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āχāĻ‚āϰ⧇āϜāĻŋāϤ⧇ "line"āĻāϰ āϏāĻ‚āĻœā§āĻžāĻž āĻ“ āĻ…āĻ°ā§āĻĨ

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āϰ⧇āĻ–āĻž, āĻĻāĻžāĻ—

a long narrow mark on a surface
line definition and meaning
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The graffiti artist created beautiful lines on the brick wall.
āĻ—ā§āϰāĻžāĻĢāĻŋāϤāĻŋ āĻļāĻŋāĻ˛ā§āĻĒā§€ āχāĻŸā§‡āϰ āĻĻ⧇āϝāĻŧāĻžāϞ⧇ āϏ⧁āĻ¨ā§āĻĻāϰ āϰ⧇āĻ–āĻž āϤ⧈āϰāĻŋ āĻ•āϰ⧇āϛ⧇āύāĨ¤
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āϞāĻžāχāύ, āϏāĻžāϰāĻŋ

a row of people or things behind each other or next to each other
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āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The children held hands and walked in a line on the field trip.
āĻļāĻŋāĻļ⧁āϰāĻž āĻšāĻžāϤ āϧāϰ⧇ āϰāĻžāϖ⧇ āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ āĻ­ā§āϰāĻŽāϪ⧇ āϏāĻžāϰāĻŋ āĻŦ⧇āρāϧ⧇ āĻšāĻžāρāĻŸā§‡āĨ¤
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the track or route along which a train travels

line definition and meaning
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
She took the southbound line to the city.
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āϞāĻžāχāύ, āĻŸā§‡āϞāĻŋāĻĢā§‹āύ āϏāĻ‚āϝ⧋āĻ—

a telephone connection or service
line definition and meaning
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
I need to make an important call, but the line is busy.
āφāĻŽāĻžāϰ āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āϗ⧁āϰ⧁āĻ¤ā§āĻŦāĻĒā§‚āĻ°ā§āĻŖ āĻ•āϞ āĻ•āϰāϤ⧇ āĻšāĻŦ⧇, āĻ•āĻŋāĻ¨ā§āϤ⧁ āϞāĻžāχāύ āĻŦā§āϝāĻ¸ā§āϤāĨ¤
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āϏāĻžāϰāĻŋ, āϞāĻžāχāύ

a formation of people or things one behind another
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a continuous extent with length but no width or thickness, formed by the path of a moving point

āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Smoke traced a pale line across the sky.
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a sequence of printed or written letters or characters arranged horizontally to form words

āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Please read the second line aloud.
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a sequence of reasoning intended to demonstrate a truth or falsehood

āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The lawyer's line of reasoning dismantled their case.
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a defensive or fortified position, especially representing the foremost point held by troops

āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Engineers reinforced the defensive line with sandbags.
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a very narrow range of radiation within a spectrum

āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Emission lines revealed the gas composition of the star.
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a conductor used to transmit electrical power, signals, or optical data

āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The phone line was down after the storm.
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a sequence of related events, actions, or developments

āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Investigators traced a line of contacts linking the suspects.
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a spatial location defined by a one-dimensional extent, whether real or imaginary

āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The surveyor marked the property line with stakes.
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a small crease, fold, or depression in the surface of an object

āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Years in the sun left lines in the leather armchair.
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a pipe or conduit used to carry liquids or gases from one place to another

āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Oil flowed through the underground line to the refinery.
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behavior or action that conforms to a standard, rule, or expectation

āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The proposal falls in line with the committee's recommendations.
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the main occupation that a person engages in to earn a living

āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
He changed his line from law to medicine.
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a cord, rope, or similar object used for tying, pulling, or hanging

āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
He tied the boat to the dock with a strong line.
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the lineage or family line from a specific ancestor

āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
They traced their line to a famous king.
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a business that provides transport services for goods or passengers

āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
He booked a cabin on a cruise line.
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a group of related products offered by a business

āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The company launched a line of eco-friendly shoes.
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a channel used for sending or receiving information

āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
He stayed in touch through various communication lines.
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a boundary or marking that defines the area of play

āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The ball bounced just inside the end line.
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a system where tasks are performed in sequence to assemble a product

āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Each worker has a station along the line.
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āϰ⧇āĻ–āĻž, āϏ⧀āĻŽāĻžāύāĻž

a boundary or distinction used to separate or differentiate concepts, ideas, or categories
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The line between right and wrong can sometimes be difficult to define.
āϏāĻ āĻŋāĻ• āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ āϭ⧁āϞ⧇āϰ āĻŽāĻ§ā§āϝ⧇ āϏ⧀āĻŽāĻžāύāĻž āĻ•āĻ–āύāĻ“ āĻ•āĻ–āύāĻ“ āϏāĻ‚āĻœā§āĻžāĻžāϝāĻŧāĻŋāϤ āĻ•āϰāĻž āĻ•āĻ āĻŋāύ āĻšāϤ⧇ āĻĒāĻžāϰ⧇āĨ¤
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a melody or sequence of musical notes forming a recognizable tune

āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
He played a beautiful bass line on the piano.
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a brief note sent to someone

āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Drop me a line when you arrive.
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slick or flattering words often used to manipulate

āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Do n't fall for her smooth line about being busy.
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a unit of vertical measurement in typesetting or advertising

āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Each line of print is measured carefully.
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dialogue or spoken text assigned to an actor

āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Repeat your line clearly for the recording.
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to form a row or be positioned along the edge of something

āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Soldiers lined the path for the parade.
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āφāĻ¸ā§āϤāϰāĻŖ āĻĻ⧇āĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž, āφāĻŦāϰāĻŖ āĻ•āϰāĻž

to cover the interior surface of something, often for protection, decoration, or insulation
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
She lined the drawer with paper to keep it clean.
āϤāĻŋāύāĻŋ āĻĄā§āϰāϝāĻŧāĻžāϰāϟāĻŋ āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻˇā§āĻ•āĻžāϰ āϰāĻžāĻ–āϤ⧇ āĻ•āĻžāĻ—āϜ āĻĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇ āĻĸ⧇āϕ⧇ āĻĻāĻŋāϞ⧇āύāĨ¤
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to fill a space generously

āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
He lined the tray with bread rolls for the guests.
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to draw lines on a surface

āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The field was lined for the soccer match.
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to mark something with lines

āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The walls were lined with decorative patterns.

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