line
a formation of people or things one beside another
How often you will meet it
Rank 597 of 71,295 words measured. It occurs 32,500 times across 173,849 chapters — 0.015% of every word in the library.
It belongs to the first 1,000 words, the band worth learning before any other.
What it means
noun
- a formation of people or things one beside another the line of soldiers advanced with their bayonets fixedthey were arrayed in line of battle
- a mark that is long relative to its width He drew a line on the chart
- a formation of people or things one behind another the line stretched clear around the corneryou must wait in a long line at the checkout counter
- a length (straight or curved) without breadth or thickness; the trace of a moving point
- text consisting of a row of words written across a page or computer screen the letter consisted of three short linesthere are six lines in every stanza
- a single frequency (or very narrow band) of radiation in a spectrum
line in real books
Each sentence below was written by a published author and is taken from a different book in our library. Open one to read the passage it came from, with narration.
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Presently John was in line waiting to pass by the steps.
The Hill: A Romance of Friendship · Horace Annesley Vachell · Chapter 1
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There was a little hook on the end of each line.
The Dutch Twins · Lucy Fitch Perkins · Chapter 1
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And feeling sure 'twould answer well, He dropp'd the stream a line.
Sketches by Seymour — Volume 04 · Robert Seymour · Chapter 1
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Our footprints were all right--making a straight line along the path to the front door.
The Abandoned Room · Wadsworth Camp · Chapter 1
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Lights appeared in the shop-windows; and along the line of the Boulevard the gas-lamps were being lit.
Other People's Money · Emile Gaboriau · Chapter 1