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line1 British & World English

a long, narrow mark or band

line2 British & World English

cover the inside surface of (a container or garment) with a layer of different material

the line in line1 British & World English

the level of the base of most letters, such as h and x, in printing and writing

A-line British & World English

(of a garment) slightly flared from a narrow waist or shoulders

in-line British & World English

having parts arranged in a line

line up in line1 British & World English

(of a number of people or things) stand or be arranged in a straight row

line-in British & World English

an input socket in an electrical device

line-up British & World English

a group of people or things brought together for a particular purpose, especially the members of a sports team or a group of musicians or other entertainers

balk line British & World English

a transverse line marked on a billiard table, extending the diameter of the D to the sides of the table

bar line British & World English

a vertical line used in a musical score to mark a division between bars

blue line British & World English

either of the two lines running across the ice between the centre line and the goal line

cell line British & World English

a cell culture developed from a single cell and therefore consisting of cells with a uniform genetic make-up

dark line British & World English

an absorption line in an electromagnetic spectrum, appearing as a black line at visible wavelengths

Date Line (also International Date Line) British & World English

an imaginary North-South line through the Pacific Ocean, adopted in 1884, to the east of which the date is a day earlier than it is to the west. It lies chiefly along the meridian furthest from Greenwich (i.e. longitude 180°), with diversions to pass around some island groups

end line British & World English

the line that marks the back of the end zone

exit line British & World English

a line spoken by an actor immediately before leaving the stage

fall line British & World English

the route leading straight down any particular part of a slope

fire line British & World English

a firebreak in a forest

flow line British & World English

a route followed by a product through successive stages of manufacture or treatment

foul line British & World English

either of the straight lines extending from home plate down to the first and third bases and marking the limit of the playing area, within which a hit is deemed to be fair

germ line British & World English

a series of germ cells each descended or developed from earlier cells in the series, regarded as continuing through successive generations of an organism

goal line British & World English

a line across a football or hockey field at or near its end, on which the goal is placed or which acts as the boundary beyond which a try or touchdown is scored

hard line British & World English

an uncompromising adherence to a firm policy

head line British & World English

(in palmistry) the lower of the two horizontal lines that cross the palm of the hand, linked to the nature and strength of a person’s mental faculties

hog line British & World English

(in the game of curling) a line marked across either end of a curling rink at one sixth of the rink’s length from the tee. No sweeping is allowed until a stone has crossed the first line

line out in line1 British & World English

be caught out after hitting a line drive

line cut British & World English

an engraving from a drawing consisting of solid blacks and whites, without gradations of color

line item British & World English

an entry that appears on a separate line in a bookkeeping ledger or a fiscal budget

line-out British & World English

a formation of parallel lines of opposing forwards at right angles to the touchline when the ball is thrown in

line work British & World English

drawings or designs carried out with a pen or pencil, as opposed to wash or similar techniques

load line British & World English

another term for Plimsoll line.

log line British & World English

a line to which a ship’s log is attached

main line British & World English

a chief railway line

Main Line British & World English

a popular name for a series of affluent suburbs west of Philadelphia in Pennsylvania, along the old Pennsylvania Railroad main line

old-line British & World English

holding conservative views

open line British & World English

a telephone line on which conversations can be overheard or intercepted by others

plot line British & World English

the course or main features of the plot of a play, novel, or film

pure line British & World English

an inbred line of genetic descent

real line British & World English

a notional line in which every real number is conceived of as represented by a point

snow line British & World English

the altitude in a particular place above which some snow remains on the ground throughout the year

soft line British & World English

a flexible and moderate attitude or policy

tag line British & World English

a catchphrase or slogan, especially as used in advertising, or the punchline of a joke

tie line British & World English

a transmission line connecting parts of a system, especially a telephone line connecting two private branch exchanges

top-line British & World English

of the highest quality or ranking

zip line (also zip wire) British & World English

a cable or rope stretched between two points of different heights, down which a person slides for amusement by means of a suspended harness, pulley or handle

agonic line British & World English

an imaginary line round the earth passing through both the north pole and the north magnetic pole, at any point on which a compass needle points to true north

Attila Line British & World English

the boundary separating Greek and Turkish-occupied Cyprus, named after the Attila Plan, a secret Turkish plan of 1964 to partition the country

behind line British & World English

the line between an inner and outer goalpost