dovetail
garter
oblique
dovetailed
baguette
cuneal
wedge-shaped
cuneiform
fly line
funambulatory
gooseneck
rivulose
trestlewise
diagonal
becket
kackling
chord
lineation
geometrical
plumb line
flanch
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omphaloid
flanging
pin
waterline
outline
bridlepath
wedgelike
downstrike
hash mark
hairline
neck
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lye
wavily
striated
Gregg Shorthand
dimeter
gangion
feazings
snakeline
reef point
clip
ribbon
jewel-neck
riband
running knot
thread
fishing line
bight
hamiform
string
reedy
embowment
corymbose
tzitzit
gore
tracery
foresheet
chalk line
ropeline
fringent
cuneate
crosswedge
linelet
foot-shaped
fence line
blocklike
strip
reedlike
curve
bevel
boat neckline
nupur
sealine
inclave
dring
cowlneck
heterophyletic
caudoversion
sideline
lashline
circumference
tightwire
line
border
mete
curvilinear
nip
boundary line
borderline
delimitation
Matthew Walker
obijime
slip knot
pocket
dovetailed
cuneal
wedge-shaped
cuneiform
funambulatory
rivulose
diagonal
geometrical
plumb
omphaloid
wedgelike
curviform
striated
hamiform
reedy
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fringent
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foot-shaped
blocklike
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bevel
inclave
heterophyletic
curvilinear
trestlewise
wavily
dovetail
garter
oblique
baguette
fly line
gooseneck
becket
kackling
chord
lineation
plumb line
flanch
flanging
pin
waterline
outline
bridlepath
downstrike
hash mark
hairline
neck
lye
dimeter
gangion
feazings
snakeline
reef point
clip
ribbon
jewel-neck
riband
running knot
thread
fishing line
bight
string
embowment
tzitzit
gore
tracery
foresheet
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ropeline
crosswedge
linelet
fence line
strip
curve
boat neckline
nupur
sealine
dring
cowlneck
caudoversion
sideline
lashline
circumference
tightwire
border
mete
nip
boundary line
borderline
delimitation
Matthew Walker
obijime
slip knot
pocket
line
noun
- A line resembling a dovetail joint (sense 2.1).
- In full dovetail joint: a type of joint where adjoining components are fastened by multiple tenons cut into wedge shapes resembling a dove's tail, which interlock with mortises having corresponding shapes.
- The tail of a dove (family Columbidae); also, something having the shape of a dove's tail.
- A tenon cut into a wedge shape resembling a dove's tail so that it interlocks with a mortise having a corresponding shape in a dovetail joint.
verb
noun
verb
- To deviate from a perpendicular line; to become askew;
- To slant (text, etc.) at an angle.
- To march in a direction oblique to the line of the column or platoon; — formerly accomplished by oblique steps, now by direct steps, the men half-facing either to the right or left.
adj
- Having the base of the blade asymmetrical, with one side lower than the other.
- Disingenuous; underhand; morally corrupt.
- Not direct in descent; not following the line of father and son; collateral.
- Pertaining to the oblique case (non-nominative).
- Not erect or perpendicular; not parallel to, or at right angles from, the base.
- Growing at an angle that is neither vertical nor horizontal.
- Indirect; employing the actual words of the speaker but as related by a third person, having the first person in pronoun and verb converted into the third person and adverbs of present time into the past, etc.
- Not straightforward; obscure or confusing.
- Employing oblique motion, motion or progression in which one part (voice) stays on the same note while another ascends or descends.
noun
- A narrow, relatively long rectangular shape.
- One of the minute bodies seen in the divided nucleoli of some Infusoria after conjugation.
- A small molding, like the astragal, but smaller; a bead.
- A gem cut in such a shape.
- A French person, or a person of French descent.
- A variety of bread that is long and narrow in shape.
adj
- Having slanted or oblique lines or markings.
- Having a slanted or oblique direction.
- Of or related to the cater-corner (diagonally opposite) legs of a quadruped, whether the front left and back right or front right and back left.
- Joining two nonadjacent vertices (of a polygon or polyhedron).
noun
noun
- A short piece of rope spliced to form a circle
- A loop of rope with a knot at one end to catch in an eye at the other end. Used to secure oars etc. at their place.
- A spade for digging turf in the Fens.
- A method of joining fabric, for example the doors of a tent, by interlacing loops of cord (beckets) through eyelet holes and adjacent loops.
- An eye in the end of a rope.
- The clevis of a pulley block.
- A pocket in clothing.
- A loop of thread, typically braided, attached at each end to a jacket. Used to pass through the brooch bar of medals to affix them to the jacket without damaging it.
noun
- An imaginary line from the luff of a sail to its leech.
- A straight line between two points of a curve.
- A section of subsidiary railway track that interconnects two primary tracks that cross at different levels, to permit traffic to flow between them.
- The distance between the leading and trailing edge of a wing, measured in the direction of the normal airflow.
- A keyboard shortcut that involves two or more distinct keypresses, such as Ctrl+M followed by P.
- A harmonic set of three or more notes that is heard as if sounding simultaneously.
- A horizontal member of a truss.
- A cord.
- An edge that is not part of a cycle but connects two vertices of the cycle.
- The string of a musical instrument.
verb
adj
- Truly vertical, as indicated by a plumb line.
- Describing an LBW where the batsman is hit on the pads directly in front of their wicket and should be given out.
noun
- A little mass of lead, or the like, attached to a line, and used by builders, etc., to indicate a vertical direction.
- A weight on the end of a long line, used by sailors to determine the depth of water.
- The perpendicular direction or position.
adv
verb
- To attach to a water supply and drain.
- To use a plumb bob as a measuring or aligning tool.
- To think about or explore in depth, to get to the bottom of, especially to plumb the depths of.
- To accurately align vertically or horizontally.
- To work as a plumber.
- To determine the depth, generally of a liquid; to sound.
- To fall or sink like a plummet.
- To position vertically above or below.
noun
- The tenon of a dovetail joint.
- A piece of jewellery that is attached to clothing with a pin.
- The spot at the exact centre of the target, originally a literal pin that fastened the target in place.
- A cylinder often of wood or metal used to fasten or as a bearing between two parts.
- A simple accessory that can be attached to clothing with a pin or fastener, often round and bearing a design, logo or message, and used for decoration, identification or to show political affiliation, etc.
- Any of the individual connecting elements of a multipole electrical connector.
- The flagstick: the flag-bearing pole which marks the location of a hole
- A peg in musical instruments for increasing or relaxing the tension of the strings.
- A thing of small value; a trifle.
- A size of brewery cask, equal to half a firkin, or eighth of a barrel.
- A pinball machine.
- One of a row of pegs in the side of an ancient drinking cup to mark how much each person should drink.
- The spot at the exact centre of the house (the target area)
- A short shaft, sometimes forming a bolt, a part of which serves as a journal.
- The victory condition of holding the opponent's shoulders on the wrestling mat for a prescribed period of time.
- A needle without an eye (usually) made of drawn-out steel wire with one end sharpened and the other flattened or rounded into a head, used for fastening.
- Either a scenario in which moving a lesser piece to escape from attack would expose a more valuable piece to being taken instead, or one where moving a piece is impossible as it would place the king in check.
- A small cylindrical object which blocks the rotation of a pin-tumbler lock when the incorrect key is inserted.
- A small nail with a head and a sharp point.
- A slender object specially designed for use in a specific game or sport, such as skittles or bowling.
- A leg.
verb
- To attach (an icon, application, message etc.) to another item so that it persists.
- To cause an analog gauge to reach the stop pin at the high end of the range.
- To enclose; to confine; to pen; to pound.
- To fix (an array in memory, a security certificate, etc.) so that it cannot be modified.
- To cause (a piece) to be in a pin.
- To pin down (someone).
- To fasten or attach (something) with a pin.
noun
- A horizontal line indicating the shape of an airfoil.
- A line showing where the water has been, usually a line separating dry land and wet areas; a watermark or tidemark.
- A line formed by the surface of the water on the hull of a ship when she is afloat; any of a series of short lines marked on the hull to show where the waterline would be under different loadings.
- The inner rim of the eyelid, just behind the lash line; primarily used in reference to the application of eyeliner.
noun
noun
- A line that is drawn with a downward stroke.
- A variety of various devices that operates primarily by a downward striking action.
- A downward plucking motion on a stringed instrument.
- A blow by a hand or weapon that occurs with a downward striking motion.
- A type of manual typewriter that causes the letters to print on the downstroke of the keys and retract as the key rises.
- A bolt of lightning that touches ground.
- A (usually unintended) branch of current that arcs downward to ground.
- A downstroke; a downward movement that terminates in striking something.
adj
verb
- To move downward in a stiking motion.
- To go in a downward direction.
- To arc to ground in a downstrike.
- To dismay, reject, demote, or render lowly.
- To strike from above.
- To play a stringed instrument with a downward plucking motion.
- To point (finish a joint) by pressing mortar in at the bottom.
- To strike down; to knock down, kill, or cripple.
adv
noun
- a narrow part of an artifact that resembles a neck in position or form
- the part of an organism (human or animal) that connects the head to the rest of the body
- a narrow elongated projecting strip of land
- a cut of meat from the neck of an animal
- an opening in a garment for the neck of the wearer; a part of the garment near the wearer's neck
verb
noun
- A projecting flange on the upper edge of a horseshoe, turned up so as to embrace the lower part of the hoof; a toe clip or beak.
- A gaff or hook for landing the fish, as in salmon fishing.
- A frame containing a number of rounds of ammunition which is intended to be inserted into an internal magazine of a firearm to allow for rapid reloading.
- A newspaper clipping.
- A section of video taken from a film, broadcast, or other longer video
- An act of clipping, such as a haircut.
- The product of a single shearing of sheep.
- The condition of something, its state.
- A removable magazine of a firearm.
- A blow with the hand (often in the set phrase clip round the ear)
- Something which clips or grasps; a device for attaching one object to another.
- An unspecified, but normally understood as rapid, speed or pace.
- A season's crop of wool.
verb
- To curtail; to cut short.
- To grip tightly.
- To move (through or into) (a rendered object or barrier).
- To strike with the hand.
- to grab or take stealthily
- To cut off a signal level at a certain maximum value.
- To cut, especially with scissors or shears as opposed to a knife etc.
- To collect signatures, generally with the use of a clipboard.
- To discard (an occluded part of a model or scene) rather than waste resources on rendering it.
- To hit or strike, especially in passing.
- To perform an illegal tackle, throwing the body across the back of an opponent's leg or hitting him from the back below the waist while moving up from behind unless the opponent is a runner or the action is in close line play.
- To fasten with a clip.
- To cheat, swindle, or fleece.
noun
noun
- A stringcourse.
- A length of nylon or other material on the head of a racquet.
- The members of a sports team or squad regarded as most likely to achieve success. (Perhaps metaphorical as the "strings" that hold the squad together.) Often first string, second string etc.
- In various games and competitions, a certain number of turns at play, of rounds, etc.
- An ordered sequence of text characters stored consecutively in memory and capable of being processed as a single entity.
- A stringed instrument.
- The main object of study in string theory, a branch of theoretical physics.
- The conditions and limitations in a contract collectively.
- An inside range of ceiling planks, corresponding to the sheer strake on the outside and bolted to it.
- Part of the game of billiards, where the order of the play is determined by testing who can get a ball closest to the bottom rail by shooting it onto the end rail.
- A segment of wire (typically made of plastic or metal) or other material used as vibrating element on a musical instrument.
- A series of items or events.
- The buttons strung on a wire by which the score is kept.
- A thread or cord on which a number of objects or parts are strung or arranged in close and orderly succession; hence, a line or series of things arranged on a thread, or as if so arranged.
- A column of drill pipe that transmits drilling fluid (via the mud pumps) and torque (via the kelly drive or top drive) to the drill bit.
- A strip, as of leather, by which the covers of a book are held together.
- A thread
- The tough fibrous substance that unites the valves of the pericarp of leguminous plants.
- The stringed instruments as a section of an orchestra, especially those played by a bow, or the persons playing those instruments.
- A long, thin and flexible structure made from threads twisted together.
- A cohesive substance taking the form of a string.
- The line from behind and over which the cue ball must be played after being out of play, as by being pocketed or knocked off the table; also called the string line.
- A drove of horses, or a group of racehorses kept by one owner or at one stable.
- Such a structure considered as a substance.
- A small, filamentous ramification of a metallic vein.
- Cannabis or marijuana.
- The points made in a game of billiards.
- Synonym of stable (“group of prostitutes managed by one pimp”)
verb
- To form into a string or strings, as a substance which is stretched, or people who are moving along, etc.
- To drive the ball against the end of the table and back, in order to determine which player is to open the game.
- To deliberately state that a certain bird is present when it is not; to knowingly mislead other birders about the occurrence of a bird, especially a rarity; to misidentify a common bird as a rare species.
- To put strings on (something).
- To put (items) on a string.
noun
- One of the abatements, made of two inwardly curved lines, meeting in the fesse point.
- Dirt; mud; filth.
- A projecting point.
- A triangular or rhomboid piece of fabric, especially one forming part of a three-dimensional surface such as a sail, skirt, hot-air balloon, etc.ᵂᵖ
- A triangular piece of land where roads meet.
- Murder, bloodshed, violence.
- A small piece of land left unincorporated due to competing surveys or a surveying error.
- The curved surface that lies between two close lines of longitude on a globe
- An elastic gusset for providing a snug fit in a shoe.
- Blood, especially that from a wound when thickened due to exposure to the air.
verb
noun
- a relatively long narrow piece of something
- artifact consisting of a narrow flat piece of material
- an airfield without normal airport facilities
- a sequence of drawings telling a story in a newspaper or comic book
- thin piece of wood or metal
- a form of erotic entertainment in which a dancer gradually undresses to music
verb
- take away possessions from someone
- get undressed
- remove the surface from
- remove substances from by a percolating liquid
- lay bare
- steal goods; take as spoils
- remove all contents or possession from, or empty completely
- strip the cured leaves from
- remove the thread (of screws)
- remove a constituent from a liquid
- take off or remove
- draw the last milk (of cows)
- remove (someone's or one's own) clothes
noun
- A gentle bend, such as in a road.
- A grading system based on the scale of performance of a group used to normalize a right-skewed grade distribution (with more lower scores) into a bell curve, so that more can receive higher grades, regardless of their actual knowledge of the subject.
- An algebraic curve; a polynomial relation of the planar coordinates.
- A one-dimensional figure of non-zero length; the graph of a continuous map from a one-dimensional space.
- A one-dimensional continuum.
- A simple figure containing no straight portions and no angles; a curved line.
- The attractive shape of a woman's body.
- A continuous map from a one-dimensional space to a multidimensional space.
verb
adj
noun
- A die used for cheating, having some sides slightly rounded instead of flat.
- An instrument consisting of two rules or arms, jointed together at one end, and opening to any angle, for adjusting the surfaces of work to the same or a given inclination; a bevel square.
- An edge that is canted, one that is not a 90-degree angle; a chamfer.
verb
noun
noun
- A line at the side of something.
- A line for hobbling an animal by connecting the fore and the hind feet of the same side.
- Something that is additional or extra or that exists around the edges or margins of a main item.
- Usually in the plural: the area outside the playing field beyond each sideline.
- The outside or perimeter of any activity.
- A line defining the side boundary of a playing field. Used in Canadian football, field lacrosse and basketball.
- A secondary road, especially a byroad at right angles to a main road.
verb
noun
verb
- To form a line along.
- To reinforce (the back of a book) with glue and glued scrap material such as fabric or paper.
- To mark with a line or lines; to cover with lines.
- To fill or supply (something), as a purse with money.
- To place persons or things along the side of for security or defense; to strengthen by adding; to fortify.
- To place (objects) into a line (usually used with "up"); to form into a line; to align.
- To align (one or more switches) to direct a train onto a particular track.
- To read or repeat line by line.
- To track (wild bees) to their nest by following their line of flight.
- To hit a line drive; to hit a line drive which is caught for an out. Compare fly and ground.
- To measure.
- To cover the inner surface of (something), originally especially with linen.
noun
- A circle of latitude or of longitude, as represented on a map.
- A sentence of dialogue, especially in a play, movie, or the like.
- 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 verse (in poetry).
- One fortieth of an inch.
- The goal line.
- An edge of a graph.
- A series of notes forming a certain part (such as the bass or melody) of a greater work.
- An infinitely extending one-dimensional figure that has no curvature; one that has length but not breadth or thickness.
- A maxwell, a unit of magnetic flux.
- The equator.
- A vascular catheter.
- 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.
- A particular path taken by a vehicle when driving a bend or corner in the road.
- A long tape or ribbon marked with units for measuring; a tape measure.
- The position in which the fencers hold their swords.
- a set composed of a spike, a drip chamber, a clamp, a Y-injection site, a three-way stopcock and a catheter.
- A hose or pipe, of any size.
- A letter, a written form of communication.
- A line segment; a continuous finite segment of such a figure.
- A trench or rampart, or the non-physical demarcation of the extent of the territory occupied by specified forces.
- A connected series of public conveyances, as a roadbed or railway track; and hence, an established arrangement for forwarding merchandise, etc.
- A threadlike crease or wrinkle marking the face, hand, or body; hence, a characteristic mark.
- 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 regular infantry of an army, as distinguished from militia, guards, volunteer corps, cavalry, artillery, etc.
- A lie or exaggeration, especially one told to gain another's approval or prevent losing it.
- A tsarist-era Russian unit of measure, approximately equal to one tenth of an English inch, used especially when measuring the calibre of firearms.
- A population of cells derived from a single cell and containing the same genetic makeup.
- The official, stated position (or set of positions) of an individual or group, particularly a political or religious faction.
- Direction, path.
- A group of people born in a certain year (liners).
- Proper relative position or adjustment (of parts, not as to design or proportion, but with reference to smooth working).
- The batter's box.
- A series or succession of ancestors or descendants of a given person; a family or race; compare lineage.
- The exterior limit of a figure or territory: a boundary, contour, or outline; a demarcation.
- That which was measured by a line, such as a field or any piece of land set apart; hence, allotted place of abode.
- Course of conduct, thought, occupation, or policy; method of argument; department of industry, trade, or intellectual activity.
- A rope, cord, string, or thread, 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
- One of the straight horizontal and parallel prolonged strokes on and between which the notes are placed.
- The wire connecting one telegraphic station with another, a telephone or internet cable between two points: a telephone or network connection.
- One sixteenth of an inch.
- One twelfth of an inch.
- A path through two or more points (compare ‘segment’); a continuous mark, including as made by a pen; any path, curved or straight.
- A clothesline.
- The horizontal path of a ball towards the batsman (see also length).
- Information about or understanding of something. (Mostly restricted to the expressions get a line on, have a line on, and give a line on.)
- Lineament; feature; figure (of one's body).
- A number of shares taken by a jobber.
- A small path-shaped portion or serving of a powdery illegal drug, especially cocaine.
- A group of forwards that play together.
- A set of products or services sold by a business, or by extension, the business itself.
noun
- A short turn in a rope.
- A hamburger.
- A more or less gradual thinning out of a stratum.
- Briskly cold weather.
- A playful bite.
- A small cut, or a cutting off the end.
- A small quantity of something edible or a potable liquor.
- A nipple, usually of a woman.
- A pinch with the nails or teeth.
- A seizing or closing in upon; a pinching
- A blast; a killing of the ends of plants by frost.
- The place of intersection where one roll touches another
- A biting sarcasm; a taunt.
verb
- To squeeze or pinch.
- To annoy, as by nipping.
- To make a quick, short journey or errand, usually a round trip.
- To blast, as by frost; to check the growth or vigor of; to destroy.
- To catch and enclose or compress tightly between two surfaces, or points which are brought together or closed; to pinch; to close in upon.
- To taunt.
- To benumb [e.g., cheeks, fingers, nose] by severe cold.
- To remove by pinching, biting, or cutting with two meeting edges of anything; to clip.
noun
- (bowling) the space between the headpin and the pins behind it on the right or left
- a small pouch inside a garment for carrying small articles
- an enclosed space
- a supply of money
- a hollow concave shape made by removing something
- a local region of low pressure or descending air that causes a plane to lose height suddenly
- a small isolated group of people
- (anatomy) saclike structure in any of various animals (as a marsupial or gopher or pelican)
- an opening at the corner or on the side of a billiard table into which billiard balls are struck
verb
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