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noun / verb

line

LYNE/laɪn/

A narrow continuous path extending in a direction.

A long ink line crosses the sheet beside the pen.

A single long narrow dark ink line crosses a clean sheet beside the pen that drew it; literal mark sense.
Etymology
lineLatinlinen thread; string; line

Latin linea named a linen thread or cord. A builder's cord provided the bridge to a thread-like mark, and a straight arrangement of things likewise became a line.

In context

Wood and Shop5:19
draw a line or use your marking knife to make a tick mark on both sides of the of where the Tenon is then take a combination square and simply scribe a straight line down there
How to Make Mortise and Tenon Joints with Hand Tools

More examples

  • The fence follows the property line.
  • We wait in line outside the bakery.
  • He reels in his fishing line.
  • Tall trees line both sides of the road.

Forms

line · lines · lined · lining

linear adjective — Arranged in or resembling a straight line.

Similar words

mark
Any visible spot or shape, not necessarily long and narrow.
stroke
A mark made by one movement of a writing tool.
streak
A narrow band that often has uneven or blurred edges.