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line (n):
the principal activity in your life that you do to earn money
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he's not in my line of business

line (n):
acting in conformity
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in line with.
he got out of line.
toe the line

line (n):
a conductor for transmitting electrical or optical signals or electric power

line (n):
something (as a cord or rope) that is long and thin and flexible
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a washing line

line (n):
the road consisting of railroad track and roadbed

line (n):
a commercial organization serving as a common carrier

line (n):
a particular kind of product or merchandise
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a nice line of shoes

line (n):
mechanical system in a factory whereby an article is conveyed through sites at which successive operations are performed on it

line (n):
a pipe used to transport liquids or gases
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a pipeline runs from the wells to the seaport

line (n):
a telephone connection

line (n):
a conceptual separation or distinction
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there is a narrow line between sanity and insanity

line (n):
a course of reasoning aimed at demonstrating a truth or falsehood; the methodical process of logical reasoning
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I can't follow your line of reasoning

line (n):
(often plural) a means of communication or access
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it must go through official channels.
lines of communication were set up between the two firms

line (n):
a short personal letter
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drop me a line when you get there

line (n):
a mark that is long relative to its width
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He drew a line on the chart

line (n):
text consisting of a row of words written across a page or computer screen
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the letter consisted of three short lines.
there are six lines in every stanza

line (n):
persuasive but insincere talk that is usually intended to deceive or impress
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`let me show you my etchings' is a rather worn line.
he has a smooth line but I didn't fall for it.
that salesman must have practiced his fast line of talk

line (n):
a succession of notes forming a distinctive sequence
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she was humming an air from Beethoven

line (n):
the descendants of one individual
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his entire lineage has been warriors

line (n):
a connected series of events or actions or developments
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the government took a firm course.
historians can only point out those lines for which evidence is available

line (n):
a formation of people or things one behind another
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the line stretched clear around the corner.
you must wait in a long line at the checkout counter

line (n):
a formation of people or things one beside another
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the line of soldiers advanced with their bayonets fixed.
they were arrayed in line of battle.
the cast stood in line for the curtain call

line (n):
a spatial location defined by a real or imaginary unidimensional extent

line (n):
in games or sports; a mark indicating positions or bounds of the playing area

line (n):
a fortified position (especially one marking the most forward position of troops)
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they attacked the enemy's line

line (n):
a single frequency (or very narrow band) of radiation in a spectrum

line (n):
the maximum credit that a customer is allowed

line (n):
space for one line of print (one column wide and 1/14 inch deep) used to measure advertising

line (n):
a length (straight or curved) without breadth or thickness; the trace of a moving point

line (n):
a slight depression in the smoothness of a surface
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his face has many lines.
ironing gets rid of most wrinkles

line (v):
make a mark or lines on a surface
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draw a line.
trace the outline of a figure in the sand

line (v):
reinforce with fabric
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lined books are more enduring

line (v):
fill plentifully
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line one's pockets

line (v):
cover the interior of
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line the gloves.
line a chimney

line (v):
mark with lines
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sorrow had lined his face

line (v):
be in line with; form a line along
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trees line the riverbank

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make hay while the sun shines

Su akarken testiyi doldur, fırsat varken yapmak.

If you have an opportunity to do something, do it before the opportunity expires.

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