line
reinforce with fabric
lined books are more enduring
fill plentifully
line one's pockets
occupation
business
job
line of work
the principal activity in your life that you do to earn money
he's not in my line of business
acting in conformity
in line with
he got out of line
toe the line
cover the interior of
line the gloves
line a chimney
mark with lines
sorrow had lined his face
trace
draw
describe
delineate
make a mark or lines on a surface
draw a line
trace the outline of a figure in the sand
run along
be in line with; form a line along
trees line the riverbank
cable
transmission line
a conductor for transmitting electrical or optical signals or electric power
something (as a cord or rope) that is long and thin and flexible
a washing line
railway line
rail line
the road consisting of railroad track and roadbed
a commercial organization serving as a common carrier
product line
line of products
line of merchandise
business line
line of business
a particular kind of product or merchandise
a nice line of shoes
pipeline
a pipe used to transport liquids or gases
a pipeline runs from the wells to the seaport
production line
assembly line
mechanical system in a factory whereby an article is conveyed through sites at which successive operations are performed on it
telephone line
phone line
telephone circuit
subscriber line
a telephone connection
dividing line
demarcation
contrast
a conceptual separation or distinction
there is a narrow line between sanity and insanity
argumentation
logical argument
argument
line of reasoning
a course of reasoning aimed at demonstrating a truth or falsehood; the methodical process of logical reasoning
I can't follow your line of reasoning
channel
communication channel
(often plural) a means of communication or access
it must go through official channels
lines of communication were set up between the two firms
note
short letter
billet
a short personal letter
drop me a line when you get there
a mark that is long relative to its width
He drew a line on the chart
text consisting of a row of words written across a page or computer screen
the letter consisted of three short lines
there are six lines in every stanza
persuasive but insincere talk that is usually intended to deceive or impress
‘let me show you my etchings’ is a rather worn line
he has a smooth line but I didn't fall for it
that salesman must have practiced his fast line of talk
tune
melody
air
strain
melodic line
melodic phrase
a succession of notes forming a distinctive sequence
she was humming an air from Beethoven
lineage
line of descent
descent
bloodline
blood line
blood
pedigree
ancestry
origin
parentage
stemma
stock
the hereditary derivation of an individual
his entire lineage has been warriors
course
a connected series of events or actions or developments
the government took a firm course
historians can only point out those lines for which evidence is available
a formation of people or things one behind another
the line stretched clear around the corner
you must wait in a long line at the checkout counter
a formation of people or things one beside another
the line of soldiers advanced with their bayonets fixed
they were arrayed in line of battle
the cast stood in line for the curtain call
a spatial location defined by a real or imaginary unidimensional extent
in games or sports; a mark indicating positions or bounds of the playing area
a fortified position (especially one marking the most forward position of troops)
they attacked the enemy's line
a single frequency (or very narrow band) of radiation in a spectrum
credit line
line of credit
bank line
personal credit line
personal line of credit
the maximum credit that a customer is allowed
agate line
space for one line of print (one column wide and 1/14 inch deep) used to measure advertising
a length (straight or curved) without breadth or thickness; the trace of a moving point
wrinkle
furrow
crease
crinkle
seam
a slight depression or fold in the smoothness of a surface
his face has many lines
ironing gets rid of most wrinkles