestors or descendants of a given person) · lt linija (path through two or more points, threadlike mark) · ru ли́ния (series or succession of ancestors or descendants of a given person) · lo ເສັ້ນ (path through two or more points, threadlike mark) · af lyn (rope, cord, or string) · es línea (telephone or network connection) · nl productlijn (products or services sold by a business, or the business itself) · sw mstari (measure of length, the main division of an inch or its local equivalent) · sv linje (path through two or more points, threadlike mark) · sw mstari (graph theory: edge of a graph) · udi тӏогъ (single horizontal row of text on a screen, printed paper, etc.) · fr réplique (sentence of dialogue, especially in a script or screenplay) · sa रेखा (path through two or more points, threadlike mark) · af ry (straight sequence of people, queue) · ro linie deaptă (geometry: infinite one-dimensional figure) · af meridiaan (geography: circle of latitude or of longitude, as represented on a map) · ru морщи́на (threadlike crease marking the face or the hand; hence, characteristic mark — see also wrinkle) · bg ли́ния (telephone or network connection) · sw mstari (bible: that which was measured by a line, as a field or any piece of land set apart) · ru руле́тка (long tape, or a narrow ribbon of steel, etc., marked with subdivisions, as feet and inches, for measuring; a tapeline) · el γραμμή (single horizontal row of text on a screen, printed paper, etc.) · bg ли́ния (course of conduct, thought, occupation, or policy) · uk пряма́ (geometry: infinite one-dimensional figure) · nl rechte (path through two or more points, threadlike mark) · fr lignée (population of cells derived from a single cell and containing the same genetic makeup) · ja 台詞 (sentence of dialogue, especially in a script or screenplay) · sq linjë (path through two or more points, threadlike mark) · af grens (exterior limit of a figure, plat, or territory; boundary; contour; outline) · sv linje (series or succession of ancestors or descendants of a given person) · ca clenxa (amount of powdery drug) · gl tralla (rope, cord, or string) · sw mstari (single horizontal row of text on a screen, printed paper, etc.) · ro longitudine (geography: circle of latitude or of longitude, as represented on a map) · ga líne (telephone or network connection) · ru ли́ния (geometry: infinite one-dimensional figure) · alt чийӱ (path through two or more points, threadlike mark) · mk гра́ница (exterior limit of a figure, plat, or territory; boundary; contour; outline) · ckb ھێڵ (path through two or more points, threadlike mark) · fi naru (rope, cord, or string) · nl rechte (geometry: continuous finite segment of such a figure) · nl lijn (single horizontal row of text on a screen, printed paper, etc.) · fi rivit (letter, written form of communication) · af lyn (path through two or more points, threadlike mark) · it linea (products or services sold by a business, or the business itself) · ru ли́ния (geography: circle of latitude or of longitude, as represented on a map) · sw mstari (threadlike crease marking the face or the hand; hence, characteristic mark — see also wrinkle) · ro coadă (straight sequence of people, queue) · bg роле́тка (long tape, or a narrow ribbon of steel, etc., marked with subdivisions, as feet and inches, for measuring; a tapeline) · uk рядо́к (single horizontal row of text on a screen, printed paper, etc.) · sd ريکا (path through two or more points, threadlike mark) · pt linha (measure of length, the main division of an inch or its local equivalent) · fi solulinja (population of cells derived from a single cell and containing the same genetic makeup) · fi säe (poetic: verse) · ro șnur (rope, cord, or string) · mk га́јтан (rope, cord, or string) · bg ли́ния (path through two or more points, threadlike mark) · uz chiziq (path through two or more points, threadlike mark) · fi kirje (letter, written form of communication) · de Leitung (telephone or network connection) · mk линија (geography: circle of latitude or of longitude, as represented on a map) · he שׁוּרָה (single horizontal row of text on a screen, printed paper, etc.) · es cinta métrica (long tape, or a narrow ribbon of steel, etc., marked with subdivisions, as feet and inches, for measuring; a tapeline) · ru грани́ца (exterior limit of a figure, plat, or territory; boundary; contour; outline) · sw mstari (connected series of public conveyances, and hence, an established arrangement for forwarding merchandise, etc.) · alt буу (rope, cord, or string) · sh cȑta (path through two or more points, threadlike mark) · sw mstari (products or services sold by a business, or the business itself) · de Linieninfanterie (military: regular infantry of an army) · fi jono (straight sequence of people, queue) · nrf lîngne (path through two or more points, threadlike mark) · mk ја́же (rope, cord, or string) · cy lein (single horizontal row of text on a screen, printed paper, etc.) · pdt Rieej (straight sequence of people, queue) · uk лі́нія зі́ткнення (fortifications: trench or rampart) · km ខ្សែ (geometry: continuous finite segment of such a figure) · fi piirre (lineament; feature; figure) · it gamma (products or services sold by a business, or the business itself) · pt fita (long tape, or a narrow ribbon of steel, etc., marked with subdivisions, as feet and inches, for measuring; a tapeline) · ro replică (sentence of dialogue, especially in a script or screenplay) · it ruga (threadlike crease marking the face or the hand; hence, characteristic mark — see also wrinkle) · ur خَط (path through two or more points, threadlike mark) · ga líne (geography: circle of latitude or of longitude, as represented on a map) · af lyn (cricket: horizontal path of a ball towards the batsman) · gl fío (rope, cord, or string) · sw mstari (straight sequence of people, queue) · ru штрих (path through two or more points, threadlike mark) · es lineamiento (lineament; feature; figure) · uk пози́ція (official, stated position of an individual or political faction) · sh ли́нија (path through two or more points, threadlike mark) · it linea (geometry: infinite one-dimensional figure) · fi linja (products or services sold by a business, or the business itself) · fa خَطّ (path through two or more points, threadlike mark) · vec lìnia (path through two or more points, threadlike mark) · luy elaini (straight sequence of people, queue) · fr ligne (perfusion line) · sv linje (threadlike crease marking the face or the hand; hence, characteristic mark — see also wrinkle) · sv(straight sequence of people, queue) · bg ли́ния (geometry: infinite one-dimensional figure) · es trazo (path through two or more points, threadlike mark) · bn রেখা (path through two or more points, threadlike mark) · ro cant (graph theory: edge of a graph) · fr ligne (telephone or network connection) · mi takiaho (series or succession of ancestors or descendants of a given person) · mk ко́нец (rope, cord, or string) · it linea (straight sequence of people, queue) · sv led (straight sequence of people, queue) · fi linjaus (course of conduct, thought, occupation, or policy) · hi डोरी (rope, cord, or string) · th เส้น (path through two or more points, threadlike mark) · ar خَطّ (path through two or more points, threadlike mark) · ru линь (rope, cord, or string) · pl wers (single horizontal row of text on a screen, printed paper, etc.) · de Zeile (poetic: verse) · fi linja (official, stated position of an individual or political faction) · pt carreira (amount of powdery drug) · no linje (path through two or more points, threadlike mark) · de Reihe (straight sequence of people, queue) · ru ре́плика (sentence of dialogue, especially in a script or screenplay) · hu egyenes (geometry: infinite one-dimensional figure) · nl lijn (straight sequence of people, queue) · fi viiva (amount of powdery drug) · non vísuorð (poetic: verse) · be чарга́ (straight sequence of people, queue) · he תּוֹר (straight sequence of people, queue) · nv ídzo (geometry: continuous finite segment of such a figure) · nl meetlat (long tape, or a narrow ribbon of steel, etc., marked with subdivisions, as feet and inches, for measuring; a tapeline) · nl kant (graph theory: edge of a graph) · mk ли́нија (path through two or more points, threadlike mark) · it riga (single horizontal row of text on a screen, printed paper, etc.) · cy lein (telephone or network connection) · nl lijn (geometry: infinite one-dimensional figure) · az misra (single horizontal row of text on a screen, printed paper, etc.) · pt linha (single horizontal row of text on a screen, printed paper, etc.) · it linea (telephone or network connection) · fi tuotelinja (products or services sold by a business, or the business itself) · sw mstari (geometry: infinite one-dimensional figure) · af lyn (course of conduct, thought, occupation, or policy) · it stirpe (series or succession of ancestors or descendants of a given person) · kmr dor (straight sequence of people, queue) · pl kolejka (straight sequence of people, queue) · lt eilutė (single horizontal row of text on a screen, printed paper, etc.) · ba һыҙыҡ (path through two or more points, threadlike mark) · ru доро́жка (amount of powdery drug) · sw mstari (official, stated position of an individual or political faction) · pl krawędź (graph theory: edge of a graph) · sw mstari (exterior limit of a figure, plat, or territory; boundary; contour; outline) · ee fli (straight sequence of people, queue) · nl regel (single horizontal row of text on a screen, printed paper, etc.) · mk насока (direction, path) · pt carta (letter, written form of communication) · it coda (straight sequence of people, queue) · nl lijn (course of conduct, thought, occupation, or policy) · gur foole (straight sequence of people, queue) · uz xat (path through two or more points, threadlike mark) · pt linha (perfusion line) · de Zeile (sentence of dialogue, especially in a script or screenplay) · eu ilara (straight sequence of people, queue) · sw mstari (telephone or network connection) · af vers (poetic: verse) · he קַו (path through two or more points, threadlike mark) · fi näkökanta (official, stated position of an individual or political faction) · pl wiersz (single horizontal row of text on a screen, printed paper, etc.) · ru ли́ния (official, stated position of an individual or political faction) · el γραμμή (fortifications: trench or rampart) · egy i-t:r:t (straight sequence of people, queue) · nl lijn (graph theory: edge of a graph) · af metode (course of conduct, thought, occupation, or policy) · uk ни́тка (rope, cord, or string) · bg опа́шка (straight sequence of people, queue) · af lyn (geography: circle of latitude or of longitude, as represented on a map) · de Parteilinie (official, stated position of an individual or political faction) · fr ligne (products or services sold by a business, or the business itself) · fi rivi (poetic: verse) · luy elaini (path through two or more points, threadlike mark) · de Line (amount of powdery drug) · it linea (music: one of the straight horizontal and parallel prolonged strokes on and between which the notes are placed) · fi vuorosana (sentence of dialogue, especially in a script or screenplay) · af lyn (graph theory: edge of a graph) · kum бой (path through two or more points, threadlike mark) · nl lijn (lineament; feature; figure) · pt segmento (geometry: continuous finite segment of such a figure) · ba арҡан (rope, cord, or string) · el ουρά (straight sequence of people, queue) · grc στίχος (straight sequence of people, queue) · ist reîga (path through two or more points, threadlike mark) · uk змо́ршка (threadlike crease marking the face or the hand; hence, characteristic mark — see also wrinkle) · de Linie (official, stated position of an individual or political faction) · es hilera (straight sequence of people, queue) · fi nuora (rope, cord, or string) · it linea di condotta (course of conduct, thought, occupation, or policy) · pt linha (threadlike crease marking the face or the hand; hence, characteristic mark — see also wrinkle) · ca línia (path through two or more points, threadlike mark) · lo ເສັ້ນຊື່ (path through two or more points, threadlike mark) · uk лі́нія (path through two or more points, threadlike mark) · ru черта́ (path through two or more points, threadlike mark) · sv linje (geometry: infinite one-dimensional figure) · sl črta (path through two or more points, threadlike mark) · pt traço (path through two or more points, threadlike mark) · bn লাইন (path through two or more points, threadlike mark) · nl touw (rope, cord, or string) · cy lein (path through two or more points, threadlike mark) · ko(single horizontal row of text on a screen, printed paper, etc.) · fr ligne (path through two or more points, threadlike mark) · ar صَفّ (straight sequence of people, queue) · is lína (path through two or more points, threadlike mark) · es rasgo (path through two or more points, threadlike mark) · cy lein (rope, cord, or string) · nl rechte (geometry: infinite one-dimensional figure) · yi שטריך (path through two or more points, threadlike mark) · af kontoer (exterior limit of a figure, plat, or territory; boundary; contour; outline) · ru слова́ (sentence of dialogue, especially in a script or screenplay) · it sagola (long tape, or a narrow ribbon of steel, etc., marked with subdivisions, as feet and inches, for measuring; a tapeline) · nl aanbod (products or services sold by a business, or the business itself) · nl regel (poetic: verse) · gl liña (single horizontal row of text on a screen, printed paper, etc.) · ru курс (official, stated position of an individual or political faction) · id garis (path through two or more points, threadlike mark) · ru отре́зок (geometry: continuous finite segment of such a figure) · mk црта (threadlike crease marking the face or the hand; hence, characteristic mark — see also wrinkle) · nl richting (direction, path) · it gomena (long tape, or a narrow ribbon of steel, etc., marked with subdivisions, as feet and inches, for measuring; a tapeline) · uk ри́са (path through two or more points, threadlike mark) · pt linha (straight sequence of people, queue) · uk лі́нієчка (amount of powdery drug) · kk сызық (path through two or more points, threadlike mark) · uk руле́тка (long tape, or a narrow ribbon of steel, etc., marked with subdivisions, as feet and inches, for measuring; a tapeline) · ast llinia (path through two or more points, threadlike mark) · nl methode (course of conduct, thought, occupation, or policy) · bg ли́ния (threadlike crease marking the face or the hand; hence, characteristic mark — see also wrinkle) · grc γραμμή (path through two or more points, threadlike mark) · mk стро́фа (poetic: verse) · cmn 排隊 /排队 (straight sequence of people, queue) · cs přímka (geometry: infinite one-dimensional figure) · el πεζικό (military: regular infantry of an army) · it linea (graph theory: edge of a graph) · gd loidhne (geography: circle of latitude or of longitude, as represented on a map) · sw mstari (path through two or more points, threadlike mark) · pt linhagem (series or succession of ancestors or descendants of a given person) · uk това́рна лі́нія (products or services sold by a business, or the business itself) · sw mstari (cricket: horizontal path of a ball towards the batsman) · af lyn (telephone or network connection) · fi mittanauha (long tape, or a narrow ribbon of steel, etc., marked with subdivisions, as feet and inches, for measuring; a tapeline) · de Falte (threadlike crease marking the face or the hand; hence, characteristic mark — see also wrinkle) · uk купле́т (poetic: verse)

wikidata: Q2312067

line en · VERB · etymology 1

Pronunciation

  • [lɑe̯n] (New-Zealand)
  • /lɑen/ (Australia)
  • /laɪn/ (Canada, General-American, Received-Pronunciation)
  • līn
  • (California) audio
  • /lʌɪn/ (Scotland)
  • audio Queensland

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *līno-der.? Proto-Germanic *līną Proto-Germanic *līnǭ Proto-West Germanic *līnā Old English līne Middle English line English line From Middle English line, lyne, from Old English līne (“line, cable, rope, hawser, series, row, rule, direction”), from Proto-West Germanic *līnā, from Proto-Germanic *līnǭ (“line, rope, flaxen cord, thread”), from Proto-Germanic *līną (“flax, linen”), from Proto-Indo-European *līno- (“flax”). Influenced in Middle English by Middle French ligne (“line”), from Latin linea. More at linen. The oldest sense of the word is “rope, cord, thread”; from this the senses “path”, “continuous mark” were derived.

Meanings

  1. (transitive) To place (objects) into a line (usually used with "up"); to form into a line; to align.
    • They lined up the books against the wall.
    • to line troops
  2. (transitive) To place persons or things along the side of for security or defense; to strengthen by adding; to fortify.
    • to line works with soldiers
    • Line and new repair our towns of war With men of courage and with means defendant. 1599, William Shakespeare, Henry V, ii 4:
  3. (transitive) To form a line along.
  4. (transitive) To mark with a line or lines; to cover with lines.
    • to line a copy book
  5. To align (one or more switches) to direct a train onto a particular track.
    • The dispatcher lined the switches at Pickle interlocking for the freight turnout to clear the train into the passing track before the express arrived.
  6. (obsolete, transitive) To represent by lines; to delineate; to portray.
    • All the pictures fairest lined Are but black to Rosalind. 1598, William Shakespeare, As You Like It, iii 2:
  7. (dated, qualifier:now more often line out, transitive) To read or repeat line by line.
    • Slowly, painfully, the ten dollars was collected. The door was opened, and the gust of warm air revived us. Zeebo lined On Jordan’s Stormy Banks, and church was over. 1960 July 11, Harper Lee, To Kill a Mockingbird, Philadelphia, Pa.; New York, N.Y.: J[oshua] B[allinger] Lippincott Company, →OCLC:
    • to line out a hymn
  8. (intransitive) To hit a line drive; to hit a line drive which is caught for an out. Compare fly and ground.
    • Jones lined to left in his last at-bat.
  9. (transitive) To track (wild bees) to their nest by following their line of flight.
  10. (transitive) To measure.

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
lined Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
lined Tense=Past lexicographic
lines Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic
lining Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic

Deriveds

line out · line in · line off · line up · underline · line someone's pockets

Translations (45)

ota چیزمك (obsolete: to represent by lines; delineate; portray) · bg подреждам (to place persons or things along the side of for security or defense) · hu sorba rendez (to place (objects) into a line) · tr sıralamak (to place (objects) into a line) · mk подре́дува (to place (objects) into a line) · ota چیزمك (to mark with a line) · fi linjata (to mark with a line) · fi lukea rivi riviltä (to read or repeat line by line) · nl opzeggen (to read or repeat line by line) · et järjestama (to place (objects) into a line) · bg очертавам (to mark with a line) · ru вы́строить (to place (objects) into a line) · mk постро́јува (to place (objects) into a line) · ru выстра́ивать (to place (objects) into a line) · it allineare (to place (objects) into a line) · nl van lijnen voorzien (to mark with a line) · hu sorba állít (to place (objects) into a line) · sw mstari (to place persons or things along the side of for security or defense) · ja 並べる (to place (objects) into a line) · et reastama (to place (objects) into a line) · mk постро́јува (to place persons or things along the side of for security or defense) · bg строявам (to place (objects) into a line) · fr ligne (baseball: to hit a line drive) · nl tekenen (to mark with a line) · nl uitlijnen (to place (objects) into a line) · nl tekenen (obsolete: to represent by lines; delineate; portray) · fi asettaa varrelle (to place persons or things along the side of for security or defense) · ru выстра́ивать (to place persons or things along the side of for security or defense) · sv rada upp (to place persons or things along the side of for security or defense) · et ritta seadma (to place (objects) into a line) · mk повле́кува (to mark with a line) · nl opstellen (to place (objects) into a line) · sw mstari (to read or repeat line by line) · sv rada upp (to place (objects) into a line) · fi asettaa jonoon (to place (objects) into a line) · sw mstari (obsolete: to represent by lines; delineate; portray) · pt traçar (to mark with a line) · sw mstari (to mark with a line) · sw mstari (baseball: to hit a line drive) · ru вы́строить (to place persons or things along the side of for security or defense) · sw mstari (to place (objects) into a line) · mk исцртува (obsolete: to represent by lines; delineate; portray) · pt enfileirar (to place (objects) into a line) · sv linjera (to mark with a line) · nl versterken (to place persons or things along the side of for security or defense)

line en · NOUN · etymology 2

Pronunciation

  • [lɑe̯n] (New-Zealand)
  • /lɑen/ (Australia)
  • /laɪn/ (Canada, General-American, Received-Pronunciation)
  • līn
  • (California) audio
  • /lʌɪn/ (Scotland)
  • audio Queensland

Etymology

Borrowed from Korean 라인 (rain, “members with a shared characteristic”), itself from English line. Likely generalized via hyung line, maknae line, etc.

Meanings

  1. (qualifier:South Korean idol fandom) A group of people born in a certain year (liners).
    • maknae line; hyung line; 97 line

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
lines Number=Plur lexicographic

Translations (2)

ja ライン (group of people born in a certain year) · ko 라인 (group of people born in a certain year)

line en · NOUN · etymology 3

Pronunciation

  • [lɑe̯n] (New-Zealand)
  • /lɑen/ (Australia)
  • /laɪn/ (Canada, General-American, Received-Pronunciation)
  • līn
  • (California) audio
  • /lʌɪn/ (Scotland)
  • audio Queensland

Etymology

From Old English līn (“flax, linen, cloth”). For more information, see the entry linen.

Meanings

  1. (obsolete, uncountable) Flax, linen.
  2. (uncountable) The longer fiber(s) of flax.

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
lyne alternative lexicographic
lin alternative lexicographic

Translations (4)

fi aivina (longer fiber of linen) · fi liina (obsolete: flax, linen — see also flax, linen) · sw mstari (obsolete: flax, linen — see also flax, linen) · nl lijn (obsolete: flax, linen — see also flax, linen)

line en · VERB · etymology 3

Pronunciation

  • [lɑe̯n] (New-Zealand)
  • /lɑen/ (Australia)
  • /laɪn/ (Canada, General-American, Received-Pronunciation)
  • līn
  • (California) audio
  • /lʌɪn/ (Scotland)
  • audio Queensland

Etymology

From Old English līn (“flax, linen, cloth”). For more information, see the entry linen.

Meanings

  1. (transitive) To cover the inner surface of (something), originally especially with linen.
    • The bird lines its nest with soft grass.
    • to line a box with paper or tin
    • to line a cloak with silk or fur
    • In the midst stalked the King, his great limbs muffled, like Goldry’s, in a cloak: and it was of black silk lined with black bearskin, and ornamented with crabs worked in diamonds. 1922, E[ric] R[ücker] Eddison, The Worm Ouroboros: A Romance, London: Jonathan Cape […], →OCLC, page 19:
    • Paintings lined the walls of the cavernous dining room.
  2. (transitive) To fill or supply (something), as a purse with money.
    • because the charge amounteth mostly very high for any one man's purse, except lined beyond ordinary, to reach unto 1602, Richard Carew, edited by Thomas Tonkin, Carew's Survey of Cornwall, published 1811, page 34:
    • to line the shelves

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
lining Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
lined Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
lined Tense=Past lexicographic
lines Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic
lyne alternative lexicographic
lin alternative lexicographic

Deriveds

line one's pockets · liner

Translations (36)

ca folrar (cover the inside surface of (something)) · pt forrar (cover the inside surface of (something)) · sv fodra (cover the inside surface of (something)) · bg подплатявам (cover the inside surface of (something)) · sv täcka (cover the inside surface of (something)) · nl bedekken (cover the inside surface of (something)) · ro căptuși (cover the inside surface of (something)) · sw mstari (cover the inside surface of (something)) · pl wyściełać (cover the inside surface of (something)) · nl bekleden (cover the inside surface of (something)) · ru вы́стелить (cover the inside surface of (something)) · de füttern (cover the inside surface of (something)) · mk обложува (cover the inside surface of (something)) · mk поставува (cover the inside surface of (something)) · es forrar (cover the inside surface of (something)) · tr astarlamak (cover the inside surface of (something)) · oc doblar (cover the inside surface of (something)) · gl forrar (cover the inside surface of (something)) · eo malekskovri (cover the inside surface of (something)) · nl voeren (cover the inside surface of (something)) · nl vullen (to fill or supply, as a purse with money) · fr fourrer (cover the inside surface of (something)) · nl bekleden (cover the inside surface of (something)) · fr doubler (cover the inside surface of (something)) · pl wypełniać (cover the inside surface of (something)) · sw mstari (to fill or supply, as a purse with money) · de auskleiden (cover the inside surface of (something)) · it foderare (cover the inside surface of (something)) · oc forrar (cover the inside surface of (something)) · hu bélel (cover the inside surface of (something)) · fi vuorata (cover the inside surface of (something)) · fi täyttää (to fill or supply, as a purse with money) · de ausfüttern (cover the inside surface of (something)) · ru выстила́ть (cover the inside surface of (something)) · ota آستارلامق (cover the inside surface of (something)) · bg облицовам (cover the inside surface of (something))

line en · VERB · etymology 4

Pronunciation

  • [lɑe̯n] (New-Zealand)
  • /lɑen/ (Australia)
  • /laɪn/ (Canada, General-American, Received-Pronunciation)
  • līn
  • (California) audio
  • /lʌɪn/ (Scotland)
  • audio Queensland

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French ligner.

Meanings

  1. (archaic, of a dog, transitive) To copulate with, to impregnate.

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
lined Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
lined Tense=Past lexicographic
lining Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
lines Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic

Translations (6)

fr croiser (of a dog: impregnate) · nl (laten) dekken (of a dog: impregnate) · fr accoupler (of a dog: impregnate) · fi astua (of a dog: impregnate) · sw mstari (of a dog: impregnate) · cy cyplu â (of a dog: impregnate)