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noun
- a 60th part of a minute of arc
- A unit of angle equal to one-sixtieth of a minute of arc or one part in 3600 of a degree.
- following the first in an ordering or series
- the official attendant of a contestant in a duel or boxing match
- the fielding position of the player on a baseball team who is stationed near the second of the bases in the infield
- merchandise that has imperfections; usually sold at a reduced price without the brand name
- the gear that has the second lowest forward gear ratio in the gear box of a motor vehicle
- 1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
- a particular point in time
- an indefinitely short time
- a speech seconding a motion
- The place that is next below or after first in a race or contest.
- The agent of a party to an honour dispute whose role was to try to resolve the dispute or to make the necessary arrangements for a duel.
- (usually in the plural) An additional helping of food.
- The second gear of an engine.
- (usually in the plural) A manufactured item that, though still usable, fails to meet quality control standards.
- One who supports or seconds a motion, or the act itself, as required in certain meetings to pass judgement etc.
- A Cub Scout appointed to assist the sixer.
- (informal) A short, indeterminate amount of time.
- One who supports another in a contest or combat, such as a dueller's assistant.
- A unit of time historically and commonly defined as a sixtieth of a minute which the International System of Units more precisely defines as the duration of 9,192,631,770 periods of radiation corresponding to the transition between two hyperfine levels of caesium-133 in a ground state at a temperature of absolute zero and at rest.
- Something that is next in rank, quality, precedence, position, status, or authority.
- Something that is number two in a series.
- A chance or attempt to achieve what should have been done the first time, usually indicating success this time around. (See second-guess.)
- (baseball) Second base.
- (music) The interval between two adjacent notes in a diatonic scale (either or both of them may be raised or lowered from the basic scale via any type of accidental).
- (informal) A second-class honours degree.
adj
- coming next after the first in position in space or time or degree or magnitude
- a part or voice or instrument or orchestra section lower in pitch than or subordinate to the first
- Being of the same kind as one that has preceded; another.
- Next to the first in value, power, excellence, dignity, or rank; secondary; subordinate; inferior.
- Number-two; following after the first one with nothing between them. The ordinal number corresponding to the cardinal number two.
adv
verb
- give support or one's approval to
- transfer an employee to a different, temporary assignment
- (climbing) To climb after a lead climber.
- (transitive) To agree as a second person to (a proposal), usually to reach a necessary quorum of two. (This may come from etymology 1 above.)
- (transitive) To agree as a second person to (a proposal), usually to reach a necessary quorum of two. (See etymology 3 for translations.)
- (transitive) To assist or support; to back.
- (transitive, music) To accompany by singing as the second performer.
- To follow in the next place; to succeed.
- (transitive, UK) To transfer temporarily to alternative employment.
noun
- a measure for arcs and angles
- a specific identifiable position in a continuum or series or especially in a process
- a position on a scale of intensity or amount or quality
- the highest power of a term or variable
- a unit of temperature on a specified scale
- the seriousness of something (e.g., a burn or crime)
- an award conferred by a college or university signifying that the recipient has satisfactorily completed a course of study
- (physics) A unit of measurement of temperature on any of several scales, such as Celsius or Fahrenheit.
- (grammar) Any of the stages (like positive, comparative, superlative, elative) in the comparison of an adjective or an adverb.
- (education) A stage of proficiency or qualification in a course of study, now especially an award bestowed by a university/college, as a certification of academic achievement. (In the United States, can include secondary schools.)
- A stage of rank or privilege; social standing.
- An individual step, or stage, in any process or scale of values.
- (genealogy) A ‘step’ in genealogical descent.
- (geography) A unit of measurement of latitude and longitude which together identify a location on the Earth's surface.
- (obsolete outside heraldry) A step on a set of stairs; the rung of a ladder.
- (surveying) The curvature of a circular arc, expressed as the angle subtended by a fixed length of arc or chord.
- (algebra) The sum of the exponents of a term; the order of a polynomial.
- (graph theory) The number of edges that a vertex takes part in; a valency.
- (geometry) A unit of measurement of angle equal to ¹⁄₃₆₀ of a circle's circumference.
- (logic) The number of logical connectives in a formula.
- (algebra, field theory) The dimensionality of a field extension.
- The amount that an entity possesses a certain property; relative intensity, extent.
noun
- the graduated arc that is attached to an instrument for measuring angles
- one of the jointed appendages of an animal used for locomotion or grasping: arm, leg, wing, flipper
- any of the main branches arising from the trunk or a bough of a tree
- (astronomy) the circumferential edge of the apparent disc of the sun or the moon or a planet
- either of the two halves of a bow from handle to tip
- any projection that is thought to resemble a human arm
- (on a measuring instrument) The graduated edge of a circle or arc.
- A branch of a tree.
- An elementary piece of the mechanism of a lock.
- A major appendage of human or animal, used for locomotion (such as an arm, leg or wing).
- (archery) The part of the bow, from the handle to the tip.
- Ellipsis of limb of Satan (“a wicked or mischievous child”).
- A thing or person regarded as a part or member of, or attachment to, something else.
- (botany) The border or upper spreading part of a monopetalous corolla, or of a petal or sepal; blade.
- (astronomy) The apparent visual edge of a celestial body.
verb
noun
adv
conj
verb
noun
- A unit of length corresponding to exactly one minute of arc (1/60 degree) along the Earth's equator, about 1855.4 meters, 2029.1 yards, or roughly 8/7 international miles.
- (now inexact) Synonym of nautical mile, exactly 1,852 meters.
- a former British unit of length equivalent to 6,080 feet (1,853.184 meters); 800 feet longer than a statute mile
adv
adj
noun
- Someone or something that concludes.
- (sales) Synonym of close (“the point at the end of a sales pitch when the consumer is asked to buy”).
- (horse racing) A horse that performs best toward the end of a race.
- The last stone in a horizontal course, if smaller than the others; a piece of brick finishing a course.
- Someone or something that closes.
- (baseball) A relief pitcher who specializes in getting the last three outs of the game.
- (baseball) a relief pitcher who can protect a lead in the last inning or two of the game
- a person who closes something
noun
- A unit of length corresponding approximately to one minute of arc of latitude along any meridian. By international agreement it is exactly 1,852 metres (approximately 6,076 feet or 1.151 statute mile).
- (historical) Synonym of sea mile, a historical Scandinavian unit of distance equal to about 4 nmi.
- a unit of length used in navigation; exactly 1,852 meters; historically based on the distance spanned by one minute of arc in latitude
- a former British unit of length equivalent to 6,080 feet (1,853.184 meters); 800 feet longer than a statute mile
adj
noun
adj
- Very small; minute
- Able to see extremely minute objects.
- Of, or relating to microscopes or microscopy; microscopal
- So small that it can only be seen with the aid of a microscope.
- (figurative) Carried out with great attention to detail.
- of or relating to or used in microscopy
- so small as to be invisible without a microscope
- visible under a microscope; using a microscope
- extremely precise with great attention to details
noun
- One sixteenth of an inch.
- One twelfth of an inch.
- A sentence of dialogue, especially in a play, movie, or the like.
- (geometry) An infinitely extending one-dimensional figure that has no curvature; one that has length but not breadth or thickness.
- A procession, either physical or conceptual, which results from the application or effect of a given rationale or other controlling principles of belief, opinion, practice, or phenomenon.
- A written or printed row of letters, words, numbers, or other text, especially a row of words extending across a page or column, or a blank in place of such text.
- The longer fiber(s) of flax.
- (geography) A circle of latitude or of longitude, as represented on a map.
- A long tape or ribbon marked with units for measuring; a tape measure.
- (graph theory) An edge of a graph.
- (cricket) The horizontal path of a ball towards the batsman (see also length).
- (genetics) A population of cells derived from a single cell and containing the same genetic makeup.
- A verse (in poetry).
- (geography, 'the line' or 'equinoctial line') The equator.
- Course of conduct, thought, occupation, or policy; method of argument; department of industry, trade, or intellectual activity.
- A rope, cord, string, thread, or cable, of any thickness.
- Any of an ill-defined set of units of length, varying according to the country, discipline, industry, and date of application, commonly with no indication of the intended magnitude:
- A path through two or more points (compare ‘segment’); a continuous mark, including as made by a pen; any path, curved or straight.
- (soccer) The goal line.
- (South Korean idol fandom) A group of people born in a certain year (liners).
- (fencing) The position in which the fencers hold their swords.
- One fortieth of an inch.
- The exterior limit of a figure or territory: a boundary, contour, or outline; a demarcation.
- (music) One of the straight horizontal and parallel prolonged strokes on and between which the notes are placed.
- (geometry, informal) A line segment; a continuous finite segment of such a figure.
- A set of products or services sold by a business, or by extension, the business itself.
- (Australian rules football) A set of positions in a team which play in a similar position on the field; in a traditional team, consisting of three players and acting as one of six such sets in the team.
- A hose, tube, or pipe, of any size.
- A threadlike crease or wrinkle marking the face, hand, or body; hence, a characteristic mark.
- (historical) A maxwell, a unit of magnetic flux.
- (engineering) Proper relative position or adjustment (of parts, not as to design or proportion, but with reference to smooth working).
- (military, nautical) Ellipsis of line of battle.
- (perfusion line) a set composed of a spike, a drip chamber, a clamp, a Y-injection site, a three-way stopcock and a catheter.
- The official, stated position (or set of positions) of an individual or group, particularly a political or religious faction.
- 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.
- The wire connecting one telegraphic station with another, a telephone or internet cable between two points: a telephone or network connection.
- (informal) A portion or serving of a powdery recreational drug, especially cocaine, formed into a line on a flat surface in preparation for snorting.
- (stock exchange) A number of shares taken by a jobber.
- A letter, a written form of communication.
- (slang) Information about or understanding of something. (Mostly restricted to the expressions get a line on, have a line on, and give a line on.)
- (baseball, slang, 1800s, with "the") The batter's box.
- A series or succession of ancestors or descendants of a given person; a family or race; compare lineage.
- (historical) A tsarist-era Russian unit of measure, approximately equal to one tenth of an English inch, used especially when measuring the calibre of firearms.
- (medicine, colloquial) A vascular catheter.
- (advertising) Ellipsis of agate line (one fourteenth of an inch).
- (especially military) A trench or rampart, or the non-physical demarcation of the extent of the territory occupied by specified forces.
- That which was measured by a line, such as a field or any piece of land set apart; hence, allotted place of abode.
- A clothesline.
- (automotive) A particular path taken by a vehicle when driving a bend or corner in the road.
- Lineament; feature; figure (of one's body).
- (music) A series of notes forming a certain part (such as the bass or melody) of a greater work.
- (ice hockey) A group of forwards that play together.
- A lie or exaggeration, especially one told to gain another's approval or prevent losing it.
- Direction, path.
- (military) The regular infantry of an army, as distinguished from militia, guards, volunteer corps, cavalry, artillery, etc.
- A connected series of public conveyances, as a roadbed or railway track; and hence, an established arrangement for forwarding merchandise, etc.; a railroad line, railway line, Elizabeth Line etc.
- the road consisting of railroad track and roadbed
- a slight depression or fold in the smoothness of a surface
- a pipe used to transport liquids or gases
- (often plural) a means of communication or access
- a commercial organization serving as a common carrier
- text consisting of a row of words written across a page or computer screen
- a formation of people or things one beside another
- a fortified position (especially one marking the most forward position of troops)
- the hereditary derivation of an individual
- a conceptual separation or distinction
- the principal activity in your life that you do to earn money
- persuasive but insincere talk that is usually intended to deceive or impress
- a particular kind of product or merchandise
- a mark that is long relative to its width
- a conductor for transmitting electrical or optical signals or electric power
- a succession of notes forming a distinctive sequence
- the maximum credit that a customer is allowed
- mechanical system in a factory whereby an article is conveyed through sites at which successive operations are performed on it
- a spatial location defined by a real or imaginary unidimensional extent
- a course of reasoning aimed at demonstrating a truth or falsehood; the methodical process of logical reasoning
- a single frequency (or very narrow band) of radiation in a spectrum
- space for one line of print (one column wide and 1/14 inch deep) used to measure advertising
- a connected series of events or actions or developments
- acting in conformity
- in games or sports; a mark indicating positions or bounds of the playing area
- a short personal letter
- something (as a cord or rope) that is long and thin and flexible
- a length (straight or curved) without breadth or thickness; the trace of a moving point
- a formation of people or things one behind another
- a telephone connection
verb
- (transitive) To fill or supply (something), as a purse with money.
- (transitive) To form a line along.
- (rail transport) To align (one or more switches) to direct a train onto a particular track.
- (transitive) To track (wild bees) to their nest by following their line of flight.
- (transitive) To place (objects) into a line (usually used with "up"); to form into a line; to align.
- (transitive) To place persons or things along the side of for security or defense; to strengthen by adding; to fortify.
- (transitive) To mark with a line or lines; to cover with lines.
- (transitive) To measure.
- (transitive) To cover the inner surface of (something), originally especially with linen.
- (intransitive, baseball) To hit a line drive; to hit a line drive which is caught for an out. Compare fly and ground.
- fill plentifully
- make a mark or lines on a surface
- cover the interior of
- mark with lines
- reinforce with fabric
- be in line with; form a line along
noun
adj
- The smallest possible amount, quantity, or degree.
- (music) Characterised by the repetition and gradual alteration of short phrases.
- (art) Characterised by the use of simple form or structures.
- (mathematics, technical) Among elements of some collection, such that no other element is greater (with respect to some given partial order).
- the least possible
noun
adj
noun
- The smallest possible amount.
- (chiefly British, slang) Synonym of periwinkle (“type of mollusk”).
- A brief period of sleep; especially forty winks.
- A brief time; an instant.
- An act of winking (a blinking of only one eye), or a message sent by winking.
- (tiddlywinks) Synonym of tiddlywink (“small disc used in the game of tiddlywinks”).
- A subtle allusion.
- closing one eye quickly as a signal
- a reflex that closes and opens the eyes rapidly
- a very short time (as the time it takes the eye to blink or the heart to beat)
verb
- (intransitive) To close one's eyes.
- (intransitive) To gleam fitfully or intermittently; to twinkle; to flicker.
- (intransitive) To close one's eyes quickly and involuntarily; to blink.
- (transitive, intransitive) To blink with only one eye as a message, signal, or suggestion, usually with an implication of conspiracy. (When transitive, the object may be the eye being winked, or the message being conveyed.)
- (intransitive) Usually followed by at: to look the other way, to turn a blind eye.
- gleam or glow intermittently
- keep back by blinking
- signal by winking
- briefly shut the eyes
noun
- a 60th part of a minute of arc
- A unit of angle equal to one-sixtieth of a minute of arc or one part in 3600 of a degree.
- following the first in an ordering or series
- the official attendant of a contestant in a duel or boxing match
- the fielding position of the player on a baseball team who is stationed near the second of the bases in the infield
- merchandise that has imperfections; usually sold at a reduced price without the brand name
- the gear that has the second lowest forward gear ratio in the gear box of a motor vehicle
- 1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
- a particular point in time
- an indefinitely short time
- a speech seconding a motion
- The place that is next below or after first in a race or contest.
- The agent of a party to an honour dispute whose role was to try to resolve the dispute or to make the necessary arrangements for a duel.
- (usually in the plural) An additional helping of food.
- The second gear of an engine.
- (usually in the plural) A manufactured item that, though still usable, fails to meet quality control standards.
- One who supports or seconds a motion, or the act itself, as required in certain meetings to pass judgement etc.
- A Cub Scout appointed to assist the sixer.
- (informal) A short, indeterminate amount of time.
- One who supports another in a contest or combat, such as a dueller's assistant.
- A unit of time historically and commonly defined as a sixtieth of a minute which the International System of Units more precisely defines as the duration of 9,192,631,770 periods of radiation corresponding to the transition between two hyperfine levels of caesium-133 in a ground state at a temperature of absolute zero and at rest.
- Something that is next in rank, quality, precedence, position, status, or authority.
- Something that is number two in a series.
- A chance or attempt to achieve what should have been done the first time, usually indicating success this time around. (See second-guess.)
- (baseball) Second base.
- (music) The interval between two adjacent notes in a diatonic scale (either or both of them may be raised or lowered from the basic scale via any type of accidental).
- (informal) A second-class honours degree.
adj
- coming next after the first in position in space or time or degree or magnitude
- a part or voice or instrument or orchestra section lower in pitch than or subordinate to the first
- Being of the same kind as one that has preceded; another.
- Next to the first in value, power, excellence, dignity, or rank; secondary; subordinate; inferior.
- Number-two; following after the first one with nothing between them. The ordinal number corresponding to the cardinal number two.
adv
verb
- give support or one's approval to
- transfer an employee to a different, temporary assignment
- (climbing) To climb after a lead climber.
- (transitive) To agree as a second person to (a proposal), usually to reach a necessary quorum of two. (This may come from etymology 1 above.)
- (transitive) To agree as a second person to (a proposal), usually to reach a necessary quorum of two. (See etymology 3 for translations.)
- (transitive) To assist or support; to back.
- (transitive, music) To accompany by singing as the second performer.
- To follow in the next place; to succeed.
- (transitive, UK) To transfer temporarily to alternative employment.
noun
- a measure for arcs and angles
- a specific identifiable position in a continuum or series or especially in a process
- a position on a scale of intensity or amount or quality
- the highest power of a term or variable
- a unit of temperature on a specified scale
- the seriousness of something (e.g., a burn or crime)
- an award conferred by a college or university signifying that the recipient has satisfactorily completed a course of study
- (physics) A unit of measurement of temperature on any of several scales, such as Celsius or Fahrenheit.
- (grammar) Any of the stages (like positive, comparative, superlative, elative) in the comparison of an adjective or an adverb.
- (education) A stage of proficiency or qualification in a course of study, now especially an award bestowed by a university/college, as a certification of academic achievement. (In the United States, can include secondary schools.)
- A stage of rank or privilege; social standing.
- An individual step, or stage, in any process or scale of values.
- (genealogy) A ‘step’ in genealogical descent.
- (geography) A unit of measurement of latitude and longitude which together identify a location on the Earth's surface.
- (obsolete outside heraldry) A step on a set of stairs; the rung of a ladder.
- (surveying) The curvature of a circular arc, expressed as the angle subtended by a fixed length of arc or chord.
- (algebra) The sum of the exponents of a term; the order of a polynomial.
- (graph theory) The number of edges that a vertex takes part in; a valency.
- (geometry) A unit of measurement of angle equal to ¹⁄₃₆₀ of a circle's circumference.
- (logic) The number of logical connectives in a formula.
- (algebra, field theory) The dimensionality of a field extension.
- The amount that an entity possesses a certain property; relative intensity, extent.
noun
- the graduated arc that is attached to an instrument for measuring angles
- one of the jointed appendages of an animal used for locomotion or grasping: arm, leg, wing, flipper
- any of the main branches arising from the trunk or a bough of a tree
- (astronomy) the circumferential edge of the apparent disc of the sun or the moon or a planet
- either of the two halves of a bow from handle to tip
- any projection that is thought to resemble a human arm
- (on a measuring instrument) The graduated edge of a circle or arc.
- A branch of a tree.
- An elementary piece of the mechanism of a lock.
- A major appendage of human or animal, used for locomotion (such as an arm, leg or wing).
- (archery) The part of the bow, from the handle to the tip.
- Ellipsis of limb of Satan (“a wicked or mischievous child”).
- A thing or person regarded as a part or member of, or attachment to, something else.
- (botany) The border or upper spreading part of a monopetalous corolla, or of a petal or sepal; blade.
- (astronomy) The apparent visual edge of a celestial body.
verb
noun
adv
conj
verb
noun
- A unit of length corresponding to exactly one minute of arc (1/60 degree) along the Earth's equator, about 1855.4 meters, 2029.1 yards, or roughly 8/7 international miles.
- (now inexact) Synonym of nautical mile, exactly 1,852 meters.
- a former British unit of length equivalent to 6,080 feet (1,853.184 meters); 800 feet longer than a statute mile
noun
- A unit of length corresponding approximately to one minute of arc of latitude along any meridian. By international agreement it is exactly 1,852 metres (approximately 6,076 feet or 1.151 statute mile).
- (historical) Synonym of sea mile, a historical Scandinavian unit of distance equal to about 4 nmi.
- a unit of length used in navigation; exactly 1,852 meters; historically based on the distance spanned by one minute of arc in latitude
- a former British unit of length equivalent to 6,080 feet (1,853.184 meters); 800 feet longer than a statute mile
noun
- One sixteenth of an inch.
- One twelfth of an inch.
- A sentence of dialogue, especially in a play, movie, or the like.
- (geometry) An infinitely extending one-dimensional figure that has no curvature; one that has length but not breadth or thickness.
- A procession, either physical or conceptual, which results from the application or effect of a given rationale or other controlling principles of belief, opinion, practice, or phenomenon.
- A written or printed row of letters, words, numbers, or other text, especially a row of words extending across a page or column, or a blank in place of such text.
- The longer fiber(s) of flax.
- (geography) A circle of latitude or of longitude, as represented on a map.
- A long tape or ribbon marked with units for measuring; a tape measure.
- (graph theory) An edge of a graph.
- (cricket) The horizontal path of a ball towards the batsman (see also length).
- (genetics) A population of cells derived from a single cell and containing the same genetic makeup.
- A verse (in poetry).
- (geography, 'the line' or 'equinoctial line') The equator.
- Course of conduct, thought, occupation, or policy; method of argument; department of industry, trade, or intellectual activity.
- A rope, cord, string, thread, or cable, of any thickness.
- Any of an ill-defined set of units of length, varying according to the country, discipline, industry, and date of application, commonly with no indication of the intended magnitude:
- A path through two or more points (compare ‘segment’); a continuous mark, including as made by a pen; any path, curved or straight.
- (soccer) The goal line.
- (South Korean idol fandom) A group of people born in a certain year (liners).
- (fencing) The position in which the fencers hold their swords.
- One fortieth of an inch.
- The exterior limit of a figure or territory: a boundary, contour, or outline; a demarcation.
- (music) One of the straight horizontal and parallel prolonged strokes on and between which the notes are placed.
- (geometry, informal) A line segment; a continuous finite segment of such a figure.
- A set of products or services sold by a business, or by extension, the business itself.
- (Australian rules football) A set of positions in a team which play in a similar position on the field; in a traditional team, consisting of three players and acting as one of six such sets in the team.
- A hose, tube, or pipe, of any size.
- A threadlike crease or wrinkle marking the face, hand, or body; hence, a characteristic mark.
- (historical) A maxwell, a unit of magnetic flux.
- (engineering) Proper relative position or adjustment (of parts, not as to design or proportion, but with reference to smooth working).
- (military, nautical) Ellipsis of line of battle.
- (perfusion line) a set composed of a spike, a drip chamber, a clamp, a Y-injection site, a three-way stopcock and a catheter.
- The official, stated position (or set of positions) of an individual or group, particularly a political or religious faction.
- 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.
- The wire connecting one telegraphic station with another, a telephone or internet cable between two points: a telephone or network connection.
- (informal) A portion or serving of a powdery recreational drug, especially cocaine, formed into a line on a flat surface in preparation for snorting.
- (stock exchange) A number of shares taken by a jobber.
- A letter, a written form of communication.
- (slang) Information about or understanding of something. (Mostly restricted to the expressions get a line on, have a line on, and give a line on.)
- (baseball, slang, 1800s, with "the") The batter's box.
- A series or succession of ancestors or descendants of a given person; a family or race; compare lineage.
- (historical) A tsarist-era Russian unit of measure, approximately equal to one tenth of an English inch, used especially when measuring the calibre of firearms.
- (medicine, colloquial) A vascular catheter.
- (advertising) Ellipsis of agate line (one fourteenth of an inch).
- (especially military) A trench or rampart, or the non-physical demarcation of the extent of the territory occupied by specified forces.
- That which was measured by a line, such as a field or any piece of land set apart; hence, allotted place of abode.
- A clothesline.
- (automotive) A particular path taken by a vehicle when driving a bend or corner in the road.
- Lineament; feature; figure (of one's body).
- (music) A series of notes forming a certain part (such as the bass or melody) of a greater work.
- (ice hockey) A group of forwards that play together.
- A lie or exaggeration, especially one told to gain another's approval or prevent losing it.
- Direction, path.
- (military) The regular infantry of an army, as distinguished from militia, guards, volunteer corps, cavalry, artillery, etc.
- A connected series of public conveyances, as a roadbed or railway track; and hence, an established arrangement for forwarding merchandise, etc.; a railroad line, railway line, Elizabeth Line etc.
- the road consisting of railroad track and roadbed
- a slight depression or fold in the smoothness of a surface
- a pipe used to transport liquids or gases
- (often plural) a means of communication or access
- a commercial organization serving as a common carrier
- text consisting of a row of words written across a page or computer screen
- a formation of people or things one beside another
- a fortified position (especially one marking the most forward position of troops)
- the hereditary derivation of an individual
- a conceptual separation or distinction
- the principal activity in your life that you do to earn money
- persuasive but insincere talk that is usually intended to deceive or impress
- a particular kind of product or merchandise
- a mark that is long relative to its width
- a conductor for transmitting electrical or optical signals or electric power
- a succession of notes forming a distinctive sequence
- the maximum credit that a customer is allowed
- mechanical system in a factory whereby an article is conveyed through sites at which successive operations are performed on it
- a spatial location defined by a real or imaginary unidimensional extent
- a course of reasoning aimed at demonstrating a truth or falsehood; the methodical process of logical reasoning
- a single frequency (or very narrow band) of radiation in a spectrum
- space for one line of print (one column wide and 1/14 inch deep) used to measure advertising
- a connected series of events or actions or developments
- acting in conformity
- in games or sports; a mark indicating positions or bounds of the playing area
- a short personal letter
- something (as a cord or rope) that is long and thin and flexible
- a length (straight or curved) without breadth or thickness; the trace of a moving point
- a formation of people or things one behind another
- a telephone connection
verb
- (transitive) To fill or supply (something), as a purse with money.
- (transitive) To form a line along.
- (rail transport) To align (one or more switches) to direct a train onto a particular track.
- (transitive) To track (wild bees) to their nest by following their line of flight.
- (transitive) To place (objects) into a line (usually used with "up"); to form into a line; to align.
- (transitive) To place persons or things along the side of for security or defense; to strengthen by adding; to fortify.
- (transitive) To mark with a line or lines; to cover with lines.
- (transitive) To measure.
- (transitive) To cover the inner surface of (something), originally especially with linen.
- (intransitive, baseball) To hit a line drive; to hit a line drive which is caught for an out. Compare fly and ground.
- fill plentifully
- make a mark or lines on a surface
- cover the interior of
- mark with lines
- reinforce with fabric
- be in line with; form a line along
noun
noun
- The smallest possible amount.
- (chiefly British, slang) Synonym of periwinkle (“type of mollusk”).
- A brief period of sleep; especially forty winks.
- A brief time; an instant.
- An act of winking (a blinking of only one eye), or a message sent by winking.
- (tiddlywinks) Synonym of tiddlywink (“small disc used in the game of tiddlywinks”).
- A subtle allusion.
- closing one eye quickly as a signal
- a reflex that closes and opens the eyes rapidly
- a very short time (as the time it takes the eye to blink or the heart to beat)
verb
- (intransitive) To close one's eyes.
- (intransitive) To gleam fitfully or intermittently; to twinkle; to flicker.
- (intransitive) To close one's eyes quickly and involuntarily; to blink.
- (transitive, intransitive) To blink with only one eye as a message, signal, or suggestion, usually with an implication of conspiracy. (When transitive, the object may be the eye being winked, or the message being conveyed.)
- (intransitive) Usually followed by at: to look the other way, to turn a blind eye.
- gleam or glow intermittently
- keep back by blinking
- signal by winking
- briefly shut the eyes
adv
adj
noun
- Someone or something that concludes.
- (sales) Synonym of close (“the point at the end of a sales pitch when the consumer is asked to buy”).
- (horse racing) A horse that performs best toward the end of a race.
- The last stone in a horizontal course, if smaller than the others; a piece of brick finishing a course.
- Someone or something that closes.
- (baseball) A relief pitcher who specializes in getting the last three outs of the game.
- (baseball) a relief pitcher who can protect a lead in the last inning or two of the game
- a person who closes something
adj
noun
adj
- Very small; minute
- Able to see extremely minute objects.
- Of, or relating to microscopes or microscopy; microscopal
- So small that it can only be seen with the aid of a microscope.
- (figurative) Carried out with great attention to detail.
- of or relating to or used in microscopy
- so small as to be invisible without a microscope
- visible under a microscope; using a microscope
- extremely precise with great attention to details
adj
- The smallest possible amount, quantity, or degree.
- (music) Characterised by the repetition and gradual alteration of short phrases.
- (art) Characterised by the use of simple form or structures.
- (mathematics, technical) Among elements of some collection, such that no other element is greater (with respect to some given partial order).
- the least possible