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Meaning of the word lines in English

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lines

Verb

1.

stand or be positioned at intervals along.

Example:
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a processional route lined by people waving flags
Synonym:
border edge fringe bound skirt hem rim
2.

mark or cover with lines.

Example:
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deep wrinkles lined his face
Synonym:
furrow wrinkle crease crinkle pucker corrugate ruled feint scored striped stripy banded streaked striated wrinkled wrinkly furrowed creased crinkled wizened leathery worn puckered grooved corrugated scarred
Antonym:
plain blank smooth

Noun

1.

a long, narrow mark or band.

Example:
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a row of closely spaced dots will look like a continuous line
Synonym:
dash rule bar score underline underscore stroke slash virgule solidus stripe strip band streak belt stria oblique
2.

a length of cord, rope, wire, or other material serving a particular purpose.

Example:
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wring the clothes and hang them on the line
Synonym:
cord rope string cable wire thread twine strand filament ligature
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Related Word:
line lined lining A-line in line with be in line for on the line