line

Noun line has 30 senses

• line(n = noun.group) - 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"
has particulars: rivet line, chorus, chorus line, diagonal, linemen, lineup, row, rank
is a kind of formation

• line(n = noun.communication) - a mark that is long relative to its width; "He drew a line on the chart"
has particulars: cross hair, cross wire, dotted line, ascender, bar line, descender, curlicue, squiggle, spectrum line, trend line, isometric, isometric line, graduation, guideline, hairline, shaft, serif, seriph, staff line, ledger line, leger line
is a kind of mark, print
Derived forms verb line₄, verb line₃

• line(n = noun.group) - 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"
has particulars: diagonal, file, indian file, single file, line of march, line of succession, picket line, conga line, trap line, queue, waiting line
is a kind of formation
Derived form verb line₁

• line(n = noun.shape) - a length (straight or curved) without breadth or thickness; the trace of a moving point;
is a kind of form, shape
has particulars: curve, curve, curved shape, straight line, geodesic, geodesic line, perimeter, center line, centerline, bound, boundary, edge

• line(n = noun.communication) - 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"
has particulars: opening line, head, header, heading, line of poetry, line of verse, by-line, credit line, dateline, verse, verse line, gag line, laugh line, punch line, tag line, actor's line, speech, words, orphan, sound bite, bottom line
is a kind of text, textual matter
is a part of letter, missive, stanza

• line(n = noun.phenomenon) - a single frequency (or very narrow band) of radiation in a spectrum;
is a kind of electromagnetic radiation, electromagnetic wave, nonparticulate radiation
is a part of electromagnetic spectrum

• line(n = noun.location) - a fortified position (especially one marking the most forward position of troops); "they attacked the enemy's line"
has particulars: firing line, battlefront, front, front line, line of battle, battle line
is a kind of military position, position

• line(n = noun.cognition) argument, argumentation, line of reasoning, logical argument - a course of reasoning aimed at demonstrating a truth or falsehood; the methodical process of logical reasoning; "I can't follow your line of reasoning"
is a kind of abstract thought, logical thinking, reasoning
has particulars: line of inquiry, line of questioning, casuistry, policy

• line(n = noun.artifact) cable, transmission line - a conductor for transmitting electrical or optical signals or electric power;
is a part of cable, cable system, cable television, cable television service, phone system, telephone system
has particulars: coax, coax cable, coaxial cable, electrical cable, fiber optic cable, fibre optic cable, power cable, power line, printer cable
is a kind of conductor

• line(n = noun.group) course - 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"
is a kind of series
has particulars: current, flow, stream

• line(n = noun.location) - a spatial location defined by a real or imaginary unidimensional extent;
is a kind of location
has particulars: part, parting, axis, aclinic line, magnetic equator, agonic line, isogonal line, isogone, isogonic line, crest, timber line, timberline, tree line, snow line, fault line, great circle, hemline, hipline, hipline, apparent horizon, horizon, sensible horizon, skyline, visible horizon, isarithm, isogram, isopleth, flight line, line of sight, line of vision, latitude, line of latitude, parallel, parallel of latitude, lunar latitude, itinerary, path, route, quadrant, quarter-circle, loxodrome, rhumb, rhumb line, danger line, side, water level, water line, waterline, water line, watermark, divide, water parting, watershed, course, path, track, field line, line of force
Derived form adjective lineal₂

• line(n = noun.shape) crease, crinkle, furrow, seam, wrinkle - a slight depression in the smoothness of a surface; "his face has many lines"; "ironing gets rid of most wrinkles"
is a part of cutis, skin, tegument
is a kind of depression, impression, imprint
has particulars: crow's feet, crow's foot, laugh line, dermatoglyphic, frown line, life line, lifeline, line of life, heart line, line of heart, love line, mensal line, line of destiny, line of fate, line of saturn
Derived form verb line₄

• line(n = noun.artifact) pipeline - a pipe used to transport liquids or gases; "a pipeline runs from the wells to the seaport"
has particulars: gas line, oil pipeline
is a kind of pipage, pipe, piping

• line(n = noun.artifact) rail line, railway line - the road consisting of railroad track and roadbed;
has particulars: branch line, spur, spur track, trunk line, trunk route
has parts: railroad bed, railroad, railroad track, railway
is a kind of road, route

• line(n = noun.artifact) phone line, subscriber line, telephone circuit, telephone line - a telephone connection;
is a kind of connecter, connection, connective, connector, connexion
has particulars: digital subscriber line, dsl, hot line, land line, landline, party line, private line, toll line, trunk line, wats, wats line

• line(n = noun.act) - acting in conformity; "in line with"; "he got out of line"; "toe the line"
is a kind of abidance, compliance, conformation, conformity

• line(n = noun.group) ancestry, blood, blood line, bloodline, descent, line of descent, lineage, origin, parentage, pedigree, stemma, stock - the descendants of one individual; "his entire lineage has been warriors"
has particulars: family, family line, folk, kinfolk, kinsfolk, phratry, sept, side
is a kind of family tree, genealogy
Derived form adjective lineal₁

• line(n = noun.artifact) - something (as a cord or rope) that is long and thin and flexible; "a washing line"
is a kind of artefact, artifact
has particulars: becket, cord, laniard, lanyard, lifeline, lifeline, mooring, mooring line, painter, ratlin, ratline, rope, mainsheet, sheet, shroud, tack, weather sheet, shroud, strand, towing line, towing rope, towline, towrope, trace
has parts: bitter end, drip loop

• line(n = noun.act) business, job, line of work, occupation - the principal activity in your life that you do to earn money; "he's not in my line of business"
is a kind of activity
has particulars: confectionery, sport, farming, land, biz, game, calling, career, vocation, employment, work, appointment, berth, billet, office, place, position, post, situation, spot, salt mine, treadmill, craft, trade, profession, medium, metier, accountancy, accounting, photography, catering

• line(n = noun.location) - in games or sports; a mark indicating positions or bounds of the playing area;
is a kind of mark, print
has particulars: balkline, baulk-line, string line, finish line, finishing line, foul line, foul line, foul line, baseline, goal line, red line, line of scrimmage, scrimmage line, baseline, service line, out of bounds, sideline, scratch, scratch line, start, starting line, yard line

• line(n = noun.communication) channel, communication channel - (often plural) a means of communication or access; "it must go through official channels"; "lines of communication were set up between the two firms"
is a kind of communicating, communication
has particulars: back channel, lens, contact, inter-group communication, liaison, link, line of gab, patter, spiel

• line(n = noun.artifact) business line, line of business, line of merchandise, line of products, product line - a particular kind of product or merchandise; "a nice line of shoes"
is a kind of merchandise,