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a series of persons or things arranged one behind another<we waited in the line for lunch for what seemed like hours>Synonymscolumn, cue, file, queue, range, string, trainRelated Wordsechelon, rank, row, tier; progression, sequence, succession; array
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a way of acting or proceeding<since the election, the president has taken a very conservative line>— see course 1
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the activity by which one regularly makes a living<my line of business is used cars, and have I got a deal for you!>— see occupation
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a region of activity, knowledge, or influence<advanced mathematics is a little outside of my line, but Iʼll see what I can do to help>— see field 2
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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>— see limit
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a long hollow cylinder for carrying a substance (as a liquid or gas)<the workers rushed to fix the leak in the gas line>— see pipe 1
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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>— see cord
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a group of vehicles traveling together or under one management<she owns a line of limousines>— see fleet
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the direction along which something or someone moves<the airplane took a southerly line toward the capital>— see path 1
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a group of persons who come from the same ancestor<a tenth of all island residents are members of the line of this early settler>— see family 1
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the line of ancestors from whom a person is descended<he comes from a noble line that goes back several centuries>— see ancestry
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