Lines
/laɪnz/
Last Updated: January 2, 2026 at 12:30 PM
Scrabble:5 ptsWWF:7 pts5 letters
Definition of Lines
noun
- A path through two or more points (compare ‘segment’); a continuous mark, including as made by a pen; any path, curved or straight.
"The arrow descended in a curved line."
- A rope, cord, string, or thread, of any thickness.
- A hose or pipe, of any size.
"a brake line"
- Direction, path.
"the line of sight"
- The wire connecting one telegraphic station with another, a telephone or internet cable between two points: a telephone or network connection.
"I tried to make a call, but the line was dead."
verb
- To place (objects) into a line (usually used with "up"); to form into a line; to align.
"to line troops"
- To place persons or things along the side of for security or defense; to strengthen by adding; to fortify.
"to line works with soldiers"
- To form a line along.
- To mark with a line or lines, to cover with lines.
"to line a copy book"
- To represent by lines; to delineate; to portray.
verb
verb
- (of a dog) To copulate with, to impregnate.
noun
- Words spoken by the actors.
"I have yet to learn my lines."
- (fortifications) Dispositions made to cover extended positions, and presenting a front in but one direction to an enemy.
- Form of a vessel as shown by the outlines of vertical, horizontal, and oblique sections.
- 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.
"I had to write out 200 lines"
- The reins with which a horse is guided by its driver.
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