Lines

The word “Lines” means plural of "line" — marks, rows, sequences of words, or planned routes, among other senses. In plain terms, usually just the everyday plural or verb form of "line"; occasionally a surname.

Here is “Lines” used in a sentence: “She drew straight lines across the page with a ruler.”

Depending on how it is used, “Lines” can be a noun, a verb and a name.

“Lines” is a very common word in modern English.

“Lines” has 3 distinct senses listed in this dictionary. The most common is: plural of "line" — marks, rows, sequences of words, or planned routes, among other senses.

As the plural of 'line', it spans many senses: marks drawn on a surface, rows of written text, an actor's spoken words in a script, wrinkles on the skin, the routes of a transport network, or telephone connections. The intended meaning usually comes from the surrounding context.

Lines are marks or sequences that can run in any direction and need not be straight, such as lines of poetry or contour lines on a map. Rows are specifically things arranged side by side in a straight, orderly sequence, like a row of seats. Every row forms a line, but not every line is a row.

In acting, your 'lines' are the words your character speaks, written out in the script. To learn your lines means to memorise that dialogue so you can perform it without reading. The phrase is now used more widely for rehearsing anything you need to deliver from memory.