English Explanatory Dictionary

liner

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Someone who fits a lining to something.
  2. A removable cover or lining.
  3. The pamphlet supplied in the box with an audiovisual tape or disc, etc.
  4. A lining within the cylinder of a steam engine, in which the piston works and between which and the outer shell of the cylinder a space is left to form a steam jacket.
  5. A similar lining for cylinders of internal-combustion engines (see "Further reading").
  6. A slab on which small pieces of marble, tile, etc., are fastened for grinding.
  7. A formal no-show sock.
  8. A pantyliner.
verb
  1. To fit a cylinder liner.
noun
  1. A large passenger-carrying ship, especially one on a regular route; an ocean liner.
  2. A ship of the line.
  3. A line drive.
  4. A basic salesperson.
  5. Something with a specified number of lines.
  6. A person born in a certain year (XX liner); a person who belongs to a certain line.
  7. Ellipsis of penny-a-liner.
noun
  1. low ionization nuclear emission line region
name
  1. A surname.

Pronunciation

/ˈlaɪnɚ/ En-au-liner.ogg

Word forms

liner liners linering linered

Etymology

From line (verb) + -er.

Related words

airliner hook-and-liner AGN ELG NELG NLRG BLRG WLRG NLS1 BLS1 NLQ BLQ

Derived words

bedliner bin liner bottom liner diaper liner eyeliner hard-liner headliner linerboard liner card liner lock liner notes lip liner lipliner nappy liner one-liner panty liner poncho liner pond liner section liner soft-liner trainer liner underliner unlinered zip-liner zip liner interliner linerless binliner blueliner cargo liner commuterliner cruise liner feederliner jetliner ocean liner passenger liner starliner steamliner superliner
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