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noun
- Poetical composition; poetry; verse.
- A low price, especially one under the expected value; chiefly in for a song.
- A melodious sound made by a bird, insect, whale or other animal.
- The act or art of singing.
- (music) A musical composition with lyrics for voice or voices, performed by singing.
- (by extension) Any musical composition.
- (ornithology) The distinctive sound that a male bird utters to attract a mate or to protect his territory; contrasts with call; also, similar vocalisations made by female birds.
- a short musical composition with words
- a distinctive or characteristic sound
- the act of singing
- a very small sum
- the characteristic sound produced by a bird
noun
- Poetic form in general.
- a piece of poetry
- A poetic form with regular meter and a fixed rhyme scheme.
- (music) A portion of an anthem to be performed by a single voice to each part.
- One of several similar units of a song, consisting of several lines, generally rhymed.
- A small section of a holy book (Bible, Quran etc.)
- literature in metrical form
- a line of metrical text
verb
noun
- a brief stanza concluding certain forms of poetry
- someone sent on a mission to represent the interests of someone else
- a diplomat having less authority than an ambassador
- (poetry) Alternative spelling of envoi (“short stanza at end of poem”).
- A messenger.
- (law) A diplomatic agent of the second rank, next in status after an ambassador.
- A representative.
- A diplomat.
noun
- a series of poems or songs on the same theme
- A series of poems, songs or other works of art, typically longer than a trilogy.
- a wheeled vehicle that has two wheels and is moved by foot pedals
- a periodically repeated sequence of events
- the unit of frequency; one hertz has a periodic interval of one second (named for Heinrich Rudolph Hertz)
- a single complete execution of a periodically repeated phenomenon
- an interval during which a recurring sequence of events occurs
- An interval of space or time in which one set of events or phenomena is completed.
- An age; a long period of time.
- A pedal-powered vehicle, such as a unicycle, bicycle, or tricycle, or a motorized vehicle that has either two or three wheels.
- A process that returns to its beginning and then repeats itself in the same sequence.
- A complete rotation of anything.
- (topology, algebraic topology) A chain whose boundary is zero.
- (graph theory) A closed walk or path, with or without repeated vertices allowed.
- A programme on a washing machine, dishwasher, or other such device.
- (botany) One entire round in a circle or a spire.
- (weaponry) A discharge of a taser.
- (aviation) One take-off and landing of an aircraft, referring to a pressurisation cycle which places stresses on the fuselage.
- (usually plural) A hertz; cycle per second.
- An orderly list for a given time; a calendar.
- (sports) A scheduled period of time of weeks or months wherein a performance-enhancing substance or, by extension, supplement is applied, to be followed by another one where it is not or the dosage is lower.
- (baseball) A single, a double, a triple, and a home run hit by the same player in the same game.
- The members of the sequence formed by such a process.
- An imaginary circle or orbit in the heavens; one of the celestial spheres.
- (specifically and now usually) A bicycle.
verb
- cause to go through a recurring sequence
- ride a motorcycle
- ride a bicycle
- recur in repeating sequences
- pass through a cycle
- (electronics) To turn power off and back on
- To ride a bicycle or other cycle.
- To go through a cycle or to put through a cycle.
- (ice hockey) To maintain a team's possession of the puck in the offensive zone by handling and passing the puck in a loop from the boards near the goal up the side boards and passing to back to the boards near the goal
noun
- (poetry) A style that used imagery and symbolism to portray the poet's impressions.
- (music) A style that avoided traditional harmony, and sought to invoke the impressions of the composer.
- (art) An art movement characterized by visible brushstrokes, ordinary subject matter, and an emphasis on light and its changing qualities.
noun
- (poetry) A form of poetry utilising precise imagery and clear language.
- (philosophy) The theory that thinking is based on the formation of images in the mind.
- a movement by American and English poets early in the 20th century in reaction to Victorian sentimentality; used common speech in free verse with clear concrete imagery
noun
adj
- Of or relating to musical drama and opera.
- Having a light singing voice of modest range.
- Melodious.
- Lyrical.
- Of or relating to the lyre (or sometimes the harp).
- Of or relating to a writer of such poetry.
- (poetry) Of, or relating to a type of poetry (such as a sonnet or ode) that expresses subjective thoughts and feelings, often in a songlike style.
- used of a singer or singing voice that is light in volume and modest in range
- of or relating to a category of poetry that expresses emotion (often in a songlike way)
- relating to or being musical drama
- expressing deep emotion
verb
noun
- prose that resembles poetry
- (literature) A literary text written in the manner of prose—without the fixed lines, rhyme, and meter often characteristic of poetry—but nonetheless clearly possessing some of the distinctive attributes of poetry, such as lyrical language, evocation of feeling, vivid imagery, metaphor, and linguistic devices like assonance or alliteration.
noun
- the form or metrical composition of a poem
- the art or practice of writing verse
- a metrical adaptation of something (e.g., of a prose text)
- (biblical) The process by which the books of the Bible were divided into verses; a particular way of dividing biblical books into verses
- (poetry) The act, art, or practice of composing poetic verse; the construction or measure of verse or poetry; metrical composition.
noun
- a piece of poetry
- A thought expressed in verse; a verse; a poem; a tale told in verse.
- correspondence in the sounds of two or more lines (especially final sounds)
- (linguistics) The second part of a syllable, from the vowel on, as opposed to the onset.
- (informal, by extension, African-American Vernacular, hip hop, always plural) A rapper's oeuvre, lyricism or skill.
- (countable, uncountable) Rhyming verse (poetic form)
- (countable, in particular) A word that rhymes with another, in that it is pronounced identically with the other word from the vowel in its stressed syllable to the end.
- (uncountable) Rhyming: sameness of letters or sounds of part of some words.
- (countable) A word that rhymes with another.
- (informal, African-American Vernacular, hip hop) An instance of rapping; a rapped verse; a line or couple lines of rapping; a hip hop song.
verb
- compose rhymes
- be similar in sound, especially with respect to the last syllable
- (transitive) To place (a word or words) in such a way as to produce a rhyme or an approximation thereof.
- (intransitive, figurative, followed by with) To somewhat resemble or correspond with.
- (intransitive, followed by with) Of a word, to be pronounced identically with another from the vowel in its stressed syllable to the end.
- (ambitransitive) To compose or treat in verse; versify.
- (intransitive, of an utterance, text, etc.) To contain words that are pronounced identically to each other from the vowel in the stressed syllable to the end.
- (reciprocal, of two or more words) To be pronounced identically from the vowel in the stressed syllable of each to the end of each.
noun
noun
noun
noun
contraction
noun
- A verse (in poetry).
- 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.
- (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.
- One sixteenth of an inch.
- 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).
- One twelfth 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
- any communication resembling poetry in beauty or the evocation of feeling
- A poet's literary production.
- literature in metrical form
- (figurative) An artistic quality that appeals to or evokes the emotions, in any medium; something having such a quality.
- Literature composed in verse or language exhibiting conscious attention to patterns and rhythm.
noun
- a narrative poem of popular origin
- a narrative song with a recurrent refrain
- A share of the profits in a business.
- A ballad or sung poem; a short poem or narrative, usually intended to be sung.
- Arrangement or relationship; layout.
- (colloquial) A casual sexual partner.
- A lyrical, narrative poem written in octosyllabic couplets that often deals with tales of adventure and romance.
- The laying of eggs.
- (colloquial) An act of sexual intercourse.
- A lake.
- The direction a rope is twisted.
adj
verb
- put in a horizontal position
- put into a certain place or abstract location
- prepare or position for action or operation
- impose as a duty, burden, or punishment
- lay eggs
- (law) To state; to allege.
- (military) To point; to aim.
- To present or offer.
- simple past of lie (“to be oriented in a horizontal position, situated”)
- (printing) To place (new type) properly in the cases.
- (nautical) To take a position; to come or go.
- To place down in a position of rest, or in a horizontal position.
- To deposit (a stake) as a wager; to stake; to risk.
- To produce and deposit an egg or eggs.
- To impose (a burden, punishment, command, tax, etc.).
- (of e.g. wind) To subside or abate.
- To bet (that something is or is not the case).
- To prepare (a plan, project etc.); to set out, establish (a law, principle).
- (proscribed, see usage notes) To lie: to rest in a horizontal position on a surface.
- To impute; to charge; to allege.
- To produce and deposit (an egg or eggs).
- (slang) To have sex with.
- (Judaism, transitive) To don or put on (tefillin (phylacteries)).
- To install certain building materials, laying one thing on top of another.
- To apply; to put.
- (ropemaking) To put the strands of (a rope, a cable, etc.) in their proper places and twist or unite them.
- (printing) To place and arrange (pages) for a form upon the imposing stone.
noun
- (poetry) Trobar clus.
- (poetry) A type of poetry with regular structure, such as meter or a rhyming pattern.
- (mathematics) A form (expression) that does not use limits, implicitly or explicitly.
- (mathematics) A differential form whose exterior derivative is zero.
- Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see closed, form.
noun
- a lyric poet
- an ornamental caparison for a horse
- Specifically, Peruvian bark.
- (roleplaying games, fantasy) A class of character that typically focuses on charisma, magic and supporting other players; a fantasy fiction character inspired by this archetype.
- A piece of defensive (or, sometimes, ornamental) armor for a horse's neck, breast, and flanks; a barb. (Often in the plural.)
- The exterior covering of the trunk and branches of a tree; the rind.
- A professional poet and singer, like among the ancient Celts, whose occupation was to compose and sing verses in honor of the heroic achievements of princes and brave men.
- (by extension) A poet.
- Defensive armor formerly worn by a man at arms.
- (cooking) A thin slice of fat bacon used to cover any meat or game.
verb
noun
- Poetical composition; poetry; verse.
- A low price, especially one under the expected value; chiefly in for a song.
- A melodious sound made by a bird, insect, whale or other animal.
- The act or art of singing.
- (music) A musical composition with lyrics for voice or voices, performed by singing.
- (by extension) Any musical composition.
- (ornithology) The distinctive sound that a male bird utters to attract a mate or to protect his territory; contrasts with call; also, similar vocalisations made by female birds.
- a short musical composition with words
- a distinctive or characteristic sound
- the act of singing
- a very small sum
- the characteristic sound produced by a bird
noun
- Poetic form in general.
- a piece of poetry
- A poetic form with regular meter and a fixed rhyme scheme.
- (music) A portion of an anthem to be performed by a single voice to each part.
- One of several similar units of a song, consisting of several lines, generally rhymed.
- A small section of a holy book (Bible, Quran etc.)
- literature in metrical form
- a line of metrical text
verb
noun
- a brief stanza concluding certain forms of poetry
- someone sent on a mission to represent the interests of someone else
- a diplomat having less authority than an ambassador
- (poetry) Alternative spelling of envoi (“short stanza at end of poem”).
- A messenger.
- (law) A diplomatic agent of the second rank, next in status after an ambassador.
- A representative.
- A diplomat.
noun
- a series of poems or songs on the same theme
- A series of poems, songs or other works of art, typically longer than a trilogy.
- a wheeled vehicle that has two wheels and is moved by foot pedals
- a periodically repeated sequence of events
- the unit of frequency; one hertz has a periodic interval of one second (named for Heinrich Rudolph Hertz)
- a single complete execution of a periodically repeated phenomenon
- an interval during which a recurring sequence of events occurs
- An interval of space or time in which one set of events or phenomena is completed.
- An age; a long period of time.
- A pedal-powered vehicle, such as a unicycle, bicycle, or tricycle, or a motorized vehicle that has either two or three wheels.
- A process that returns to its beginning and then repeats itself in the same sequence.
- A complete rotation of anything.
- (topology, algebraic topology) A chain whose boundary is zero.
- (graph theory) A closed walk or path, with or without repeated vertices allowed.
- A programme on a washing machine, dishwasher, or other such device.
- (botany) One entire round in a circle or a spire.
- (weaponry) A discharge of a taser.
- (aviation) One take-off and landing of an aircraft, referring to a pressurisation cycle which places stresses on the fuselage.
- (usually plural) A hertz; cycle per second.
- An orderly list for a given time; a calendar.
- (sports) A scheduled period of time of weeks or months wherein a performance-enhancing substance or, by extension, supplement is applied, to be followed by another one where it is not or the dosage is lower.
- (baseball) A single, a double, a triple, and a home run hit by the same player in the same game.
- The members of the sequence formed by such a process.
- An imaginary circle or orbit in the heavens; one of the celestial spheres.
- (specifically and now usually) A bicycle.
verb
- cause to go through a recurring sequence
- ride a motorcycle
- ride a bicycle
- recur in repeating sequences
- pass through a cycle
- (electronics) To turn power off and back on
- To ride a bicycle or other cycle.
- To go through a cycle or to put through a cycle.
- (ice hockey) To maintain a team's possession of the puck in the offensive zone by handling and passing the puck in a loop from the boards near the goal up the side boards and passing to back to the boards near the goal
noun
- (poetry) A style that used imagery and symbolism to portray the poet's impressions.
- (music) A style that avoided traditional harmony, and sought to invoke the impressions of the composer.
- (art) An art movement characterized by visible brushstrokes, ordinary subject matter, and an emphasis on light and its changing qualities.
noun
- (poetry) A form of poetry utilising precise imagery and clear language.
- (philosophy) The theory that thinking is based on the formation of images in the mind.
- a movement by American and English poets early in the 20th century in reaction to Victorian sentimentality; used common speech in free verse with clear concrete imagery
noun
adj
- Of or relating to musical drama and opera.
- Having a light singing voice of modest range.
- Melodious.
- Lyrical.
- Of or relating to the lyre (or sometimes the harp).
- Of or relating to a writer of such poetry.
- (poetry) Of, or relating to a type of poetry (such as a sonnet or ode) that expresses subjective thoughts and feelings, often in a songlike style.
- used of a singer or singing voice that is light in volume and modest in range
- of or relating to a category of poetry that expresses emotion (often in a songlike way)
- relating to or being musical drama
- expressing deep emotion
verb
noun
- prose that resembles poetry
- (literature) A literary text written in the manner of prose—without the fixed lines, rhyme, and meter often characteristic of poetry—but nonetheless clearly possessing some of the distinctive attributes of poetry, such as lyrical language, evocation of feeling, vivid imagery, metaphor, and linguistic devices like assonance or alliteration.
noun
- the form or metrical composition of a poem
- the art or practice of writing verse
- a metrical adaptation of something (e.g., of a prose text)
- (biblical) The process by which the books of the Bible were divided into verses; a particular way of dividing biblical books into verses
- (poetry) The act, art, or practice of composing poetic verse; the construction or measure of verse or poetry; metrical composition.
noun
- a piece of poetry
- A thought expressed in verse; a verse; a poem; a tale told in verse.
- correspondence in the sounds of two or more lines (especially final sounds)
- (linguistics) The second part of a syllable, from the vowel on, as opposed to the onset.
- (informal, by extension, African-American Vernacular, hip hop, always plural) A rapper's oeuvre, lyricism or skill.
- (countable, uncountable) Rhyming verse (poetic form)
- (countable, in particular) A word that rhymes with another, in that it is pronounced identically with the other word from the vowel in its stressed syllable to the end.
- (uncountable) Rhyming: sameness of letters or sounds of part of some words.
- (countable) A word that rhymes with another.
- (informal, African-American Vernacular, hip hop) An instance of rapping; a rapped verse; a line or couple lines of rapping; a hip hop song.
verb
- compose rhymes
- be similar in sound, especially with respect to the last syllable
- (transitive) To place (a word or words) in such a way as to produce a rhyme or an approximation thereof.
- (intransitive, figurative, followed by with) To somewhat resemble or correspond with.
- (intransitive, followed by with) Of a word, to be pronounced identically with another from the vowel in its stressed syllable to the end.
- (ambitransitive) To compose or treat in verse; versify.
- (intransitive, of an utterance, text, etc.) To contain words that are pronounced identically to each other from the vowel in the stressed syllable to the end.
- (reciprocal, of two or more words) To be pronounced identically from the vowel in the stressed syllable of each to the end of each.
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noun
noun
noun
- A verse (in poetry).
- 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.
- (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.
- One sixteenth of an inch.
- 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).
- One twelfth 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
- any communication resembling poetry in beauty or the evocation of feeling
- A poet's literary production.
- literature in metrical form
- (figurative) An artistic quality that appeals to or evokes the emotions, in any medium; something having such a quality.
- Literature composed in verse or language exhibiting conscious attention to patterns and rhythm.
noun
- a narrative poem of popular origin
- a narrative song with a recurrent refrain
- A share of the profits in a business.
- A ballad or sung poem; a short poem or narrative, usually intended to be sung.
- Arrangement or relationship; layout.
- (colloquial) A casual sexual partner.
- A lyrical, narrative poem written in octosyllabic couplets that often deals with tales of adventure and romance.
- The laying of eggs.
- (colloquial) An act of sexual intercourse.
- A lake.
- The direction a rope is twisted.
adj
verb
- put in a horizontal position
- put into a certain place or abstract location
- prepare or position for action or operation
- impose as a duty, burden, or punishment
- lay eggs
- (law) To state; to allege.
- (military) To point; to aim.
- To present or offer.
- simple past of lie (“to be oriented in a horizontal position, situated”)
- (printing) To place (new type) properly in the cases.
- (nautical) To take a position; to come or go.
- To place down in a position of rest, or in a horizontal position.
- To deposit (a stake) as a wager; to stake; to risk.
- To produce and deposit an egg or eggs.
- To impose (a burden, punishment, command, tax, etc.).
- (of e.g. wind) To subside or abate.
- To bet (that something is or is not the case).
- To prepare (a plan, project etc.); to set out, establish (a law, principle).
- (proscribed, see usage notes) To lie: to rest in a horizontal position on a surface.
- To impute; to charge; to allege.
- To produce and deposit (an egg or eggs).
- (slang) To have sex with.
- (Judaism, transitive) To don or put on (tefillin (phylacteries)).
- To install certain building materials, laying one thing on top of another.
- To apply; to put.
- (ropemaking) To put the strands of (a rope, a cable, etc.) in their proper places and twist or unite them.
- (printing) To place and arrange (pages) for a form upon the imposing stone.
noun
- (poetry) Trobar clus.
- (poetry) A type of poetry with regular structure, such as meter or a rhyming pattern.
- (mathematics) A form (expression) that does not use limits, implicitly or explicitly.
- (mathematics) A differential form whose exterior derivative is zero.
- Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see closed, form.
noun
- a lyric poet
- an ornamental caparison for a horse
- Specifically, Peruvian bark.
- (roleplaying games, fantasy) A class of character that typically focuses on charisma, magic and supporting other players; a fantasy fiction character inspired by this archetype.
- A piece of defensive (or, sometimes, ornamental) armor for a horse's neck, breast, and flanks; a barb. (Often in the plural.)
- The exterior covering of the trunk and branches of a tree; the rind.
- A professional poet and singer, like among the ancient Celts, whose occupation was to compose and sing verses in honor of the heroic achievements of princes and brave men.
- (by extension) A poet.
- Defensive armor formerly worn by a man at arms.
- (cooking) A thin slice of fat bacon used to cover any meat or game.