loxodrome,
rhumb,
rhumb line a line on a sphere that cuts all meridians at the same angle; the path taken by a ship or plane that maintains a constant compass direction
danger line a line beyond which it is dangerous to go
side an extended outer surface of an object; "he turned the box over to examine the bottom side"; "they painted all four sides of the house"
waterline,
water line,
water level a line corresponding to the surface of the water when the vessel is afloat on an even keel; often painted on the hull of a ship
line -
a mark that is long relative to its width; "He drew a line on the chart"
print,
mark a picture or design printed from an engraving
cross hair,
cross wire either of two fine mutually perpendicular lines that cross in the focus plane of an optical instrument and are use for sighting or calibration; "he had the target in his cross hairs"
dotted line a line made up of dots or dashes; often used to indicate where you are supposed to sign a contract; "just sign on the dotted line"
ascender (printing) the part of tall lowercase letters that extends above the other lowercase letters
bar line a vertical line before the accented beat marking the boundary between musical bars
descender (printing) the part of lowercase letters that extends below the other lowercase letters
curlicue,
squiggle an illegible scrawl; "his signature was just a squiggle but only he could make that squiggle"
spectrum line an isolated component of a spectrum formed by radiation at a uniform frequency
trend line a line on a graph indicating a statistical trend
becket (nautical) a short line with an eye at one end and a knot at the other; used to secure loose items on a ship
bitter end (nautical) the inboard end of a line or cable especially the end that is wound around a bitt
cord a line made of twisted fibers or threads; "the bundle was tied with a cord"
drip loop a downward hanging loop in a line that runs to a building; "when it rained water would fall from the drip loop before it reached the building"
laniard,
lanyard (nautical) a line used for extending or fastening rigging on ships
lifeline line thrown from a vessel that people can cling to in order to save themselves from drowning
lifeline line thrown from a vessel that people can cling to in order to save themselves from drowning
mooring line,
mooring (nautical) a line that holds an object (especially a boat) in place
painter a line that is attached to the bow of a boat and used for tying up (as when docking or towing)
ratlin,
ratline (nautical) a small horizontal rope between the shrouds of a sailing ship; they form a ladder for climbing aloft
line -
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"
textual matter,
text the words of something written; "there were more than a thousand words of text"; "they handed out the printed text of the mayor's speech"; "he wants to reconstruct the original text"
stanza a fixed number of lines of verse forming a unit of a poem
missive,
letter a written message addressed to a person or organization; "mailed an indignant letter to the editor"
opening line the first line of a piece of writing (as a newspaper story)
heading,
header,
head a line of text serving to indicate what the passage below it is about; "the heading seemed to have little to do with the text"
foul line lines through 1st and 3rd base indicating the boundaries of a baseball field
foul line lines through 1st and 3rd base indicating the boundaries of a baseball field
foul line lines through 1st and 3rd base indicating the boundaries of a baseball field
baseline the lines a baseball player must follow while running the bases
goal line a line marking each end of the playing field or pitch; where the goals stand
red line a line that is colored red and that bisects an ice hockey rink
line of scrimmage,
scrimmage line line parallel to the goal lines where football linesmen line up at the start of each play in American football; "the runner was tackled at the line of scrimmage"
service line,
baseline the back line bounding each end of a tennis or handball court; when serving the server must not step over this line
scratch line,
starting line,
start,
scratch a turn to be a starter (in a game at the beginning); "he got his start because one of the regular pitchers was in the hospital"; "his starting meant that the coach thought he was one of their best linemen"
line -
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"
formation the act of fabricating something in a particular shape
diagonal (mathematics) a set of entries in a square matrix running diagonally either from the upper left to lower right entry or running from the upper right to lower left entry
indian file,
single file,
file a steel hand tool with small sharp teeth on some or all of its surfaces; used for smoothing wood or metal
line of march the arrangement of people in a line for marching
line of succession the order in which individuals are expected to succeed one another in some official position
line -
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"
formation the act of fabricating something in a particular shape
rivet line a line of rivets at a seam; "the fuselage cracked along the rivet line"
chorus line,
chorus any utterance produced simultaneously by a group; "a chorus of boos"
diagonal (mathematics) a set of entries in a square matrix running diagonally either from the upper left to lower right entry or running from the upper right to lower left entry
linemen the football players who line up on the line of scrimmage
lineup a line of persons arranged by police for inspection or identification
row a continuous chronological succession without an interruption; "they won the championship three years in a row"
line -
a length (straight or curved) without breadth or thickness; the trace of a moving point
shape,
form the spatial arrangement of something as distinct from its substance; "geometry is the mathematical science of shape"
curve a pitch of a baseball that is thrown with spin so that its path curves as it approaches the batter
curved shape,
curve a pitch of a baseball that is thrown with spin so that its path curves as it approaches the batter
straight line a line traced by a point traveling in a constant direction; a line of zero curvature; "the shortest distance between two points is a straight line"
geodesic,
geodesic line (mathematics) the shortest line between two points on a mathematically defined surface (as a straight line on a plane or an arc of a great circle on a sphere)
line -
a commercial organization serving as a common carrier
common carrier,
carrier (genetics) an organism that possesses a recessive gene whose effect is masked by a dominant allele; the associated trait is not apparent but can be passed on to offspring
line -
acting in conformity; "in line with"; "he got out of line"; "toe the line"
line -
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"
line -
a slight depression in the smoothness of a surface; "his face has many lines"; "ironing gets rid of most wrinkles"
activity any specific behavior; "they avoided all recreational activity"
confectionery the occupation and skills of a confectioner
sport the occupation of athletes who compete for pay
farming,
land agriculture considered as an occupation or way of life; "farming is a strenuous life"; "there's no work on the land any more"
biz,
game an amusement or pastime; "they played word games"; "he thought of his painting as a game that filled his empty time"; "his life was all fun and games"
calling,
career,
vocation the general progression of your working or professional life; "the general had had a distinguished career"; "he had a long career in the law"
employment,
work the occupation for which you are paid; "he is looking for employment"; "a lot of people are out of work"
appointment (law) the act of disposing of property by virtue of the power of appointment; "she allocated part of the trust to her church by appointment"
music musical activity (singing or whistling etc.); "his music was his central interest"
tucket,
fanfare,
flourish (music) a short lively tune played on brass instruments; "he entered to a flourish of trumpets"; "her arrival was greeted with a rousing fanfare"
glissando a rapid series of ascending or descending notes on the musical scale
roulade (music) an elaborate run of several notes sung to one syllable
leitmotif,
leitmotiv a melodic phrase that accompanies the reappearance of a person or situation (as in Wagner's operas)
theme song a melody that recurs and comes to represent a musical play or movie
melodic theme,
musical theme,
idea,
theme the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about; "it was not a good idea"; "the thought never entered my mind"
voice,
part a means or agency by which something is expressed or communicated; "the voice of the law"; "the Times is not the voice of New York"; "conservatism has many voices"
line -
(often plural) a means of communication or access; "it must go through official channels"; "lines of communication were set up between the two firms"
back channel an alternative to the regular channels of communication that is used when agreements must be made secretly (especially in diplomacy or government); "they negotiated via a back channel"
lens a transparent optical device used to converge or diverge transmitted light and to form images
digital subscriber line,
dsl a generic name for digital lines that are provided by telephone companies to their local subscribers and that carry data at high speeds
hot line a direct telephone line between two officials
land line,
landline a telephone line that travels over terrestrial circuits; "a land line can be wire or fiber optics or microwave"
party line a telephone line serving two or more subscribers
private line a telephone line serving a single subscriber
toll line a telephone line for long-distance calls
trunk line a telephone line connecting two exchanges directly
line -
a conductor for transmitting electrical or optical signals or electric power
family line,
kinfolk,
kinsfolk,
phratry,
sept,
folk,
family people in general (often used in the plural); "they're just country folk"; "folks around here drink moonshine"; "the common people determine the group character and preserve its customs from one generation to the next"
line -
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"
credit used in the phrase `to your credit' in order to indicate an achievement deserving praise; "she already had several performances to her credit";
line -
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"
