Bee line () The shortest line from one place to another, like that of a bee to its hive when loaded with honey |
Chock-full (a.) Quite full |
Choke-full (a.) Full to the brim |
Full (Compar.) Filled up, having within its limits all that it can contain |
Full (Compar.) Abundantly furnished or provided |
Full (Compar.) Not wanting in any essential quality |
Full (Compar.) Sated |
Full (Compar.) Having the mind filled with ideas |
Full (Compar.) Having the attention, thoughts, etc., absorbed in any matter, and the feelings more or less excited by it, as, to be full of some project. |
Full (Compar.) Filled with emotions. |
Full (Compar.) Impregnated |
Full (n.) Complete measure |
Full (adv.) Quite |
Full (v. i.) To become full or wholly illuminated |
Full (n.) To thicken by moistening, heating, and pressing, as cloth |
Full (v. i.) To become fulled or thickened |
Full-blooded (a.) Having a full supply of blood. |
Full-blooded (a.) Of pure blood |
Full-bloomed (a.) Like a perfect blossom. |
Full-blown (a.) Fully expanded, as a blossom |
Full-blown (a.) Fully distended with wind, as a sail. |
Full-bottomed (a.) Full and large at the bottom, as wigs worn by certain civil officers in Great Britain. |
Full-bottomed (a.) Of great capacity below the water line. |
Full-butt (adv.) With direct and violentop position |
Full-drive (adv.) With full speed. |
Full-formed (a.) Full in form or shape |
Full-grown (a.) Having reached the limits of growth |
Full-hearted (a.) Full of courage or confidence. |
Full-hot (a.) Very fiery. |
Full-manned (a.) Completely furnished wiith men, as a ship. |
Full-orbed (a.) Having the orb or disk complete or fully illuminated |
Full-sailed (a.) Having all its sails set, |
Full-winged (a.) Having large and strong or complete wings. |
Full-winged (a.) Beady for flight |
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. |
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 |
gainer full gainer | a dive in which the diver throws the feet forward to complete a full backward somersault and enters the water feet first and facing away from the diving board |
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 |
full nelson | a wrestling hold in which the holder puts both arms under the opponent's arms and exerts pressure on the back of the neck (illegal in amateur wrestling) |
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 |
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 |
dress suit full dress tailcoat tail coat tails white tie white tie and tails | formalwear consisting of full evening dress for men |
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 |
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 |
full-dress uniform | the naval or military uniform that is specified by regulations to be worn on ceremonial occasions |
full metal jacket | a lead bullet that is covered with a jacket of a harder metal (usually copper) |
full skirt | a long skirt gathered at the waist |
full-wave rectifier | rectifier that converts the negative half wave of an alternating current into a positive half wave |
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 |
land line landline | a telephone line that travels over terrestrial circuits, a land line can be wire or fiber optics or microwave |
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 |