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linea long narrow mark or band

Part of speech: NOUN

Definition: a long narrow mark or band

Pronunciation (IPA): /laɪn/

Example Sentences

  • The teacher told the students to color inside the lines, but Tommy turned his worksheet into abstract art.
  • She waited in line for three hours to buy the new iPhone.
  • My fishing line got tangled, and now it looks like a bowl of spaghetti.

line

NOUN

[/laɪn/]

a long narrow mark or band

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🎤Pronunciation

🇺🇸 US/laɪn/
🇬🇧 UK/laɪn/

🌳Etymology

Rootline

🎵Rhyme

minefinewinespine
mine
fine
wine
spine

🔗Collocations

stand in line
draw a line
cross the line
bottom line
phone line
production line

📝Examples

😄 Fun example

The teacher told the students to color inside the lines, but Tommy turned his worksheet into abstract art.

She waited in line for three hours to buy the new iPhone.

😄 Fun example

My fishing line got tangled, and now it looks like a bowl of spaghetti.

The assembly line workers produce 500 cars per day.

📚Related Words

Synonyms

rowqueuestripeboundarycord

Antonyms

curvecircledisorder

Related

linearalignmentsequenceborderoutline

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