Line

Quick meaning: Line is a noun meaning A path through two or more points (compare ‘segment’); a continuous mark, including as made by a pen; any path, curved or straight.

Meaning

A path through two or more points (compare ‘segment’); a continuous mark, including as made by a pen; any path, curved or straight.

More Meanings

1. A rope, cord, string, thread, or cable, of any thickness.
2. A hose, tube, or pipe, of any size.
3. Direction, path.
4. A clothesline.
5. A short letter, a written form of communication.
6. 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.
7. The wire connecting one telegraphic station with another, a telephone or internet cable between two points: a telephone or network connection.

Example Sentences

a brake line

the line of sight

the line of vision

a dedicated line; a shared line

Word Forms

• lines
• lining
• lined
• lin

Synonyms for line

Depending on context, synonyms include epistle, letter, note, lineup, queue, tail.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include outline, delineate, draw, note, describe, demarcation.

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