line : Idioms & Phrases

• (Military), a long line.

Webster 1913

• . "That which lies evenly between its extreme points." Euclid. "The shortest line between two points." Chauvenet. "A line which has the same direction through its whole length." Newcomb.

Webster 1913

• noun women's clothing that has a fitted top and a flared skirt that is widest at the hemline
  
  • it is called the A-line because the effect resembles the capital letter A

WordNet

• noun an imaginary line paralleling the equator where a magnetic needle has no dip
  magnetic equator.
  

WordNet

• noun a delay line based on the time of propagation of sound waves
  acoustic delay line.
  

WordNet

• noun words making up the dialogue of a play
  speech; words.
  
  • the actor forgot his speech

WordNet

• a curve exhibiting the variations of pressure and volume of a fluid when it expands without either receiving or giving out heat.

Webster 1913

• noun a verse line with a dactyl followed by a spondee or trochee; supposedly used in laments by Adonis
  Adonic.
  

WordNet

• noun space for one line of print (one column wide and 1/14 inch deep) used to measure advertising
  line.
  

WordNet

• noun an imaginary line connecting points on the Earth's surface where the magnetic declination is zero
  

WordNet

• (Physics), an imaginary line on the earth's surface passing through those places where the magnetic needle points to the true north; the line of no magnetic variation. There is one such line in the Western hemisphere, and another in the Eastern hemisphere.

Webster 1913

• a straight line; a bee line. Hence

Webster 1913

• adj.; as, air-line road.

Webster 1913

• (Geol.), a line from which strata dip in opposite directions, as from the ridge of a roof.

Webster 1913

• lines on a sector or scale, so contrived as to represent the logarithmic sines and tangents, which, by the help of the line of numbers, solve, with tolerable exactness, questions in trigonometry, navigation, etc.

Webster 1913

• (Geneol.), the line of relationship traced backward or through one's ancestors. One's father and mother, grandfather and grandmother, etc., are in the line direct ascending.

Webster 1913

• noun mechanical system in a factory whereby an article is conveyed through sites at which successive operations are performed on it
  line; assembly line.
  

WordNet

• (Steam Engin.), the equilibrium line of an indicator card. Steam is expanded "down to the atmosphere" when its pressure is equal to that of the atmosphere. (See Indicator card.)

Webster 1913

• (Magnetism), the line taken by the magnetic force in passing from one pole of a horseshoe magnet to the other. Faraday.

Webster 1913

• (Billiards), a line across a billiard table near one end, marking a limit within which the cue balls are placed in beginning a game; also, a line around the table, parallel to the sides, used in playing a particular game, called the balk line game.

Webster 1913

• noun the maximum credit that a customer is allowed
  credit line; line; personal credit line; line of credit; bank line.
  

WordNet

• noun a vertical line before the accented beat marking the boundary between musical bars
  

WordNet

• . (a) A main line taken as a base, as in surveying or in military operations. (b) A line traced round a cannon at the rear of the vent.

Webster 1913

• noun the line along which warring troops meet
  

WordNet

• noun line across a billiard table behind which the cue balls are placed at the start of a game
  baulk-line; balkline.
  

WordNet

Bee" line`

Definitions

1. The shortest line from one place to another, like that of a bee to its hive when loaded with honey; an air line. "A bee line for the brig." Kane.

Webster 1913

• (Print.), a vacant space of the breadth of a line, on a printed page; a line of quadrats.

Webster 1913

• noun the descendants of one individual
  lineage; pedigree; parentage; descent; bloodline; ancestry; stemma; blood; line; stock; origin; blood line.
  
  • his entire lineage has been warriors

WordNet

• noun the last line in an audit; the line that shows profit or loss
  
• noun the decisive point
  

WordNet

• noun a line that indicates a boundary
  delimitation; border; borderline; mete.
  

WordNet

• noun the lining on the brake shoes that comes in contact with the brake drum
  

WordNet

• noun a railway line connected to a trunk line
  spur; spur track.
  

WordNet

• noun a queue of people waiting for free food
  breadline.
  

WordNet

• (Geom.), the straight lines which join a number of given points taken in some specified order.

Webster 1913

• a line beyond which a wharf must not project; usually, the harbor line.

Webster 1913

• noun an organization responsible for operating a bus transportation system
  

WordNet

• noun a particular kind of product or merchandise
  line of merchandise; line of products; line of business; business line; line.
  
  • a nice line of shoes

WordNet

• noun a line giving the name of the writer of a story or article
  by-line.
  
• noun an auxiliary activity
  sideline; spare-time activity; avocation; pursuit; hobby.
  

WordNet

• (Fishing), the leader; also, sometimes applied to the long reel line.

Webster 1913

• noun a line that bisects a plane figure
  centerline.
  

WordNet

• noun a chalked string used in the building trades to make a straight line on a vertical surface
  snapline; chalk line.
  

WordNet

• a cord rubbed with chalk, used for making straight lines on boards or other material, as a guide in cutting or in arranging work.

Webster 1913

• noun a queue of people waiting to pay for purchases
  

WordNet

• noun a body of dancers or singers who perform together
  chorus.
  

WordNet

• noun a queue of people waiting for food to be served (especially at a military camp)
  

WordNet

• straight lines pertaining to the circle, as sines, tangents, secants, etc.

Webster 1913

• noun the boundary of a city
  

WordNet

• (Naut.), a rope by which a clew of one of the smaller square sails, as topsail, topgallant sail, or royal, is run up to its yard.

Webster 1913

• (Naut.), The block through which a clew line reeves. See Illust. of Block.

Webster 1913

• an eighteen-thread line used in catching codfish.

Webster 1913

• noun barrier preventing blacks from participating in various activities with whites
  colour bar; color line; Jim Crow; color bar.
  

WordNet

• noun barrier preventing blacks from participating in various activities with whites
  colour bar; color line; Jim Crow; color bar.
  

WordNet

• noun commands that a user types in order to run an application
  

WordNet

• noun a user interface in which you type commands instead of choosing them from a menu or selecting an icon
  CLI.
  

WordNet

• (Geom.), all the possible straight lines in space being considered, the entire system of lines which satisfy a single relation constitute a complex; as, all the lines which meet a given curve make up a complex. The lines which satisfy two relations constitute a congruency of lines; as, the entire system of lines, each one of which meets two given surfaces, is a congruency.

Webster 1913

• noun a line of people in single file performing the conga dance
  

WordNet

• . (Geom.) See Complex of lines, under Complex, n.

Webster 1913

• noun a line drawn on a map connecting points of equal height
  contour.
  

WordNet

• (Topographical Suv.), the line in which a horizontal plane intersects a portion of ground, or the corresponding line in a map or chart.

Webster 1913

• (Surv.), a parallel used as a new base line in laying out township in the government lands of the United States. The adoption at certain intervals of a correction line is necessitated by the convergence of of meridians, and the statute requirement that the townships must be squares.

Webster 1913

• (Phys. Geog.), lines on a map passing through places that have high tide at the same time.

Webster 1913

• noun the boundary between two counties
  

WordNet

• noun the maximum credit that a customer is allowed
  credit line; line; personal credit line; line of credit; bank line.
  
• noun a line giving the name of the writer of a story or article
  by-line.
  

WordNet

• noun a cylindrical metal lining used to reduce friction
  bushing.
  

WordNet

• a kind of fishing line to which are attached several crosspieces of whalebone which carry a hook at each end.

Webster 1913

• noun a line beyond which it is dangerous to go
  

WordNet

• noun an imaginary line on the surface of the earth following (approximately) the 180th meridian
  date line; dateline.
  

WordNet

• (Surv.), the horizontal or base line, from which the heights of points are reckoned or measured, as in the plan of a railway, etc.

Webster 1913

• (Mil.), a line drawn within or around a military prison, to cross which involves for a prisoner the penalty of being instantly shot.

Webster 1913

• noun a circuit designed to introduce a calculated delay into the transmission of a signal
  

WordNet

• noun the boundary of a specific area
  limit; demarcation.
  

WordNet

• the difference between the actual direction of a plumb line and the direction it would have if the earth were a perfect ellipsoid and homogeneous, caused by the attraction of a mountain, or irregularities in the earth's density.

Webster 1913

• noun a generic name for digital lines that are provided by telephone companies to their local subscribers and that carry data at high speeds
  DSL.
  

WordNet

• noun the boundary between two districts
  

WordNet

• noun a conceptual separation or distinction
  line; demarcation; contrast.
  
  • there is a narrow line between sanity and insanity

WordNet

• noun a line made up of dots or dashes; often used to indicate where you are supposed to sign a contract
  
  • just sign on the dotted line

WordNet

• verb reasonably object (to) or set a limit (on)
  draw a line.
  
  • I draw the line when it comes to lending money to friends!

WordNet

• verb reasonably object (to) or set a limit (on)
  draw a line.
  
  • I draw the line when it comes to lending money to friends!

WordNet

• noun mechanism that transmits power from the engine to the driving wheels of a motor vehicle
  drive line.
  

WordNet

• noun mechanism that transmits power from the engine to the driving wheels of a motor vehicle
  drive line.
  

WordNet

• verb communicate (with) in writing
  write.
  
  • Write her soon, please!

WordNet

• noun a headline with the top line flush left and succeeding lines indented to the right
  stagger head; staggered head; drop line; stephead; dropline.
  

WordNet

• noun a line of force in an electrical field
  

WordNet

• noun a delay line based on the time of propagation of electromagnetic waves
  

WordNet

• noun the great circle on the celestial sphere midway between the celestial poles
  celestial equator; equinoctial; equinoctial circle.
  

WordNet

• (Astron.), the celestial equator; so called because when the sun is on it, the nights and days are of equal length in all parts of the world. See Equator.

Webster 1913

• noun a loan secured by equity value in the borrower's home
  home equity credit; home equity loan; home loan.
  

WordNet

• verb agree on (a position)
  

WordNet

• noun people descended from a common ancestor
  kinfolk; family; phratry; kinsfolk; sept; folk.
  
  • his family has lived in Massachusetts since the Mayflower

WordNet

• (Naut.), a line rove through a block at the jaws of a gaff; used to haul it down.

Webster 1913

• noun (geology) line determined by the intersection of a geological fault and the earth's surface
  

WordNet

• noun a branching path off of a main transportation line (especially an airline)
  

WordNet

• noun a boundary line created by a fence
  

WordNet

• (Math. & Physics.), a line or point of reference, as for setting a graduated circle or scale used for measurments.

Webster 1913

• noun an imaginary line in a field of force; direction of the line at any point is the direction of the force at that point
  field line.
  

WordNet

• noun a line indicating the location of the finish of a race
  finish line.
  

WordNet

• noun a line indicating the location of the finish of a race
  finish line.
  

WordNet

• noun the line from which soldiers deliver fire
  
• noun the most advanced and responsible group in an activity
  
  • the firing line is where the action is

WordNet

• a line made of twisted hair, silk, etc., used in angling.

Webster 1913

• noun a length of cord to which the leader and float and sinker and hook are attached
  

WordNet

• a line used in catching fish.

Webster 1913

• noun place where airplanes are parked and the maintenance hangars (but not the runways or taxiways)
  

WordNet

• (Baseball), lines from the home base, through the first and third bases, to the boundary of the field.

Webster 1913

• noun a line from which basketball players take penalty shots
  
• noun a line across a bowling alley that a bowler must not cross
  
• noun lines through 1st and 3rd base indicating the boundaries of a baseball field
  

WordNet

• noun yellow or orange leaf bug with four black stripes down the back; widespread in central and eastern North America
  Poecilocapsus lineatus; four-lined leaf bug.
  

WordNet

• noun yellow or orange leaf bug with four black stripes down the back; widespread in central and eastern North America
  Poecilocapsus lineatus; four-lined leaf bug.
  

WordNet

Fraun"ho*fer lines`

Definitions

1. (Physics.) The lines of the spectrun; especially and properly, the dark lines of the solar spectrum, so called because first accurately observed and interpreted by Fraunhofer, a German physicist.

Webster 1913

• noun the line along which opposing armies face each other
  front; battlefront.
  

WordNet

• noun a facial wrinkle associated with frowning
  

WordNet

• noun a pipe that carries gasoline from a tank to a gasoline engine
  fuel line; gas line.
  
  • the car wouldn't start because dirt clogged the gas line

WordNet

• noun lining consisting of material with a high melting point; used to line the inside walls of a furnace
  refractory.
  

WordNet

• noun the point of a joke or humorous story
  gag line; laugh line; punch line.
  

WordNet

• noun a queue of vehicles waiting to purchase gasoline
  
• noun a pipeline used to transport natural gas
  
  • the workmen broke through the gas line
• noun a pipe that carries gasoline from a tank to a gasoline engine
  fuel line; gas line.
  
  • the car wouldn't start because dirt clogged the gas line

WordNet

• noun (mathematics) the shortest line between two points on a mathematically defined surface (as a straight line on a plane or an arc of a great circle on a sphere)
  geodesic.
  

WordNet

• the shortest line that can be drawn between two points on the elipsoidal surface of the earth; a curve drawn on any given surface so that the osculating plane of the curve at every point shall contain the normal to the surface; the minimum line that can be drawn on any surface between any two points.

Webster 1913

• verb get to know or become aware of, usually accidentally
  pick up; discover; see; hear; learn; find out; get wind; get word.
  
  • I learned that she has two grown-up children
  • I see that you have been promoted

WordNet

• noun a line marking each end of the playing field or pitch; where the goals stand
  

WordNet

• noun the border marking the boundaries of the land that Israel won in its 1948 war of independence
  

WordNet

• (Descriptive Geom.), the line of intersection of the horizontal and vertical planes of projection.

Webster 1913

Gun"ter's line`

Definitions

1. A logarithmic line on Gunter's scale, used for performing the multiplication and division of numbers mechanically by the dividers; -- called also line of lines, and line of numbers.

Webster 1913

• a line made of hair; a very slender line.

Webster 1913

• noun a fishing line managed principally by hand
  handline.
  

WordNet

• noun the English royal house that reigned from 1714 to 1901 (from George I to Victoria)
  Hanover; House of Hanover.
  

WordNet

• noun a firm and uncompromising stance or position
  hard line.
  
  • the governor took a hard line on drugs

WordNet

• noun a firm and uncompromising stance or position
  hard line.
  
  • the governor took a hard line on drugs

WordNet

• hardship; difficult conditions.
• hard lot. C. Kingsley. [See Def. 18.]

Webster 1913

• adjective satellite firm and uncompromising
  hardline.
  
  • a hard-line policy

WordNet

• noun a strong rope for making the catch fast to the harpooner's boat
  

WordNet

• noun a crease on the palm; palmists say it indicates your emotional nature
  line of heart; heart line; love line.
  

WordNet

• (Math.). the rhomb line in navigation. R.

Webster 1913

• verb hold the line on prices; keep the price of something constant
  
• verb hold the phone line open
  hold on; hang on.
  
  • Please hang on while I get your folder

WordNet

• adverb in every detail
  
  • he believed her story hook, line, and sinker

WordNet

• (Descriptive Geometry & Drawing), a constructive line, either drawn or imagined, which passes through the point of sight, and is the chief line in the projection upon which all verticals are fixed, and upon which all vanishing points are found.

Webster 1913

• noun a direct telephone line between two officials
  

WordNet

• . (a) (Astron.) A line indicating the hour. (b) (Dialing) A line on which the shadow falls at a given hour; the intersection of an hour circle which the face of the dial.

Webster 1913

• etc. (Geom.), points, lines, surfaces, etc., imagined to exist, although by reason of certain changes of a figure they have in fact ceased to have a real existence.

Webster 1913

• adjective satellite being next in a line of succession
  
  • he was in line for the presidency
• adjective satellite awaiting something; especially something due
  
  • people were in line at the checkout counter
  • she was in line for promotion
• adverb one behind another in a line or queue
  
  • they waited in line for the tickets

WordNet

• noun a shoe with a line of rollers fixed to the sole
  

WordNet

• (Fort.), a line with alternate long and short faces, with salient and receding angles, each face giving a flanking fire along the front of the next.

Webster 1913

• noun an imaginary line on the surface of the earth following (approximately) the 180th meridian
  date line; dateline.
  

WordNet

• lines which pass through points having equal entropy.

Webster 1913

• (Magnetism), lines on the earth's surface connecting places at which a dipping needle indicates the same inclination or dip.

Webster 1913

• noun an isogram connecting points of equal magnetic inclination
  isoclinal.
  

WordNet

• a pair of lines or curves exhibiting, on a diagram of energy, the law of variation of the pressure and density of a fluid, the one during the lowering, and the other during the raising, of its temperature, when the quantity of heat given out by the fluid during any given stage of the one process is equal to the quantity received during the corresponding stage of the other. Such lines are said to be isodiabatic with respect to each other. Compare Adiabatic.

Webster 1913

• (Magnetism), lines on the earth's surface connecting places at which the magnetic intensity is the same.

Webster 1913

• noun an imaginary line connecting points on the Earth's surface where the magnetic declination is the same
  isogonal line; isogone; isogonic line.
  

WordNet

• noun an imaginary line connecting points on the Earth's surface where the magnetic declination is the same
  isogonal line; isogone; isogonic line.
  

WordNet

• noun an imaginary line connecting points on the Earth's surface where the magnetic declination is the same
  isogonal line; isogone; isogonic line.
  

WordNet

• (Magnetism), lines traced on the surface of the globe, or upon a chart, connecting places at which the deviation of the magnetic needle from the meridian or true north is the same.

Webster 1913

• noun a line connecting isometric points
  isometric; isometric line.
  

WordNet

• noun a line connecting isometric points
  isometric; isometric line.
  

WordNet

• (Thermodynamics), lines representing in a diagram the relations of pressure and temperature in a gas, when the volume remains constant.

Webster 1913

• lines showing, in a diagram, the relations of temperature and volume, when the elastic force is constant; called also isobars.

Webster 1913

• (in a diagram) (Geom.), the locus of all the points for which a specified function has a constant value.

Webster 1913

• . (a) An isotherm . (b) A line drawn on a diagram of energy such that its ordinates represent the pressures of a substance corresponding to various volumes, while the absolute temperature is maintained at a constant value.

Webster 1913

• verb control (others or oneself) or influence skillfully, usually to one's advantage
  control; manipulate.
  
  • She manipulates her boss
  • She is a very controlling mother and doesn't let her children grow up
  • The teacher knew how to keep the class in line
  • she keeps in line

WordNet

• noun the English royal house that reigned from 1399 to 1461; its emblem was a red rose
  Lancaster; House of Lancaster.
  

WordNet

• noun a telephone line that travels over terrestrial circuits
  landline.
  
  • a land line can be wire or fiber optics or microwave

WordNet

• noun sense organs of fish and amphibians; believed to detect pressure changes in the water
  lateral line.
  

WordNet

• (Anat.), in fishes, a line of sensory organs along either side of the body, often marked by a distinct line of color.

Webster 1913

• noun sense organs of fish and amphibians; believed to detect pressure changes in the water
  lateral line.
  

WordNet

• noun a wrinkle in the skin at the outer corner of your eyes
  crow's foot; crow's feet.
  
• noun the point of a joke or humorous story
  gag line; laugh line; punch line.
  

WordNet

• verb expose to a chance of loss or damage
  lay on the line; risk.
  
  • We risked losing a lot of money in this venture
  • Why risk your life?
  • She laid her job on the line when she told the boss that he was wrong

WordNet

• noun (nautical) plumb line for determining depth
  lead line.
  

WordNet

• (a) (Med.) A dark line along the gums produced by a deposit of metallic lead, due to lead poisoning . (b) (Naut.) A sounding line.

Webster 1913

• noun a short line; a notation for extending the range above or below the staff
  ledger line.
  

WordNet

• . See Leger line, under 3d Leger, a.

Webster 1913

• a line attached to the leech ropes of sails, passing up through blocks on the yards, to haul the leeches by. Totten.

Webster 1913

• noun a short line; a notation for extending the range above or below the staff
  ledger line.
  

WordNet

• (Mus.), a line added above or below the staff to extend its compass; called also added line.

Webster 1913

• (Shipbuilding), the outline of a section which is horizontal crosswise, and parallel with the rabbet of the keel lengthwise.

Webster 1913

• noun a crease on the palm; its length is said by palmists to indicate how long you will live
  lifeline; life line.
  

WordNet

• . (a) (Naut.) A line along any part of a vessel for the security of sailors . (b) A line attached to a life boat, or to any life saving apparatus, to be grasped by a person in the water.

Webster 1913

• noun a defensive football player who takes a position close behind the linemen
  linebacker.
  
• noun (American football) the position of a defensive football player who plays close behind the line of scrimmage
  linebacker.
  

WordNet

• noun engraving consisting of a block that has been etched or engraved
  linecut; line block.
  

WordNet

• (Stockbreeding), breeding by a certain family line of descent, especially in the selection of the dam or mother.

Webster 1913

• noun an assistant football coach in charge of the linemen
  

WordNet

• (Zoöl.), a spiral marine shell (Fasciolaria distans), of Florida and the West Indies. It is marked by narrow, dark, revolving lines.

Webster 1913

• noun a double resulting from a line drive
  line double.
  

WordNet

• noun a drawing of the outlines of forms or objects
  depiction; delineation; limning.
  

WordNet

• noun (baseball) a hit that flies straight out from the batter
  liner.
  
  • the batter hit a liner to the shortstop

WordNet

• noun a print obtained from a line drawing
  linecut.
  
• noun engraving consisting of a block that has been etched or engraved
  linecut; line block.
  

WordNet

• . (a) Engraving in which the effects are produced by lines of different width and closeness, cut with the burin upon copper or similar material; also, a plate so engraved . (b) A picture produced by printing from such an engraving.

Webster 1913

• noun the operation that prepares for the next character to be printed or displayed on the next line
  

WordNet

• noun an item in an appropriation bill
  
  • Some governors can veto line items in their state budgets

WordNet

• noun football official who assists the referee by keeping track of the official time during the game
  

WordNet

• noun administration of the activities contributing directly to an organization's output
  

WordNet

• noun a line formed by troops or ships prepared to deliver or receive an attack
  

WordNet

• . (a) (Mil Tactics) The position of troops drawn up in their usual order without any determined maneuver . (b) (Naval) The line or arrangement formed by vessels of war in an engagement.

Webster 1913

• . See Ship of the line, below.

Webster 1913

• (Fine Arts), an abstract line supposed to be beautiful in itself and absolutely; differently represented by different authors, often as a kind of elongated S (like the one drawn by Hogarth).

Webster 1913

• noun a particular kind of product or merchandise
  line of merchandise; line of products; line of business; business line; line.
  
  • a nice line of shoes
• noun a particular kind of commercial enterprise
  field; field of operation.
  
  • they are outstanding in their field

WordNet

• . (Mach.) (a) A line joining two centers, or fulcra, as of wheels or levers . (b) A line which determines a dead center. See Dead center, under Dead.

Webster 1913

• noun a 450-mile line that is supposed to indicate the boundary between the part of Kashmir controlled by India and the part controlled by Pakistan
  

WordNet

• noun the maximum credit that a customer is allowed
  credit line; line; personal credit line; line of credit; bank line.
  

WordNet

• noun any organization whose responsibility it is to defend against something
  line of defence.
  
  • police are the major line of defense against crime
• noun defensive structure consisting of a barrier that can be employed for defense against attack
  line of defence.
  

WordNet

• noun any organization whose responsibility it is to defend against something
  line of defence.
  
  • police are the major line of defense against crime
• noun defensive structure consisting of a barrier that can be employed for defense against attack
  line of defence.
  

WordNet

• noun the kinship relation between an individual and the individual's progenitors
  lineage; filiation; descent.
  
• noun the descendants of one individual
  lineage; pedigree; parentage; descent; bloodline; ancestry; stemma; blood; line; stock; origin; blood line.
  
  • his entire lineage has been warriors

WordNet

• noun a crease on the palm; palmists say it indicates how successful you will be
  line of destiny; line of fate.
  

WordNet

• (Geol.), a line in the plane of a stratum, or part of a stratum, perpendicular to its intersection with a horizontal plane; the line of greatest inclination of a stratum to the horizon.

Webster 1913

• noun all that is normally required in some area of responsibility
  

WordNet

• noun a crease on the palm; palmists say it indicates how successful you will be
  line of destiny; line of fate.
  

WordNet

• noun the path of a missile discharged from a firearm
  

WordNet

• (Mil.), the direction of fire.

Webster 1913

• noun the path along which a freely moving object travels through the air
  

WordNet

• noun an imaginary line in a field of force; direction of the line at any point is the direction of the force at that point
  field line.
  

WordNet

• (Physics), any line in a space in which forces are acting, so drawn that at every point of the line its tangent is the direction of the resultant of all the forces. It cuts at right angles every equipotential surface which it meets. Specifically (Magnetism), a line in proximity to a magnet so drawn that any point in it is tangential with the direction of a short compass needle held at that point. Faraday.

Webster 1913

• noun plausible glib talk (especially useful to a salesperson)
  spiel; patter.
  

WordNet

• noun a crease on the palm; palmists say it indicates your emotional nature
  line of heart; heart line; love line.
  

WordNet

• noun an ordering of questions so as to develop a particular argument
  line of inquiry.
  

WordNet

• noun an imaginary line around the Earth parallel to the equator
  latitude; parallel of latitude; parallel.
  

WordNet

• noun the easiest way
  path of least resistance.
  
  • In marrying him she simply took the path of least resistance

WordNet

• noun a crease on the palm; its length is said by palmists to indicate how long you will live
  lifeline; life line.
  

WordNet

• (Palmistry), a line on the inside of the hand, curving about the base of the thumb, supposed to indicate, by its form or position, the length of a person's life.

Webster 1913

• . See Gunter's line.

Webster 1913

• noun an imaginary great circle on the surface of the earth passing through the north and south poles at right angles to the equator
  meridian.
  
  • all points on the same meridian have the same longitude

WordNet

• noun the route along which a column advances
  
• noun the arrangement of people in a line for marching
  

WordNet

• . (Mil.) (a) Arrangement of troops for marching . (b) Course or direction taken by an army or body of troops in marching.

Webster 1913

• noun a particular kind of product or merchandise
  line of merchandise; line of products; line of business; business line; line.
  
  • a nice line of shoes

WordNet

• that portion of a theater of war which an army passes over in attaining its object. H. W. Halleck.

Webster 1913

• noun a single line of words in a poem
  line of poetry.
  

WordNet

• noun a particular kind of product or merchandise
  line of merchandise; line of products; line of business; business line; line.
  
  • a nice line of shoes

WordNet

• noun an ordering of questions so as to develop a particular argument
  line of inquiry.
  

WordNet

• noun a course of reasoning aimed at demonstrating a truth or falsehood; the methodical process of logical reasoning
  argumentation; line; argument; logical argument.
  
  • I can't follow your line of reasoning

WordNet

• noun a crease on the palm; palmists say it indicates how successful you will be
  line of destiny; line of fate.
  

WordNet

• noun line parallel to the goal lines where football linesmen line up at the start of each play in American football
  line of scrimmage.
  
  • the runner was tackled at the line of scrimmage

WordNet

• noun an imaginary straight line along which an observer looks
  line of sight.
  

WordNet

• (Firearms), the line which passes through the front and rear sight, at any elevation, when they are sighted at an object.

Webster 1913

• noun the order in which individuals are expected to succeed one another in some official position
  

WordNet

• noun a particular way of thinking that is characteristic of some individual or group
  

WordNet

• noun a single line of words in a poem
  line of poetry.
  

WordNet

• noun an imaginary straight line along which an observer looks
  line of sight.
  

WordNet

• noun the principal activity in your life that you do to earn money
  job; line; business; occupation.
  
  • he's not in my line of business

WordNet

• noun a commissioned officer with combat units (not a staff officer or a supply officer)
  

WordNet

• verb make a lot of money
  

WordNet

• noun the organizational structure of activities contributing directly to the organization's output
  line organisation.
  

WordNet

• noun the organizational structure of activities contributing directly to the organization's output
  line organisation.
  

WordNet

• noun personnel having direct job performance responsibilities
  

WordNet

• noun printer that serves as an output device on a computer; prints a whole line of characters at a time
  line printer.
  

WordNet

• noun a line generated by a point on one figure rolling around a second figure
  roulette.
  

WordNet

• noun a summary of the scoring in a game (usually in tabular form)
  

WordNet

• noun a single resulting from a line drive
  line single.
  

WordNet

• noun a spectrum in which energy is concentrated at particular wavelengths; produced by excited atoms and ions as they fall back to a lower energy level
  

WordNet

• noun a squall advancing along a front that forms a definite line
  

WordNet

• noun a violent rainstorm near the time of an equinox
  equinoctial storm.
  

WordNet

• noun a triple resulting from a line drive
  line triple.
  

WordNet

• (Naut.), a tub in which the line carried by a whaleboat is coiled.

Webster 1913

• verb form a line
  
  • The buildings all line up neatly
• verb get something or somebody for a specific purpose
  get hold; find; come up.
  
  • I found this gadget that will serve as a bottle opener
  • I got hold of these tools to fix our plumbing
  • The chairman got hold of a secretary on Friday night to type the urgent letter
• verb form a queue, form a line, stand in line
  queue; queue up.
  
  • Customers lined up in front of the store
• verb place in a line or arrange so as to be parallel or straight
  align; adjust; aline.
  
  • align the car with the curb
  • align the sheets of paper on the table
• verb arrange in ranks
  dress.
  
  • dress troops
• verb take one's position before a kick-off
  

WordNet

• noun an employee who works on an assembly line
  

WordNet

• noun printer that serves as an output device on a computer; prints a whole line of characters at a time
  line printer.
  

WordNet

• noun a double resulting from a line drive
  line double.
  

WordNet

• noun a single resulting from a line drive
  line single.
  

WordNet

• noun a triple resulting from a line drive
  line triple.
  

WordNet

• noun a very boastful and talkative person
  braggart; boaster; blowhard; vaunter; bragger.
  

WordNet

• noun an instance of boastful talk
  crow; vaporing; crowing; bragging; brag; gasconade.
  
  • his brag is worse than his fight
  • whenever he won we were exposed to his gasconade

WordNet

• gold foil having a lining of another metal.

Webster 1913

• noun secretive snake of city dumps and parks as well as prairies and open woods; feeds on earthworms; of central United States
  Tropidoclonion lineatum.
  

WordNet

• noun waterlines to show the level the water should reach when the ship is properly loaded
  load line; Plimsoll; Plimsoll mark.
  

WordNet

• (Naut.), the line on the outside of a vessel indicating the depth to which it sinks in the water when loaded.

Webster 1913

• noun a knotted cord that runs out from a reel to a piece of wood that is attached to it
  

WordNet

• (Naut.), a line or cord about a hundred and fifty fathoms long, fastened to the log-chip. See Note under 2d Log, n., 2.

Webster 1913

• noun a railway branch line that branches from the trunk line and then rejoins it later on
  

WordNet

• noun a crease on the palm; palmists say it indicates your emotional nature
  line of heart; heart line; love line.
  

WordNet

• (Geom.), a line on the surface of a sphere, which always makes an equal angle with every meridian; the rhumb line. It is the line on which a ship sails when her course is always in the direction of one and the same point of the compass.

Webster 1913

• noun a fixed line on a ship's compass indicating its heading
  lubber's mark; lubber's point; lubber line.
  

WordNet

• noun a fixed line on a ship's compass indicating its heading
  lubber's mark; lubber's point; lubber line.
  

WordNet

• a line or point in the compass case indicating the head of the ship, and consequently the course which the ship is steering.

Webster 1913

• noun a fortification built before World War II to protect France's eastern border; initially considered to be impregnable, it was easily overrun by the German army in 1940
  

WordNet

• (Fort.), the guiding line, or outline, or outline, by which the form of the work is determined. It is usually the crest line of the parapet in fieldworks, or the top line of the escarp in permanent fortifications.

Webster 1913

• noun a line of force in a magnetic field
  

WordNet

• noun the principal route of a transportation system
  

WordNet

• noun the boundary between Maryland and Pennsylvania; symbolic dividing line between North and South before the American Civil War
  Mason and Dixon line; Mason and Dixon's line.
  

WordNet

• noun the boundary between Maryland and Pennsylvania; symbolic dividing line between North and South before the American Civil War
  Mason and Dixon line; Mason and Dixon's line.
  

WordNet

• also, the Mason-Dixon Line , the boundary line between Pennsylvania and Maryland, as run before the Revolution (1764-1767) by two English astronomers named Charles Mason and Jeremiah Dixon. In an extended sense, the line between the free and the slave States.

Webster 1913

• noun the boundary between Maryland and Pennsylvania; symbolic dividing line between North and South before the American Civil War
  Mason and Dixon line; Mason and Dixon's line.
  

WordNet

• . (Crystallog.) Same as Bisectrix.

Webster 1913

• . (a) (Anat.) Any line in the mesial plane; specif., either of the lines in which the mesial plane meets the surface of the body. (b) (Geom.) The line drawn from an angle of a triangle to the middle of the opposite side; any line having the nature of a diameter.

Webster 1913

• noun a succession of notes forming a distinctive sequence
  melodic phrase; air; strain; melody; line; tune.
  
  • she was humming an air from Beethoven

WordNet

• noun a crease on the palm; palmists say it indicates your emotional nature
  line of heart; heart line; love line.
  

WordNet

• noun (nautical) a line that holds an object (especially a boat) in place
  mooring.
  

WordNet

• (Civil Engin.), a line to which work is to be built or formed.

Webster 1913

• noun the operation that prepares for the next character to be printed or displayed as the first character on the next line
  

WordNet

• noun a fishing line with baited hooks left in the water to catch fish over night
  

WordNet

• in a vibrating plate or cord, that line or point which remains at rest while the other parts of the body are in a state of vibration.

Webster 1913

• (Perspective), a line drawn on the geometrical plane which is represented or sought to be represented.

Webster 1913

• (Geom.), a line that, meeting or tending to meet another, makes oblique angles with it.

Webster 1913

• (Geom.), a line drawn as a part of the construction of a figure or problem, but not to appear in the finished plan.

Webster 1913

• adjective not on a regular route of a transportation system
  
  • an off-line ticket office
• adjective not connected to a computer network
  
  • off-line resources

WordNet

• noun electronic equipment not in direct communication (or under the control of) the central processing unit
  auxiliary equipment.
  

WordNet

• noun a operation performed by off-line equipment not under the control of the central processing unit
  auxiliary operation.
  

WordNet

• noun a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies
  MD; Maryland; Free State.
  

WordNet

• adjective satellite adhering to conservative or reactionary principles
  oldline.
  
  • an oldline senator

WordNet

• on a level with the eye of the spectator; said of a picture, as hung in an exhibition of pictures. also, at risk (dependent upon success) in a contest or enterprise, as the survival of the company is on the line in this project

Webster 1913

• adjective on a regular route of a railroad or bus or airline system
  online.
  
  • on-line industries
• adjective connected to a computer network or accessible by computer
  online.
  
  • an on-line database
• adjective satellite being in progress now
  online.
  
  • on-line editorial projects

WordNet

• noun (computer science) a database that can be accessed by computers
  electronic information service; computer database; electronic database.
  

WordNet

• noun the first line of a piece of writing (as a newspaper story)
  

WordNet

• noun the policy of a political group
  
  • He won in a vote along party lines
• noun a telephone line serving two or more subscribers
  

WordNet

• noun the maximum credit that a customer is allowed
  credit line; line; personal credit line; line of credit; bank line.
  

WordNet

• noun the maximum credit that a customer is allowed
  credit line; line; personal credit line; line of credit; bank line.
  

WordNet

• noun a pipe that carries gasoline from a tank to a gasoline engine
  fuel line; gas line.
  
  • the car wouldn't start because dirt clogged the gas line

WordNet

• noun a telephone connection
  telephone circuit; line; phone line; subscriber line.
  

WordNet

• noun a line of people acting as pickets
  

WordNet

• . (Mil.) (a) A position held and guarded by small bodies of men placed at intervals . (b) A rope to which horses are secured when groomed.

Webster 1913

• (Gearing), an ideal line, in a toothed gear or rack, bearing such a relation to a corresponding line in another gear, with which the former works, that the two lines will have a common velocity as in rolling contact; it usually cuts the teeth at about the middle of their height, and, in a circular gear, is a circle concentric with the axis of the gear; the line, or circle, on which the pitch of teeth is measured.

Webster 1913

• noun the family name of a line of English kings that reigned from 1154 to 1485
  Plantagenet.
  

WordNet

• noun waterlines to show the level the water should reach when the ship is properly loaded
  load line; Plimsoll; Plimsoll mark.
  

WordNet

• noun the plot of a book or play or film
  storyline.
  

WordNet

• noun a cord from which a metal weight is suspended pointing directly to the earth's center of gravity; used to determine the vertical from a given point
  perpendicular.
  

WordNet

• . (a) The cord by which a plumb bob is suspended; a plummet . (b) A line directed to the center of gravity of the earth.

Webster 1913

• a line with a plummet; a sounding line.

Webster 1913

• an equation which expresses the relation between the polar coördinates of every point of the line or surface.

Webster 1913

• noun a level of personal income defining the state of poverty
  poverty level.
  

WordNet

• noun cable used to distribute electricity
  power cable.
  

WordNet

• noun a telephone line serving a single subscriber
  

WordNet

• noun a particular kind of product or merchandise
  line of merchandise; line of products; line of business; business line; line.
  
  • a nice line of shoes

WordNet

• noun mechanical system in a factory whereby an article is conveyed through sites at which successive operations are performed on it
  line; assembly line.
  

WordNet

• noun (computer science) a line of code written as part of a computer program
  instruction; command; statement.
  

WordNet

• the straight line of the plane connecting the feet of the perpendiculars let fall from the extremities of the given line.

Webster 1913

• noun the boundary line between two pieces of property
  

WordNet

• noun the point of a joke or humorous story
  gag line; laugh line; punch line.
  

WordNet

• verb expose to a chance of loss or damage
  lay on the line; risk.
  
  • We risked losing a lot of money in this venture
  • Why risk your life?
  • She laid her job on the line when she told the boss that he was wrong

WordNet

• noun the road consisting of railroad track and roadbed
  line; rail line.
  

WordNet

• noun line that is the commercial organization responsible for operating a system of transportation for trains that pull passengers or freight
  railway; railroad; railroad line; railway system.
  

WordNet

• noun line that is the commercial organization responsible for operating a system of transportation for trains that pull passengers or freight
  railway; railroad; railroad line; railway system.
  
• noun the road consisting of railroad track and roadbed
  line; rail line.
  

WordNet

• verb read what is implied but not expressed on the surface
  

WordNet

• (Mil.), the line in the rear of an army.

Webster 1913

• noun a line of people (hosts and guests of honor) who welcome the guests at a reception party
  

WordNet

• one formed by two right lines.

Webster 1913

• noun a line that is colored red and that bisects an ice hockey rink
  

WordNet

• a small rope formerly used to reef the courses by being passed spirally round the yard and through the holes of the reef. Totten.

Webster 1913

• adjective (of furnaces) lined with material that has a high melting point
  

WordNet

• (Mil.), a regiment organized for general service; in distinction from those (as the Life Guards) whose duties are usually special. Eng.

Webster 1913

• noun a smooth curve fitted to the set of paired data in regression analysis; for linear regression the curve is a straight line
  regression curve.
  

WordNet

• noun a line on a sphere that cuts all meridians at the same angle; the path taken by a ship or plane that maintains a constant compass direction
  loxodrome; rhumb.
  

WordNet

• oblique longitudinal sectionss of the hull of a vessel.

Webster 1913

• a straight line; the shortest line that can be drawn between two points.

Webster 1913

• as hung in an exhibition of pictures.

Webster 1913

Right"-lined` adjective

Definitions

1. Formed by right lines; rectilineal; as, a right-lined angle.

Webster 1913

• noun a line of rivets at a seam
  
  • the fuselage cracked along the rivet line

WordNet

• noun royal persons collectively
  royal family; royalty; royal house.
  
  • the wedding was attended by royalty

WordNet

• (Football), the line composed of rushers.

Webster 1913

• noun a strong cord connecting a sash weight to a sliding sash
  sash cord.
  

WordNet

• noun a line indicating the location of the start of a race or a game
  start; scratch line; scratch.
  

WordNet

• noun line parallel to the goal lines where football linesmen line up at the start of each play in American football
  line of scrimmage.
  
  • the runner was tackled at the line of scrimmage

WordNet

• the part of a line contained between two points on it.

Webster 1913

• noun the back line bounding each end of a tennis or handball court; when serving the server must not step over this line
  baseline.
  

WordNet

• (Tennis), a line parallel to the net, and at a distance of 21 feet from it.

Webster 1913

• a line to which a number of baited hooks are attached, and which, supported by floats and properly secured, may be left unguarded during the absence of the fisherman.

Webster 1913

• noun a main in a sewage system
  sewer main.
  

WordNet

• noun a warship intended for combat
  man-of-war.
  

WordNet

• formerly, a ship of war large enough to have a place in the line of battle; a vessel superior to a frigate; usually, a seventy-four, or three-decker; called also line of battle ship. eventually abbreviated to "battleship" Totten.

Webster 1913

• verb show off
  blow; boast; gasconade; gas; brag; tout; swash; bluster; vaunt.
  

WordNet

• noun a transportation system that operates over relatively short distances
  

WordNet

• noun German fortifications facing the Maginot Line
  

WordNet

• adjective satellite having a silk lining
  

WordNet

• noun a consoling aspect of a difficult situation
  bright side.
  
  • every cloud has a silver lining
  • look on the bright side of it

WordNet

• noun very swift lizard of eastern and central United States
  racerunner; race runner; Cnemidophorus sexlineatus.
  

WordNet

• (Naut.), a line or small rope by which seamen haul up the foot of the mainsail or foresail.

Webster 1913

• noun a chalked string used in the building trades to make a straight line on a vertical surface
  snapline; chalk line.
  

WordNet

• noun the line on a mountain above which there is perpetual snow and ice
  

WordNet

• lowest limit of perpetual snow. In the Alps this is at an altitude of 9,000 feet, in the Andes, at the equator, 16,000 feet.

Webster 1913

• noun a delay line based on the time of propagation of sound waves
  acoustic delay line.
  

WordNet

• noun (nautical) plumb line for determining depth
  lead line.
  

WordNet

• a line having a plummet at the end, used in making soundings.

Webster 1913

• (Print.), a thin piece of metal used by printers to open the lines of type to a regular distance from each other, and for other purposes; a lead. Hansard.

Webster 1913

• noun an isolated component of a spectrum formed by radiation at a uniform frequency
  

WordNet

• filaments of a spider's web crossing the field of vision in optical instruments; used for determining the exact position of objects and making delicate measurements. Fine wires, silk fibers, or lines on glass similarly placed, are called spider lines.

Webster 1913

• (Naut.), a rope used for spilling, or dislodging, the wind from the belly of a sail.

Webster 1913

• (Arch.), the horizontal line drawn through the junction of the vertical face of the impost with the curve of the intrados; called also spring of an arch.

Webster 1913

Spur"ling-line` noun

Etymology

Definitions

1. (Naut.) The line which forms the communication between the steering wheel and the telltale.

Webster 1913

• noun a cold front along which squalls or thunderstorms are likely
  

WordNet

• noun any of the 5 horizontal marks comprising a staff
  

WordNet

• noun a line indicating the location of the start of a race or a game
  start; scratch line; scratch.
  

WordNet

• noun the boundary between two states
  state boundary.
  

WordNet

• noun a cord used instead of a ripcord to open a parachute; the cord is attached at one end to the aircraft and temporarily attached to the pack of a parachute at the other; it opens the parachute after the jumper is clear of the plane
  

WordNet

• noun a pipe conducting steam
  steam pipe.
  

WordNet

• noun a line responsible for the operation of a fleet of steamships
  steamship company.
  

WordNet

• noun a headline with the top line flush left and succeeding lines indented to the right
  stagger head; staggered head; drop line; stephead; dropline.
  

WordNet

• noun a line traced by a point traveling in a constant direction; a line of zero curvature
  
  • the shortest distance between two points is a straight line

WordNet

• noun (accounting) a method of calculating depreciation by taking an equal amount of the asset's cost as an expense for each year of the asset's useful life
  straight-line method.
  

WordNet

• noun (accounting) a method of calculating depreciation by taking an equal amount of the asset's cost as an expense for each year of the asset's useful life
  straight-line method.
  

WordNet

Straight"-lined` adjective

Definitions

1. Having straight lines.

Webster 1913

• (Mil.), a line joining strategic points.

Webster 1913

• (Naut.), that portion of the log line which is veered from the reel to allow the chip to get clear of the stern eddies before the glass is turned.

Webster 1913

• noun line across a billiard table behind which the cue balls are placed at the start of a game
  baulk-line; balkline.
  

WordNet

• noun a telephone connection
  telephone circuit; line; phone line; subscriber line.
  

WordNet

• noun a route over which supplies can be delivered
  supply route.
  

WordNet

• noun the point of a joke or humorous story
  gag line; laugh line; punch line.
  

WordNet

• noun the wire that carries telegraph and telephone signals
  telephone wire; telegraph line; telegraph wire.
  

WordNet

• noun the wire that carries telegraph and telephone signals
  telephone wire; telegraph line; telegraph wire.
  
• noun a telephone connection
  telephone circuit; line; phone line; subscriber line.
  

WordNet

• an electric line or road over which vehicles for carrying loads are moved by electric engines actuated by a current conveyed by the line.

Webster 1913

• noun a queue of people waiting to buy tickets
  

WordNet

• noun line marking the upper limit of tree growth in mountains or northern latitudes
  timber line; timberline.
  

WordNet

• to cross the equator, as a vessel at sea.

Webster 1913

• to fix a limit or boundary.

Webster 1913

• to allow him more or less liberty until it is convenient to stop or check him, like a hooked fish that swims away with the line.

Webster 1913

• . See under Line.

Webster 1913

• to track wild bees to their nest by following their line of flight.

Webster 1913

• (Mach.), to put in alignment; to put in correct adjustment for smooth running. See 3d Line, 19.

Webster 1913

• to infer something different from what is plainly indicated; to detect the real meaning as distinguished from the apparent meaning.

Webster 1913

• verb do what is expected
  

WordNet

• noun a telephone line for long-distance calls
  

WordNet

• noun the best (most expensive) in a given line of merchandise
  

WordNet

• noun (nautical) a rope used in towing
  towing rope; towrope; towline.
  

WordNet

• noun a line providing public transit
  

WordNet

• noun a conductor for transmitting electrical or optical signals or electric power
  line; cable.
  

WordNet

• noun a line or series of traps
  

WordNet

• noun a long fishing line with many shorter lines and hooks attached to it (usually suspended between buoys)
  setline; trawl; spiller; trotline.
  

WordNet

• noun line marking the upper limit of tree growth in mountains or northern latitudes
  timber line; timberline.
  

WordNet

• noun a line on a graph indicating a statistical trend
  

WordNet

• lines which are employed in solving the different cases of plane and spherical trigonometry, as sines, tangents, secants, and the like. These lines, or the lengths of them, are trigonometrical functions of the arcs and angles to which they belong.

Webster 1913

• noun a light rope used in lumbering to free a dog hook from a log at a distance
  

WordNet

• (Naut.), a small rope attached to the topgallant or royal yard, used to trip the yard, and in lowering it to the deck; also, a line used in letting go the anchor.

Webster 1913

• noun a transit line using streetcars or trolley buses
  

WordNet

• (a) A trolley(e). (b) The path along which a trolley(e) runs.

Webster 1913

• noun line that is the main route on a railway
  trunk route.
  
• noun a telephone line connecting two exchanges directly
  

WordNet

• the main line of a railway, canal, or route of conveyance.

Webster 1913

• noun a queue of people waiting for employment
  

WordNet

Up"-line` noun

Definitions

1. (Railroad) A line or track leading from the provinces toward the metropolis or a principal terminus; the track upon which up-trains run. See Up-train. Eng.

Webster 1913

• (Persp.), the intersection of the parallel of any original plane and picture; one of the lines converging to the vanishing point.

Webster 1913

• noun a line of metrical text
  verse.
  

WordNet

• . (a) (Dialing) A line perpendicular to the horizon. (b) (Conic Sections) A right line drawn on the vertical plane, and passing through the vertex of the cone. (c) (Surv.) The direction of a plumb line; a line normal to the surface of still water. (d) (Geom., Drawing, etc.) A line parallel to the sides of a page or sheet, in distinction from a horizontal line parallel to the top or bottom.

Webster 1913

• noun a line of people or vehicles waiting for something
  queue.
  

WordNet

• noun a line corresponding to the surface of the water when the vessel is afloat on an even keel; often painted on the hull of a ship
  water level; waterline.
  
• noun a line marking the level reached by a body of water
  watermark.
  

WordNet

• (Shipbuilding), the outline of a horizontal section of a vessel, as when floating in the water.

Webster 1913

• (Shipbuilding), a model of a vessel formed of boards which are shaped according to the water lines as shown in the plans and laid upon each other to form a solid model.

Webster 1913

• noun a telephone line; long distance service at fixed rates for fixed zones; an acronym for wide area telephone service
  WATS.
  

WordNet

• (Shipbuilding), a line of a vessel's hull, shaped in accordance with the wave-line system.

Webster 1913

• (Shipbuilding), a system or theory of designing the lines of a vessel, which takes into consideration the length and shape of a wave which travels at a certain speed.

Webster 1913

• adjective satellite full of money
  
  • a well-lined purse

WordNet

• noun a white stripe in the middle of a road to mark traffic lanes
  

WordNet

• (Print.), a void space of the breadth of a line, on a printed page; a blank line.

Webster 1913

• noun in football; line parallel to the goal lines indicating position on the field
  

WordNet