Definition of line

Scrabble & Words with friends points

• line is a valid Scrabble US word with a point value of 4
• line is a valid Scrabble UK word with a point value of 4
• line is a valid Words with friends word with a point value of 6

Definition of line

• a course of reasoning aimed at demonstrating a truth or falsehood; the methodical process of logical reasoning (noun)

  Examples

  1. I can't follow your line of reasoning

  Synonyms

  1. argument
  2. argumentation
  3. line of reasoning
  4. logical argument
• a slight depression or fold in the smoothness of a surface (noun)

  Examples

  1. his face has many lines

  Synonyms

  1. crease
  2. crinkle
  3. furrow
  4. seam
  5. wrinkle
• mechanical system in a factory whereby an article is conveyed through sites at which successive operations are performed on it (noun)

  Synonyms

  1. assembly line
  2. production line
• a connected series of events or actions or developments (noun)

  Examples

  1. historians can only point out those lines for which evidence is available

  Synonyms

  1. course
• the road consisting of railroad track and roadbed (noun)

  Synonyms

  1. rail line
  2. railway line
• a conceptual separation or distinction (noun)

  Examples

  1. there is a narrow line between sanity and insanity

  Synonyms

  1. contrast
  2. demarcation
  3. dividing line
• a succession of notes forming a distinctive sequence (noun)

  Synonyms

  1. air
  2. melodic line
  3. melodic phrase
  4. melody
  5. strain
  6. tune
• a conductor for transmitting electrical or optical signals or electric power (noun)

  Synonyms

  1. cable
  2. transmission line
• the principal activity in your life that you do to earn money (noun)

  Examples

  1. he's not in my line of business

  Synonyms

  1. business
  2. job
  3. line of work
  4. occupation
• make a mark or lines on a surface (verb)

  Examples

  1. draw a line
  2. trace the outline of a figure in the sand

  Synonyms

  1. delineate
  2. describe
  3. draw
  4. trace
• (often plural) a means of communication or access (noun)

  Examples

  1. lines of communication were set up between the two firms

  Synonyms

  1. channel
  2. communication channel
• the descendants of one individual (noun)

  Examples

  1. his entire lineage has been warriors

  Synonyms

  1. ancestry
  2. blood
  3. blood line
  4. bloodline
  5. descent
  6. line of descent
  7. lineage
  8. origin
  9. parentage
  10. pedigree
  11. stemma
  12. stock
• space for one line of print (one column wide and 1/14 inch deep) used to measure advertising (noun)

  Synonyms

  1. agate line
• a short personal letter (noun)

  Examples

  1. drop me a line when you get there

  Synonyms

  1. billet
  2. note
  3. short letter
• a telephone connection (noun)

  Synonyms

  1. phone line
  2. subscriber line
  3. telephone circuit
  4. telephone line
• be in line with; form a line along (verb)

  Examples

  1. trees line the riverbank

  Synonyms

  1. run along
• the maximum credit that a customer is allowed (noun)

  Synonyms

  1. bank line
  2. credit line
  3. line of credit
  4. personal credit line
  5. personal line of credit
• a particular kind of product or merchandise (noun)

  Examples

  1. a nice line of shoes

  Synonyms

  1. business line
  2. line of business
  3. line of merchandise
  4. line of products
  5. product line
• a pipe used to transport liquids or gases (noun)

  Examples

  1. a pipeline runs from the wells to the seaport

  Synonyms

  1. pipeline
• a commercial organization serving as a common carrier (noun)
• acting in conformity (noun)

  Examples

  1. in line with
  2. he got out of line
  3. toe the line
• a formation of people or things one behind another (noun)

  Examples

  1. the line stretched clear around the corner
  2. you must wait in a long line at the checkout counter
• a formation of people or things one beside another (noun)

  Examples

  1. the line of soldiers advanced with their bayonets fixed
  2. they were arrayed in line of battle
  3. the cast stood in line for the curtain call
• a fortified position (especially one marking the most forward position of troops) (noun)

  Examples

  1. they attacked the enemy's line
• a length (straight or curved) without breadth or thickness; the trace of a moving point (noun)
• a mark that is long relative to its width (noun)

  Examples

  1. He drew a line on the chart
• a single frequency (or very narrow band) of radiation in a spectrum (noun)
• a spatial location defined by a real or imaginary unidimensional extent (noun)
• cover the interior of (verb)

  Examples

  1. line the gloves
  2. line a chimney
• fill plentifully (verb)

  Examples

  1. line one's pockets
• in games or sports; a mark indicating positions or bounds of the playing area (noun)
• mark with lines (verb)

  Examples

  1. sorrow had lined his face
• persuasive but insincere talk that is usually intended to deceive or impress (noun)

  Examples

  1. `let me show you my etchings' is a rather worn line
  2. he has a smooth line but I didn't fall for it
  3. that salesman must have practiced his fast line of talk
• reinforce with fabric (verb)

  Examples

  1. lined books are more enduring
• something (as a cord or rope) that is long and thin and flexible (noun)

  Examples

  1. a washing line
• text consisting of a row of words written across a page or computer screen (noun)

  Examples

  1. the letter consisted of three short lines
  2. there are six lines in every stanza

See definition of line in Merriam Webster