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Wiktionary

  1. linesnoun

    Dispositions made to cover extended positions, and presenting a front in but one direction to an enemy.

  2. linesnoun

    Form of a vessel as shown by the outlines of vertical, horizontal, and oblique sections.

  3. linesnoun

    A school punishment in which a student must repeatedly write out a line of text related to the offence (e.g. "I must be quiet in class") a specified number of times; the lines of text so written out.

  4. linesnoun

    The reins with which a horse is guided by his driver.

Wikipedia

  1. lines

    Levamisole induced necrosis syndrome (LINES) is a complication of adulterated cocaine recognized in 2011, caused by the use of levamisole as a cutting agent for cocaine. Spontaneous bruising of the earlobes is considered characteristic of this condition, but lesions can present anywhere on the body.

Dictionary of Nautical Terms

  1. lines

    With shipwrights, are the various plans for determining the shape and form of the ship's body on the mould-loft floor. Also, a species of field-works, consisting of a series of fronts, constructed in order to cover the front and form the immediate defence of an army or the frontiers of a state.

Military Dictionary and Gazetteer

  1. lines

    A series of field-works, either continuous or at intervals. The former are connected by means of curtains or straight walls. The rule in constructing the other is, that the works shall be within cannon- or musket-shot range of each other, according to their armament.

Editors Contribution

  1. linesnoun

    Plural noun of line.

    The telephone company has to provide, maintain and plan future services and upgrades to its lines and network.


    Submitted by MaryC on March 2, 2016  

Surnames Frequency by Census Records

  1. LINES

    According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Lines is ranked #9368 in terms of the most common surnames in America.

    The Lines surname appeared 3,472 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 1 would have the surname Lines.

    91.4% or 3,174 total occurrences were White.
    4.4% or 155 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
    1.3% or 47 total occurrences were of two or more races.
    1.3% or 45 total occurrences were Asian.
    1.1% or 40 total occurrences were Black.
    0.3% or 11 total occurrences were American Indian or Alaskan Native.

British National Corpus

  1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

    Rank popularity for the word 'lines' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #980

  2. Written Corpus Frequency

    Rank popularity for the word 'lines' in Written Corpus Frequency: #1267

Anagrams for lines »

  1. lenis

  2. liens

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of lines in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of lines in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

Examples of lines in a Sentence

  1. Carlos Osorio:

    If there was no food, you wouldn't be seeing lines!

  2. Yuri Kasich:

    The lines on the ground are putting strain on other pylons so Ukrenergo is interested in fixing the lines so that the pylons are upright and the lines taut.

  3. Gwen Ragsdale:

    African-Americans were on the front lines of every way, from the Spanish-American War, throughout the Revolutionary war, the Civil War, both World Wars, Vietnam, we have paid our dues with our blood and our toil, so America owes African Americans much more than they are willing to acknowledge.

  4. The Fiji Times newspaper:

    Houses have been blown away, roof tops have gone, power lines have been broken and debris scattered around in towns and cities.

  5. Real Live Preacher:

    The universe seems wondrous to me, with or without God. It has powerful lines and uncompromising ways. Patience and time sit like sages on the planets, strong and impersonal. There is a stark beauty to all of this.

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    a feeling of strong eagerness (usually in favor of a person or cause)
    A ignominy
    B contempt
    C pluck
    D elan

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