Bee line
() The shortest line from one place to another, like that of a bee to its hive when loaded with honey |
Edge
(v. t.) The thin cutting side of the blade of an instrument |
Edge
(v. t.) Any sharp terminating border |
Edge
(v. t.) Sharpness |
Edge
(v. t.) The border or part adjacent to the line of division |
Edge
(v. t.) To furnish with an edge as a tool or weapon |
Edge
(v. t.) To shape or dress the edge of, as with a tool. |
Edge
(v. t.) To furnish with a fringe or border |
Edge
(v. t.) To make sharp or keen, figuratively |
Edge
(v. t.) To move by little and little or cautiously, as by pressing forward edgewise |
Edge
(v. i.) To move sideways |
Edge
(v. i.) To sail close to the wind. |
Feather-edge/
(n.) The thin, new growth around the edge of a shell, of an oyster. |
Feather-edge/
(n.) Any thin, as on a board or a razor. |
Gilt-edge
(a.) Alt. of Gilt-edged |
Gunter's line
() A logarithmic line on Gunter's scale, used for performing the multiplication and division of numbers mechanically by the dividers |
Knife-edge
(n.) A piece of steel sharpened to an acute edge or angle, and resting on a smooth surface, serving as the axis of motion of a pendulum, scale beam, or other piece required to oscillate with the least possible friction. |
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 |
Line
(n.) The track and roadbed of a railway |
Line
(n.) A row of men who are abreast of one another, whether side by side or some distance apart |
Line
(n.) The regular infantry of an army, as distinguished from militia, guards, volunteer corps, cavalry, artillery, etc. |
Line
(n.) A trench or rampart. |
Line
(n.) Dispositions made to cover extended positions, and presenting a front in but one direction to an enemy. |
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 |
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 |
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 |
chalk line
snap line
snapline | a chalked string used in the building trades to make a straight line on a vertical surface |
deckle edge
deckle | rough edge left by a deckle on handmade paper or produced artificially on machine-made paper |
| 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 |
| edge | a sharp side formed by the intersection of two surfaces of an object, he rounded the edges of the box |
| edge | the outside limit of an object or area or surface, a place farthest away from the center of something, the edge of the leaf is wavy, she sat on the edge of the bed, the water's edge |
| edge tool | any cutting tool with a sharp cutting edge (as a chisel or knife or plane or gouge) |
| 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 |
fore edge
foredge | the part of a book that faces inward when the book is shelved, the part opposite the spine |
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 |
| hot line | a direct telephone line between two officials |
knife edge
cutting edge | the sharp cutting side of the blade of a knife |
land line
landline | a telephone line that travels over terrestrial circuits, a land line can be wire or fiber optics or microwave |
| leading edge | forward edge of an airfoil |
lead line
sounding line | (nautical) plumb line for determining depth |
| line | something (as a cord or rope) that is long and thin and flexible, a washing line |
line railway line
rail line | the road consisting of railroad track and roadbed |
| line | a commercial organization serving as a common carrier |
line product line
line of products
line of merchandise
business line
line of business | a particular kind of product or merchandise, a nice line of shoes |
linecut
line block
line engraving | engraving consisting of a block that has been etched or engraved |
| linecut line engraving | a print obtained from a line drawing |
line of defense
line of defence | defensive structure consisting of a barrier that can be employed for defense against attack |
line printer
line-at-a-time printer | printer that serves as an output device on a computer, prints a whole line of characters at a time |
| log line | a knotted cord that runs out from a reel to a piece of wood that is attached to it |
| loop-line | a railway branch line that branches from the trunk line and then rejoins it later on |