line
     n 1: 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"
     2: a mark that is long relative to its width; "He drew a line
        on the chart"; "The substance produced characteristic
        lines on the spectroscope"
     3: 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"
     4: a length (straight or curved) without breadth or thickness;
        the trace of a moving point
     5: 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"
     6: a single frequency (or very narrow band) of radiation in a
        spectrum
     7: a fortified position (especially one marking the most
        forward position of troops); "they attacked the enemy's
        line"
     8: the methodical process of logical reasoning; "I can't follow
        your line of reasoning" [syn: {argumentation}, {logical
        argument}, {line of reasoning}]
     9: a conductor for transmitting electrical or optical signals
        or electric power [syn: {cable}, {transmission line}]
     10: 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"
         [syn: {course}]
     11: a spatial location defined by a real or imaginary
         unidimensional extent
     12: a slight depression in the smoothness of a surface; "his
         face has many lines"; "ironing gets rid of most wrinkles"
         [syn: {wrinkle}, {furrow}, {crease}, {crinkle}, {seam}]
     13: a pipe used to transport liquids or gases; "a pipeline runs
         from the wells to the seaport" [syn: {pipeline}]
     14: the road consisting of railroad track and roadbed [syn: {railway
         line}, {rail line}]
     15: a telephone connection [syn: {telephone line}, {phone line},
          {telephone circuit}, {subscriber line}]
     16: acting in conformity; "in line with"; "he got out of line";
         "toe the line"
     17: the descendants of one individual; "his entire lineage has
         been warriors" [syn: {lineage}, {line of descent}, {descent},
          {bloodline}, {blood line}, {blood}, {pedigree}, {ancestry},
          {origin}, {parentage}, {stemma}, {stock}]
     18: something (as a cord or rope) that is long and thin and
         flexible; "a washing line"
     19: the principal activity in your life that you do to earn
         money; "he's not in my line of business" [syn: {occupation},
          {business}, {job}, {line of work}]
     20: in games or sports; a mark indicating positions or bounds of
         the playing area
     21: (often plural) a means of communication or access; "it must
         go through official channels"; "lines of communication
         were set up between the two firms" [syn: {channel}, {communication
         channel}]
     22: a particular kind of product or merchandise; "a nice line of
         shoes" [syn: {product line}, {line of products}, {line of
         merchandise}, {business line}, {line of business}]
     23: a commercial organization serving as a common carrier
     24: space for one line of print (one column wide and 1/14 inch
         deep) used to measure advertising [syn: {agate line}]
     25: the maximum credit that a customer is allowed [syn: {credit
         line}, {line of credit}, {bank line}, {personal credit
         line}, {personal line of credit}]
     26: a succession of notes forming a distinctive sequence; "she
         was humming an air from Beethoven" [syn: {tune}, {melody},
          {air}, {strain}, {melodic line}, {melodic phrase}]
     27: a short personal letter; "drop me a line when you get there"
         [syn: {note}, {short letter}, {billet}]
     28: a conceptual separation or demarcation; "there is a narrow
         line between sanity and insanity" [syn: {dividing line},
         {demarcation}, {contrast}]
     29: mechanical system in a factory whereby an article is
         conveyed through sites at which successive operations are
         performed on it [syn: {production line}, {assembly line}]
     v 1: be in line with; form a line along; "trees line the
          riverbank" [syn: {run along}]
     2: cover the interior of (garments); "line the gloves"
     3: make a mark or lines on a surface; "draw a line"; "trace the
        outline of a figure in the sand" [syn: {trace}, {draw}, {describe},
         {delineate}]
     4: mark with lines; "sorrow had lined his face"
     5: fill plentifully; "line one's pockets"
     6: reinforce with fabric; "lined books are more enduring"
Source: WordNet® 2.0