Word a Day
line
What does line mean?
line (noun): a path through two or more points (compare ‘segment’); a continuous mark, including as made by a pen; any path, curved or straight.
Definition: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
How do you use line in a sentence?
- The arrow descended in a curved line. (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0)
How do you pronounce line?
/laɪn/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
Where does line come from?
From Middle English line, lyne, from Old English līne (“line, cable, rope, hawser, series, row, rule, direction”), from Proto-West Germanic *līnā, from Proto-Germanic *līnǭ (“line, rope, flaxen cord, thread”).
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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What does “line” mean?
a soft container made out of cloth, paper, thin plastic, etc. and open at the top, used to hold food, commodities, and other goods
Not quite: that's what bag means.
a path through two or more points (compare ‘segment’); a continuous mark, including as made by a pen; any path, curved or straight
Right! That's what “line” means.
an activity described by a set of rules, especially for the purpose of entertainment, often competitive or having an explicit goal
Not quite: that's what game means.
a relatively long, wide and thin piece of any material, usually wood or similar, often for use in construction or furniture-making
Not quite: that's what board means.
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