noun

line

lyn

noun

A long, thin mark or stroke, straight or curved, on a surface.

"He drew a line across the page to separate the two sections."

A row or sequence of people, things, or words, one after another.

"We stood in line for nearly an hour."

"Read me the next line of the poem."

A telephone or other communication connection.

"The line went dead in the middle of the call."

verb

To arrange people or things in a row, or to form such a row.

"The children lined up outside the classroom."

To cover the inside surface of something with a layer of material.

"The jacket is lined with fleece for warmth."

How to Use Line

Learner’s notes

In plain EnglishA very flexible word covering marks, rows of people or things, telephone connections, and the fabric-covering sense (to line a jacket).

Common pairings

stand in line draw a line line the pockets on the line

Word Forms

lined past tense, lined past tense, lined past tense, lines plural, lines singular, lines singular, lines singular

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Etymology

From Old English line ("rope, row, series"), itself from a Germanic root connected to flax and linen — the oldest sense was literally "cord" or "thread", from which "row" and "mark" later developed.

Rhymes for line

nine mine wine sine dine fine vine pine tine Eine thine shine

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