noun Download 🔗Share A path through two or more points (compare ‘segment’); a continuous mark, including as made by a pen; any path, curved or straight. Examples : "The arrow descended in a curved line." mark math writing essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A rope, cord, string, or thread, of any thickness. Examples : "The gardener used a strong line to tie the tomato plants to the fence. " material thing essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
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noun Download 🔗Share The wire connecting one telegraphic station with another, a telephone or internet cable between two points: a telephone or network connection. Examples : "I tried to make a call, but the line was dead." technology communication internet electronics signal device essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A clothesline. Examples : "My mom hung the laundry on the clothesline to dry. " utility item thing essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
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noun Download 🔗Share A trench or rampart, or the non-physical demarcation of the extent of the territory occupied by specified forces. Examples : "The army's line stretched across the entire valley, marking the border of their territory. " military war position area government nation geography essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
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noun Download 🔗Share A long tape or ribbon marked with units for measuring; a tape measure. Examples : "My dad used the measuring line to check how long the garden fence needed to be. " utility item essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
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noun Download 🔗Share A more-or-less straight sequence of people, objects, etc., either arranged as a queue or column and often waiting to be processed or dealt with, or arranged abreast of one another in a row (and contrasted with a column), as in a military formation. Examples : "The line forms on the right." group military organization position essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
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noun Download 🔗Share A measure of length: Examples : "The length of the table's edge is one meter, a precise line measurement. " math physics figure essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
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noun Download 🔗Share (1800s, with "the") The batter’s box. Examples : "The baseball player carefully stepped into the batter's line. " sport game essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
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