lines 1 of 2

noun

Definition of linesnext
plural of line
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as in columns
a series of persons or things arranged one behind another the line for tickets stretched around the block

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as in procedures
a way of acting or proceeding since the election, the president has taken a very conservative line

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as in professions
the activity by which one regularly makes a living my line of business is "pre-owned" vehicles, and have I got a deal for you!

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as in areas
a region of activity, knowledge, or influence advanced mathematics is a little outside of my line, but I'll see what I can do to help

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as in limits
a real or imaginary point beyond which a person or thing cannot go you really crossed the line with that outrageous display of bad behavior

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as in pipes
a long hollow cylinder for carrying a substance (as a liquid or gas) the workers rushed to fix the leak in the gas line

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as in wires
a length of braided, flexible material that is used for tying or connecting things he made sure to bring extra fishing line in case a fish broke free

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as in fleets
a group of vehicles traveling together or under one management she owns a line of limousines

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as in routes
the direction along which something or someone moves the airplane took a southerly line toward the capital

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as in families
a group of persons who come from the same ancestor a 10th of all island residents are members of the line of this early settler

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as in lineages
the line of ancestors from whom a person is descended he comes from a noble line that goes back several centuries

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lines

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verb

present tense third-person singular of line
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as in cues

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as in margins

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  1. columns
  2. procedures
  3. professions
  4. areas
  5. fleets
  6. families
  7. policies
  8. occupations
Noun
  • Read other Fortune columns by François Candelon.
    Riccarda Joas, Fortune, 4 Oct. 2024
  • Today's largest cargo vessels are longer than three football fields, with cranes required to lift containers and stack them in towering columns.
    CBS News, CBS News, 3 Oct. 2024
Definition of columns
Noun
  • Her expertise is in the areas of anti-aging procedures and skin cancer treatment.
    Claire Sullivan, WWD, 4 Oct. 2024
  • In addition to the performance standards to reduce air pollution from new facilities, the measure lays out procedures for states that will submit to the EPA implementation plans for existing wells to curtail methane emissions.
    Melissa Quinn, CBS News, 4 Oct. 2024
Definition of procedures
Noun
  • Public Safety Officers’ Benefits program covers law enforcement and corrections officers, firefighters, paramedics and EMTs in certain circumstances, and other professions.
    Stacey Barchenger, The Arizona Republic, 4 Oct. 2024
  • This makes sense, says The Guardian, for people in high-earning professions like lawyers, bankers, and doctors, who mix with people who earn more and see themselves as 'just average' earners.
    Alex Ledsom, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
Definition of professions
Noun
  • There is no commuter rail servicing those areas at the moment; there is a freight line, but the government of Lima and private sector partners in Peru will be rehabilitating the line to provide a commuter rail service, Sargent said.
    Nollyanne Delacruz, The Mercury News, 17 Nov. 2024
  • The Santa Clara Valley Water District didn’t start delivering fluoridated water in some areas until 2016, after many years of debate and four years after district officials first voted to go ahead.
    Lisa M. Krieger, The Mercury News, 16 Nov. 2024
Definition of areas
Noun
  • For businesses that rely on fleets—and routinely order things that cost a lot more than $15—the experience isn’t nearly as magical.
    Aarjav Trivedi, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
  • Fleet Support Technicians As autonomous fleets grow, there's an increasing need for specialists who can maintain and service these high-tech vehicles.
    Jack Kelly, Forbes, 1 Oct. 2024
Definition of fleets
Noun
  • Magda Teter Jewish Middlemen, Archival Myopia The story of two Jewish trading families during the last decades of the Regency of Algiers is skewed by being told through the perspectives of only European and American actors.
    Erin Maglaque, The New York Review of Books, 15 Nov. 2024
  • The sale had the backing of several of the Connecticut families of the Sandy Hook shooting who were part of the lawsuit.
    Erik Ortiz, NBC News, 14 Nov. 2024
Definition of families
Noun
  • Its policies appear somewhat more aligned with what is in the Massachusetts ballot petition, as decriminalization extends beyond psilocybin to also include ibogaine, mescaline and dimethyltryptamine.
    Joshua P. Cohen, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
  • The European Union’s Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive established a standard for companies to reporting climate impacts, including greenhouse gas emissions, and other environmental policies.
    Jon McGowan, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
Definition of policies
Noun
  • While these statistics are included in the Bureau’s publicly available monthly reports, they are buried in categories such as Architecture and Engineering; Farming, Fishing, and Forestry; and Installation, Maintenance, and Repair occupations.
    George Sakellaris, Fortune, 3 Oct. 2024
  • People develop these conditions because of ill-fitting shoes, repetitive tasks related to specific activities and occupations, and health conditions that affect the feet or are related to aging.
    Lana Barhum, Verywell Health, 2 Oct. 2024
Definition of occupations
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