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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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4
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
The network is used for long-range drone missions, interceptor air-defense systems and front-line logistics, Beskrestnov said. — Arkansas Online, 15 Oct. 2026 After the Kings had pinned Edmonton in its own end for nearly two full shifts late in the first period, McDavid came off the bench, accepted Ty Emberson’s pass at the blue line in stride and scored his fourth goal. — Los Angeles Times, 14 Oct. 2026 Spotters then have a direct line to reach team medical staffs at games. — ABC News, 14 Oct. 2026 There was elegance in the white room’s plainness, and it could be embraced by everyone without drawing attention to stark lines of class. — Literary Hub, 14 Oct. 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
  • Does your phone or YouTube queue have room for one more podcast about movies?
    — Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 16 Oct. 2026
  • But a support lead who knew exactly how customers broke the checkout flow could watch that knowledge disappear into a ticket queue while a separate team worked through a backlog.
    — Jay Singh, Forbes.com, 16 Oct. 2026
Definition of queue
Noun
  • Woodyard is scheduled to have a procedure on Monday, Drinkwitz said, for an undisclosed injury.
    — PJ Green, Kansas City Star, 18 Oct. 2026
  • The procedure had already been approved, and everyone involved understood that my doctor had spent months fighting to secure authorization.
    — Scott Levenson, New York Daily News, 18 Oct. 2026
Definition of procedure
Noun
  • Licenses are required for certain professions, such as cosmetologists and barbers.
    — Megan Cerullo, CBS News, 16 Oct. 2026
  • While talk of brand deals and hairstyling as a profession are natural assumptions as next steps post-college, Huettl says that for now, this is just a fun hobby.
    — Audrey Noble, Vogue, 15 Oct. 2026
Definition of profession
Noun
  • In all these areas, the traditional aid system is falling short.
    — David Miliband, Time, 19 Oct. 2026
  • The area, 2 miles south of the White House, has been at the center of a heated legal battle for months.
    — Andrew Limbong, NPR, 19 Oct. 2026
Definition of area
Noun
  • Several bills have been introduced to give cities direct authority to limit AV fleet sizes, restrict operating hours, or enact local permit bans within municipal limits.
    — Andrew Hawkins, The Verge, 18 Oct. 2026
  • Anthropic wants Congress to set strict limits on when federal authorities can stop advanced AI models from reaching users.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 17 Oct. 2026
Definition of limit
Noun
  • According to the arrest affidavit police obtained a search warrant and found a glass jar, aluminum powder, black iron oxide and a pipe that was empty at the time.
    — Dillon Thomas, CBS News, 16 Oct. 2026
  • Today, tank farms line both sides of the coastal highway near the port, and a network of pipes moves products among terminals and to ships.
    — semafor.com, semafor.com, 16 Oct. 2026
Definition of pipe
Noun
  • Number 87 strutted into Arrowhead Stadium after the NFL bye week wearing a cable knit, wool-blend letterman cardigan ($249) from the line.
    — Lisa Gutierrez, Kansas City Star, 18 Oct. 2026
  • The Ring monitor has a USB-C power port on the bottom and comes with a USB-C cable and a USB AC power adapter.
    — John R. Delaney, PC Magazine, 17 Oct. 2026
Definition of cable
Noun
  • The bill had sought to sanction Russian officials, banks and a shadow fleet of tankers that keeps Russian energy moving.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 18 Oct. 2026
  • Implemented as a modular kit, the CoreMotion package enables customers to rapidly integrate autonomous capabilities across new and existing vehicle fleets while reducing technical and integration risk.
    — Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 17 Oct. 2026
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“Line.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/line. Accessed 20 Oct. 2026.

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