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noun

ˈlīn How to pronounce line (audio)
Definition of linenext
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as in queue
a series of persons or things arranged one behind another the line for tickets stretched around the block

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2
as in procedure
a way of acting or proceeding since the election, the president has taken a very conservative line

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as in profession
the activity by which one regularly makes a living my line of business is "pre-owned" vehicles, and have I got a deal for you!

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as in area
a region of activity, knowledge, or influence advanced mathematics is a little outside of my line, but I'll see what I can do to help

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as in limit
a real or imaginary point beyond which a person or thing cannot go you really crossed the line with that outrageous display of bad behavior

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as in pipe
a long hollow cylinder for carrying a substance (as a liquid or gas) the workers rushed to fix the leak in the gas line

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as in cable
a length of braided, flexible material that is used for tying or connecting things he made sure to bring extra fishing line in case a fish broke free

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as in fleet
a group of vehicles traveling together or under one management she owns a line of limousines

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as in route
the direction along which something or someone moves the airplane took a southerly line toward the capital

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as in family
a group of persons who come from the same ancestor a 10th of all island residents are members of the line of this early settler

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as in lineage
the line of ancestors from whom a person is descended he comes from a noble line that goes back several centuries

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line

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verb

1
as in to line up

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as in to fence

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Recent Examples of line
Noun
While wielding a hammer, DeFoor reportedly breached the property line at the driveway and proceeded to target an unmarked federal law enforcement vehicle blocking the driveway entrance. — Bonny Chu, FOXNews.com, 2 Sep. 2026 Dell Technologies — Shares of the computer maker jumped 8% in the premarket session after beating expectations on both lines on Tuesday. — Ananya Chetia, CNBC, 2 Sep. 2026 In fact, Cyrus sees a long line of legendary performers who have made one name more than enough. — Lily Brown, PEOPLE, 2 Sep. 2026 Installation doesn’t require crews to manually crawl along hundreds of miles of line. — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 2 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for line
Recent Examples of Synonyms for line
  1. queue
  2. procedure
  3. profession
  4. area
  5. limit
  6. pipe
  7. cable
  8. fleet
Noun
  • The identity of the second institution to receive a notice will say whether the queue keeps running through replaceable nodes or reaches for something harder to substitute.
    — Güney Yıldız, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2026
  • Over the opening weekend of the Premier League season, versions of this conversation are ubiquitous across the country — in pubs, queues at burger vans, stadiums, online, at home.
    — George Caulkin, New York Times, 25 Aug. 2026
Definition of queue
Noun
  • The disclosure contends that, because of the new procedures, a single scanning error in a batch of tens of thousands of ballot envelopes could prevent any from reaching voters.
    — Nicholas Riccardi, Los Angeles Times, 1 Sep. 2026
  • That puts cybersecurity closer to the reactor’s engineering core, where decisions about digital controls, physical systems, and operational procedures begin to take shape.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 1 Sep. 2026
Definition of procedure
Noun
  • Hogan, who spends the off-season as a graduate student in fiction writing at the University of Houston, seemed to view smokejumping not only as a profession but as a world view.
    — M. R. O’Connor, New Yorker, 31 Aug. 2026
  • Looking at passing citizens reveals flavor text about their professions and backgrounds.
    — Gabriel Zamora, PC Magazine, 29 Aug. 2026
Definition of profession
Noun
  • Shawn Ryan Tackling a distance like that will need considerably more solar area, but Ryan has ruled out the obvious fix of simply widening his current upright bike and plastering it with panels.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 30 Aug. 2026
  • By dawn, a margin of only a few hundred votes separated the two camps before the gap grew as more ballots were tallied in areas of the country where opposition was greater.
    — Kwiyeon Ha, Fortune, 30 Aug. 2026
Definition of area
Noun
  • The pre-tax dependent care account limit rises to $7,500 for 2026, covering elder care.
    — Jasmine Browley, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2026
  • Over the last decade, hundreds of homes have burned down near the outer limits of Lisbon, Milan and other European cities, including scores this summer outside Madrid and Athens.
    — Michael Finnegan, Los Angeles Times, 30 Aug. 2026
Definition of limit
Noun
  • Aguas de La Habana, the state utilities company in the capital, issues daily updates to clients on service interruptions caused by electricity cuts or burst pipes.
    — Nora Gámez Torres, Miami Herald, 31 Aug. 2026
  • The project is expected to start sending water into city pipes as soon as early 2029.
    — Alex Hager, NPR, 31 Aug. 2026
Definition of pipe
Noun
  • Once at the station, the Plug & Charge feature of the Volkswagen app starts the charging immediately and automatically once the cable is connected, no need to enter any additional info.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 30 Aug. 2026
  • In fact, hosts at the left-leaning cable news channel MSNOW have been highlighting the issue all week.
    — Rick Ellis, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2026
Definition of cable
Noun
  • After all, a fleet of TB2s would likely be much cheaper and easier for Damascus to operate than modern fighter jets.
    — Paul Iddon, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2026
  • That fleet now includes a new 300-megapixel infrared space observatory that bears her name.
    — Matthew Glasser, ABC News, 29 Aug. 2026
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“Line.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/line. Accessed 4 Sep. 2026.

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