Lines
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /laɪnz/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Lines is a noun meaning plural of line.
Meaning
plural of line.
More Meanings
- (film, theater) Words spoken by the actors.
- (fortifications) Dispositions made to cover extended positions, and presenting a front in but one direction to an enemy.
- (shipbuilding) Form of a vessel as shown by the outlines of vertical, horizontal, and oblique sections.
- (US) The reins with which a horse is guided by its driver.
- A certificate of church membership.
- third-person singular simple present indicative of line
- (education) A school punishment in which a student must repeatedly write out a line of text related to the offence (e.g. "I must be quiet in class") a specified number of times; the lines of text so written out.
Example Sentences
I had to write out 200 lines
I have yet to learn my lines.
If you don't behave I'll give you lines
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include outline, delineate, draw, note, describe, demarcation.
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