lines
plural of “line” — a formation of people or things one beside another
An inflected form of line · plural.
How often you will meet it
Rank 1,043 of 71,295 words measured. It occurs 17,639 times across 175,160 chapters — 0.008% of every word in the library.
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
lines 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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His lines have never fallen in pleasant places.
Sketches by Seymour — Volume 04 · Robert Seymour · Chapter 1
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The multitude of small lines in his face twitched.
The Abandoned Room · Wadsworth Camp · Chapter 1
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Flannery went over the pony's "lines" with the air of an expert, as, indeed, he was.
The High School Boys' Canoe Club · H. Irving (Harrie Irving) Hancock · Chapter 1
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I find him in the curves of certain lines, in the loveliness and subtleties of certain colours.
The Picture of Dorian Gray · Oscar Wilde · Chapter 1
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The lines “To a Mouse” seem by report to have been composed while Burns was actually plowing.
Poems Every Child Should Know · Mary E. (Mary Elizabeth) [Editor] Burt · Chapter 1