Bee line
() The shortest line from one place to another, like that of a bee to its hive when loaded with honey |
Brequet chain
() A watch-guard. |
Chain
(n.) A series of links or rings, usually of metal, connected, or fitted into one another, used for various purposes, as of support, of restraint, of ornament, of the exertion and transmission of mechanical power, etc. |
Chain
(n.) That which confines, fetters, or secures, as a chain |
Chain
(n.) A series of things linked together |
Chain
(n.) An instrument which consists of links and is used in measuring land. |
Chain
(n.) Iron links bolted to the side of a vessel to bold the dead-eyes connected with the shrouds |
Chain
(n.) The warp threads of a web. |
Chain
(v. t.) To fasten, bind, or connect with a chain |
Chain
(v. t.) To keep in slavery |
Chain
(v. t.) To unite closely and strongly. |
Chain
(v. t.) To measure with the chain. |
Chain
(v. t.) To protect by drawing a chain across, as a harbor. |
Chain pump
() A pump consisting of an endless chain, running over a drum or wheel by which it is moved, and dipping below the water to be raised. The chain has at intervals disks or lifts which fit the tube through which the ascending part passes and carry the water to the point of discharge. |
Chain stitch
() An ornamental stitch like the links of a chain |
Chain stitch
() A stitch in which the looping of the thread or threads forms a chain on the under side of the work |
Chain wheel
() A chain pulley, or sprocket wheel. |
Chain wheel
() An inversion of the chain pump, by which it becomes a motor driven by water. |
Dotted
(imp. & p. p.) of Dot |
Dotted
(a.) Marked with, or made of, dots or small spots |
Gunter's chain
() The chain ordinarily used in measuring land. See Chain, n., 4, and Gunter's scale. |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
lateral line
lateral line organ | sense organs of fish and amphibians, believed to detect pressure changes in the water |
chain pickerel
chain pike
Esox niger | common in quiet waters of eastern United States |
acoustic delay line
sonic delay line | a delay line based on the time of propagation of sound waves |
| 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 |
anchor chain
anchor rope | the chain or rope that attaches an anchor to a vessel |
atomic pile
atomic reactor
pile
chain reactor | a nuclear reactor that uses controlled nuclear fission to generate energy |
| ball and chain | heavy iron ball attached to a prisoner by a chain |
| bicycle chain | a chain that transmits the power from the pedals to the rear wheel of a bicycle |
branch line
spur track
spur | a railway line connected to a trunk line |
| bus line | an organization responsible for operating a bus transportation system |
| cable line transmission line | a conductor for transmitting electrical or optical signals or electric power |
| chain | a series of (usually metal) rings or links fitted into one another to make a flexible ligament |
| chain string strand | a necklace made by a stringing objects together, a string of beads, a strand of pearls, |
| chain | anything that acts as a restraint |
| chain | a linked or connected series of objects, a chain of daisies |
chain mail
ring mail
mail
chain armor
chain armour
ring armor
ring armour | (Middle Ages) flexible armor made of interlinked metal rings |
| chain printer | an impact printer that carries the type slugs by links of a revolving chain |
chain saw
chainsaw | portable power saw, teeth linked to form an endless chain |
| chain stitch | a looped stitch resembling the links of a chain, used in embroidery and in sewing |
| chain stitch | the most basic of all crochet stitches made by pulling a loop of yarn through another loop |
| chain store | one of a chain of retail stores under the same management and selling the same merchandise |
| chain tongs | a pipe wrench used for turning large pipes, an adjustable chain circles the pipe with its ends connected to the head whose teeth engage the pipe |
| chain wrench | another name for chain tongs |
chalk line
snap line
snapline | a chalked string used in the building trades to make a straight line on a vertical surface |
| daisy chain | flower chain consisting of a string of daisies linked by their stems, worn by students on class day at some schools |
| delay line | a circuit designed to introduce a calculated delay into the transmission of a signal |
delineation
depiction
limning
line drawing | a drawing of the outlines of forms or objects |
digital subscriber line
DSL | a generic name for digital lines that are provided by telephone companies to their local subscribers and that carry data at high speeds |
drive line
drive line system | mechanism that transmits power from the engine to the driving wheels of a motor vehicle |
| electromagnetic delay line | a delay line based on the time of propagation of electromagnetic waves |
| feeder line | a branching path off of a main transportation line (especially an airline) |
| fishing line | a length of cord to which the leader and float and sinker and hook are attached |
| flower chain | flowers strung together in a chain |
fob
watch chain
watch guard | short chain or ribbon attaching a pocket watch to a man's vest |
fuel line
gas line petrol line | a pipe that carries gasoline from a tank to a gasoline engine, the car wouldn't start because dirt clogged the gas line |
| gas line | a pipeline used to transport natural gas, the workmen broke through the gas line |
handline
hand line | a fishing line managed principally by hand |
| harpoon line | a strong rope for making the catch fast to the harpooner's boat |