lines

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. plural of line
noun
  1. Words spoken by the actors.
  2. Dispositions made to cover extended positions, and presenting a front in but one direction to an enemy.
  3. Form of a vessel as shown by the outlines of vertical, horizontal, and oblique sections.
  4. 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.
  5. The reins with which a horse is guided by its driver.
  6. A certificate of church membership.
verb
  1. third-person singular simple present indicative of line
noun
  1. plural of LINE
name
  1. A surname.

Pronunciation

/laɪnz/ en-us-lines.ogg

Word forms

lines

Derived words

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