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lines¹

  • /laɪnz/

Rhymes with -aɪnz

noun

  1. plural plural of line

noun

  1. plural, plural only Words spoken by the actors. I have yet to learn my lines.
  2. plural, plural only Dispositions made to cover extended positions, and presenting a front in but one direction to an enemy.
  3. plural, plural only Form of a vessel as shown by the outlines of vertical, horizontal, and oblique sections.
  4. plural, plural only A school punishment in which a student must repeatedly write out a line of text related to the offence (e.g. "I must be quiet in class") a specified number of times; the lines of text so written out. If you don't behave I'll give you lines
  5. US, plural, plural only The reins with which a horse is guided by its driver.
  6. plural, plural only A certificate of church membership.

verb

  1. indicative, present, singular, third person third-person singular simple present indicative of line

LINEs²

noun

  1. plural plural of LINE

Lines³

proper noun

  1. A surname.

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: outline, dividing line, agate line, delineate, telephone line, draw, transmission line, credit line, phone line, note, assembly line, production line, describe, demarcation, product line, business

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Chicago

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@misc{lines_2026,
  title = {lines},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/lines},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}