LINE


Meaning of LINE in English

I. noun

1.

Synonyms: way 2, course, passage, path, road, route

2.

Synonyms: course 3, policy, polity, procedure, program

3.

Synonyms: work 1, business, calling, employment, job, occupation, pursuit, ||racket

|| 4.

Synonyms: spiel , pitch, song and dance

5.

a series of things arranged in continuous or uniform order

a line of cars waiting at the light

Synonyms: echelon, file, queue, rank, row, string, tier

Related Word: column, progression, succession, train; sequence, series

6.

Synonyms: outline , contour, delineation, figuration, lineament, lineation, profile, silhouette

7.

Synonyms: merchandise , commodities, goods, vendible(s), wares

II. verb

1.

to arrange in a line or lines

lined the bottles along the shelf

Synonyms: align, allineate, line up, range

Related Word: arrange, array, marshal, order, ordinate

Contrasted words: derange, disarrange, disorder, disturb; disperse, dissipate, scatter

2.

Synonyms: adjoin , abut, border, butt (on or against), communicate, join, march, neighbor, touch, verge

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