Bee line () The shortest line from one place to another, like that of a bee to its hive when loaded with honey |
Drive (v. t.) To impel or urge onward by force in a direction away from one, or along before one |
Drive (v. t.) To urge on and direct the motions of, as the beasts which draw a vehicle, or the vehicle borne by them |
Drive (v. t.) To urge, impel, or hurry forward |
Drive (v. t.) To carry or |
Drive (v. t.) To clear, by forcing away what is contained. |
Drive (v. t.) To dig Horizontally |
Drive (v. t.) To pass away |
Drive (v. i.) To rush and press with violence |
Drive (v. i.) To be forced along |
Drive (v. i.) To go by carriage |
Drive (v. i.) To press forward |
Drive (v. i.) To distrain for rent. |
Drive (p. p.) Driven. |
Drive (n.) The act of driving |
Drive (n.) A place suitable or agreeable for driving |
Drive (n.) Violent or rapid motion |
Drive (n.) In type founding and forging, an impression or matrix, formed by a punch drift. |
Drive (n.) A collection of objects that are driven |
Fraunhofer lines () The lines of the spectrun |
Full-drive (adv.) With full speed. |
Gunter's line () A logarithmic line on Gunter's scale, used for performing the multiplication and division of numbers mechanically by the dividers |
Line (n.) Flax |
Line (n.) The longer and finer fiber of flax. |
Line (v. t.) To cover the inner surface of |
Line (v. t.) To put something in the inside of |
Line (v. t.) To place persons or things along the side of for security or defense |
Line (v. t.) To impregnate |
Line (n.) A linen thread or string |
Line (n.) A more or less threadlike mark of pen, pencil, or graver |
Line (n.) The course followed by anything in motion |
Line (n.) Direction |
Line (n.) A row of letters, words, etc., written or printed |
Line (n.) A short letter |
Line (n.) A verse, or the words which form a certain number of feet, according to the measure. |
Line (n.) Course of conduct, thought, occupation, or policy |
Line (n.) That which has length, but not breadth or thickness. |
Line (n.) The exterior limit of a figure, plat, or territory |
Line (n.) A threadlike crease marking the face or the hand |
Line (n.) Lineament |
Line (n.) A straight row |
Line (n.) A series or succession of ancestors or descendants of a given person |
Line (n.) A connected series of public conveyances, and hence, an established arrangement for forwarding merchandise, etc. |
Line (n.) A circle of latitude or of longitude, as represented on a map. |
Line (n.) The equator |
Line (n.) A long tape, or a narrow ribbon of steel, etc., marked with subdivisions, as feet and inches, for measuring |
Line (n.) A measuring line or cord. |
Line (n.) That which was measured by a line, as a field or any piece of land set apart |
Line (n.) Instruction |
Line (n.) The proper relative position or adjustment of parts, not as to design or proportion, but with reference to smooth working |
whole unit | an assemblage of parts that is regarded as a single entity, how big is that part compared to the whole?, the team is a unit |
drive thrust driving force | the act of applying force to propel something, after reaching the desired velocity the drive is cut off |
liner line drive | (baseball) a hit that flies straight out from the batter, the batter hit a liner to the shortstop |
line-drive single line single | a single resulting from a line drive |
line-drive double line double | a double resulting from a line drive |
line-drive triple line triple | a triple resulting from a line drive |
Bertillon system | a system or procedure for identifying persons |
drive-by killing | homicide committed by shooting from a moving automobile |
drive-by shooting | shooting someone from a car as it is driven past the victim |
drive ride | a journey in a vehicle (usually an automobile), he took the family for a drive in his new car |
cattle drive | driving a bovine herd (as cows or bulls or steers) |
drive | the act of driving a herd of animals overland |
buddy system | a cooperative practice of pairing two or more people together for mutual assistance or safety (especially in recreational swimming) |
line of least resistance path of least resistance | the easiest way, In marrying him she simply took the path of least resistance |
avocation by-line hobby pursuit sideline spare-time activity | an auxiliary activity |
drive | (sports) a hard straight return (as in tennis or squash) |
forehand drive | (sports) hard straight return made on the forehand side (as in tennis or badminton or squash) |
backhand drive | a hard straight return made on the backhand side |
drive driving | hitting a golf ball off of a tee with a driver, he sliced his drive out of bounds |
occupation business job line of work line | the principal activity in your life that you do to earn money, he's not in my line of business |
linebacker line backer | (American football) the position of a defensive football player who plays close behind the line of scrimmage |
campaign cause crusade drive movement effort | a series of actions advancing a principle or tending toward a particular end, he supported populist campaigns, they worked in the cause of world peace, the team was ready for a drive toward the pennant, the movement to end slavery, contributed to the war effort |
fundaising campaign fundaising drive fundaising effort | a campaign to raise money for some cause |
field field of operation line of business | a particular kind of commercial enterprise, they are outstanding in their field |
line of duty | all that is normally required in some area of responsibility |
line management | administration of the activities contributing directly to an organization's output |
line | acting in conformity, in line with, he got out of line, toe the line |
water vascular system | system of fluid-filled tubes used by echinoderms in locomotion and feeding and respiration |
lateral line lateral line organ | sense organs of fish and amphibians, believed to detect pressure changes in the water |
acoustic delay line sonic delay line | a delay line based on the time of propagation of sound waves |
air transportation system | a transportation system for moving passengers or goods by air |
alarm warning device alarm system | a device that signals the occurrence of some undesirable event |
A-line | women's clothing that has a fitted top and a flared skirt that is widest at the hemline, it is called the A-line because the effect resembles the capital letter A |
audio system sound system | a system of electronic equipment for recording or reproducing sound |
automatic transmission automatic drive | a transmission that automatically changes the gears according to the speed of the car |
backup system | a computer system for making backups |
basic point defense missile system | a shipboard missile system |
booster booster rocket booster unit takeoff booster takeoff rocket | the first stage of a multistage rocket |
brake system brakes | a braking device consisting of a combination of interacting parts that work to slow a motor vehicle |
branch line spur track spur | a railway line connected to a trunk line |
bulletin board system bulletin board electronic bulletin board bbs | a computer that is running software that allows users to leave messages and access information of general interest |
Bunker Buster Guided Bomb Unit- GBU- | a , pound laser-guided bomb that can be programmed to penetrate to a given depth before exploding, used to penetrate hardened underground facilities |
bus line | an organization responsible for operating a bus transportation system |
cable cable television cable system cable television service | a television system that transmits over cables |
cable line transmission line | a conductor for transmitting electrical or optical signals or electric power |
CD drive | a drive that reads a compact disc and that is connected to an audio system |
CD-ROM drive | a drive that is connected to a computer and on which a CD-ROM can be `played' |
central processing unit CPU C.P.U. central processor processor mainframe | (computer science) the part of a computer (a microprocessor chip) that does most of the data processing, the CPU and the memory form the central part of a computer to which the peripherals are attached |
chalk line snap line snapline | a chalked string used in the building trades to make a straight line on a vertical surface |
closed loop closed-loop system | a control system with a feedback loop that is active |