lines
Definitions
Noun
- A formation of people or things one beside another
- A mark that is long relative to its width
- A formation of people or things one behind another
- A length (straight or curved) without breadth or thickness; the trace of a moving point
- Text consisting of a row of words written across a page or computer screen
- A single frequency (or very narrow band) of radiation in a spectrum
- A fortified position (especially one marking the most forward position of troops)
- A course of reasoning aimed at demonstrating a truth or falsehood; the methodical process of logical reasoning
- A conductor for transmitting electrical or optical signals or electric power
- A connected series of events or actions or developments
- A spatial location defined by a real or imaginary unidimensional extent
- A slight depression in the smoothness of a surface
- A pipe used to transport liquids or gases
- The road consisting of railroad track and roadbed
- A telephone connection
- Acting in conformity
- The descendants of one individual
- Something (as a cord or rope) that is long and thin and flexible
- The principal activity in your life that you do to earn money
- In games or sports; a mark indicating positions or bounds of the playing area
- (often plural) a means of communication or access
- A particular kind of product or merchandise
- A commercial organization serving as a common carrier
- Space for one line of print (one column wide and 1/14 inch deep) used to measure advertising
- The maximum credit that a customer is allowed
- A succession of notes forming a distinctive sequence
- Persuasive but insincere talk that is usually intended to deceive or impress
- A short personal letter
- A conceptual separation or distinction
- Mechanical system in a factory whereby an article is conveyed through sites at which successive operations are performed on it
Verb
- Be in line with; form a line along
- Cover the interior of
- Make a mark or lines on a surface
- Mark with lines
- Fill plentifully
- Reinforce with fabric
Fragment
Sounds Like
Spelled Like
Words That Follow
Words That Precede
Statistically Associated
Consonant Match
As a Fragment
Words that contain the term "lines".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | lines | 1 | 198 |
| 2 | loneliness | 3 | 9 |
| 3 | headlines | 2 | 7 |
| 4 | ugliness | 3 | 7 |
| 5 | declines | 2 | 6 |
| 6 | outlines | 2 | 6 |
| 7 | airlines | 2 | 5 |
| 8 | disciplines | 3 | 4 |
| 9 | friendliness | 3 | 4 |
| 10 | deadliness | 3 | 2 |
| 11 | holiness | 3 | 2 |
| 12 | liveliness | 3 | 2 |
| 13 | timeliness | 3 | 2 |
| 14 | balinese | 3 | 1 |
| 15 | deadlines | 2 | 1 |
| 16 | guidelines | 2 | 1 |
| 17 | orderliness | 4 | 1 |
| 18 | sidelines | 2 | 1 |
| 19 | slovenliness | 4 | 1 |
| 20 | storylines | 3 | 1 |
| 21 | airlines' | 2 | 0 |
| 22 | alines | 2 | 0 |
| 23 | baselines | 2 | 0 |
| 24 | bloodlines | 2 | 0 |
| 25 | bylines | 2 | 0 |
| 26 | cleanliness | 3 | 0 |
| 27 | clines | 1 | 0 |
| 28 | clines's | 2 | 0 |
| 29 | coastlines | 2 | 0 |
| 30 | datelines | 2 | 0 |
| 31 | felines | 2 | 0 |
| 32 | gasolines | 3 | 0 |
| 33 | ghastliness | 3 | 0 |
| 34 | glines | 1 | 0 |
| 35 | hemlines | 2 | 0 |
| 36 | hotlines | 2 | 0 |
| 37 | inclines | 2 | 0 |
| 38 | lifelines | 2 | 0 |
| 39 | lines' | 1 | 0 |
| 40 | niggardliness | 4 | 0 |
| 41 | nightlines | 2 | 0 |
| 42 | opalines | 3 | 0 |
| 43 | pipelines | 2 | 0 |
| 44 | pipelines' | 2 | 0 |
| 45 | reclines | 2 | 0 |
| 46 | silliness | 3 | 0 |
| 47 | skylines | 2 | 0 |
| 48 | strandlines | 2 | 0 |
| 49 | timelines | 2 | 0 |
| 50 | underlines | 3 | 0 |
| 51 | villines | 2 | 0 |
| 52 | worldliness | 3 | 0 |
Sounds Like
Words that sound like the term "lines".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | plans | 1 | 113 |
| 2 | loans | 1 | 32 |
| 3 | planes | 1 | 26 |
| 4 | plains | 1 | 14 |
| 5 | lens | 1 | 12 |
| 6 | learns | 1 | 10 |
| 7 | lawns | 1 | 5 |
| 8 | sloan's | 1 | 5 |
| 9 | lanes | 1 | 4 |
| 10 | clowns | 1 | 2 |
| 11 | allen's | 2 | 1 |
| 12 | cleans | 1 | 1 |
| 13 | elaine's | 2 | 1 |
| 14 | leans | 1 | 1 |
| 15 | liens | 1 | 1 |
| 16 | linz | 1 | 1 |
| 17 | plan's | 1 | 1 |
| 18 | alan's | 2 | 0 |
| 19 | aligns | 2 | 0 |
| 20 | alines | 2 | 0 |
| 21 | allens | 2 | 0 |
| 22 | clans | 1 | 0 |
| 23 | cleanse | 1 | 0 |
| 24 | clines | 1 | 0 |
| 25 | clones | 1 | 0 |
| 26 | clones' | 1 | 0 |
| 27 | ellan's | 2 | 0 |
| 28 | ellen's | 2 | 0 |
| 29 | glanz | 1 | 0 |
| 30 | glenn's | 1 | 0 |
| 31 | glens | 1 | 0 |
| 32 | glines | 1 | 0 |
| 33 | glunz | 1 | 0 |
| 34 | klan's | 1 | 0 |
| 35 | klans | 1 | 0 |
| 36 | klein's | 1 | 0 |
| 37 | lane's | 1 | 0 |
| 38 | lanz | 1 | 0 |
| 39 | leins | 1 | 0 |
| 40 | lenz | 1 | 0 |
| 41 | line's | 1 | 0 |
| 42 | lines' | 1 | 0 |
| 43 | lins | 1 | 0 |
| 44 | llanes | 1 | 0 |
| 45 | loan's | 1 | 0 |
| 46 | loans' | 1 | 0 |
| 47 | lohnes | 1 | 0 |
| 48 | lones | 1 | 0 |
| 49 | lons | 1 | 0 |
| 50 | loons | 1 | 0 |
| 51 | lunz | 1 | 0 |
| 52 | lynes | 1 | 0 |
| 53 | lynn's | 1 | 0 |
| 54 | olin's | 2 | 0 |
| 55 | plaines | 1 | 0 |
| 56 | plane's | 1 | 0 |
| 57 | planes' | 1 | 0 |
| 58 | plans' | 1 | 0 |
Spelled Like
Words that are spelled similarly to the term "lines".
Words That Follow
Words that often follow the term "lines" in a sentence.
Words That Precede
Words that often precede the term "lines" in a sentence.
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | railway lines | 2 | 3 |
| 2 | blockhouse lines | 2 | 2 |
Statistically Associated
Words that are statistically associated with "lines" in the same piece of text.
Consonant Match
Words that contain the same consonants as the term "lines".
Results:
Term
Definitions: 36
Fragments: 52
Sound Alikes: 58
Spelled Like: 20
Words that Follow: 3
Words that Precede: 2
Statistically Associated: 3
Consonant Matches: 17
Freq: The frequency is a relative score of how often the word appears in standard English text.
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