Results for line

Definition of line:

• part of speech: (noun)

  A cord or string; extended mark; row or rank; a verse; trench; limit; the equator; occupation; direction; lineage; one- twelfth of an inch.

• part of speech: (noun)

  Length without breadth; a string or cord; a lineament or mark in the hand or face; outline; as much as is written from the one margin to the opposite one; a single row; a series or succession; course or direction; in poetry, a verse or part of a verse; family ascending or descending; line of business; twelfth part of an inch; the line, the equator or equinoctial circle; applied to the largest warships, as a ship of the line.

• part of speech: (verb)

  To cover the inside of a garment, originally with linen, but now with any other texture; to cover on the inside; to strengthen with a guard within; to strengthen with anything added; to impregnate- applied to the lower animals.

• part of speech: (verb transitive)

  To cover with lines; to cover with lining; cover on the inside.

Usage examples for line:

“ But do I remember a line of it? ” Carl and the Cotton Gin, - Sara Ware Bassett.