Bee line () The shortest line from one place to another, like that of a bee to its hive when loaded with honey |
Building (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Build |
Building (n.) The act of constructing, erecting, or establishing. |
Building (n.) The art of constructing edifices, or the practice of civil architecture. |
Building (n.) That which is built |
Front (n.) The forehead or brow, the part of the face above the eyes |
Front (n.) The forehead, countenance, or personal presence, as expressive of character or temper, and especially, of boldness of disposition, sometimes of impudence |
Front (n.) The part or surface of anything which seems to look out, or to be directed forward |
Front (n.) A position directly before the face of a person, or before the foremost part of a thing |
Front (n.) The most conspicuous part. |
Front (n.) That which covers the foremost part of the head: a front piece of false hair worn by women. |
Front (n.) The beginning. |
Front (a.) Of or relating to the front or forward part |
Front (v. t.) To oppose face to face |
Front (v. t.) To appear before |
Front (v. t.) To face toward |
Front (v. t.) To stand opposed or opposite to, or over against as, his house fronts the church. |
Front (v. t.) To adorn in front |
Front (v. t.) To have or turn the face or front in any direction |
Gunter's line () A logarithmic line on Gunter's scale, used for performing the multiplication and division of numbers mechanically by the dividers |
Hal'yard (v. t.) A rope or tackle for hoisting or lowering yards, sails, flags, etc. |
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 |
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 |
crawl front crawl Australian crawl | a swimming stroke, arms are moved alternately overhead accompanied by a flutter kick |
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 |
bodybuilding anaerobic exercise muscle building musclebuilding | exercise that builds muscles through tension |
linebacker line backer | (American football) the position of a defensive football player who plays close behind the line of scrimmage |
front-porch campaigning front-porch campaign | a campaign in which the candidate makes speeches but does not travel, William McKinley's dignified front-porch campaign won him the presidency in , her approach was the opposite of a passive front-porch campaign |
limitation restriction | an act of limiting or restricting (as by regulation) |
construction building | the act of constructing something, during the construction we had to take a detour, his hobby was the building of boats |
shipbuilding ship building | the construction of ships |
field field of operation line of business | a particular kind of commercial enterprise, they are outstanding in their field |
construction building | the commercial activity involved in repairing old structures or constructing new ones, their main business is home construction, workers in the building trades |
jerry-building | construction of inferior buildings for a quick profit |
garage sale yard sale | an outdoor sale of used personal or household items held on the seller's premises |
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 |
restriction confinement | the act of keeping something within specified bounds (by force if necessary), the restriction of the infection to a focal area |
line | acting in conformity, in line with, he got out of line, toe the line |
morale building morale booster | anything that serves to increase morale, the sight of flowers every morning was my morale builder |
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 |
apartment building apartment house | a building that is divided into apartments |
bank bank building | a building in which the business of banking transacted, the bank is on the corner of Nassau and Witherspoon |
branch line spur track spur | a railway line connected to a trunk line |
building edifice | a structure that has a roof and walls and stands more or less permanently in one place, there was a three-story building on the corner, it was an imposing edifice |
building block | a block of material used in construction work |
building complex complex | a whole structure (as a building) made up of interconnected or related structures |
building supply store building supply house | a store where builders can purchase materials for building houses and related structures |
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 |
Capitol Capitol Building | the government building in Washington where the United States Senate and the House of Representatives meet |
chalk line snap line snapline | a chalked string used in the building trades to make a straight line on a vertical surface |
chanfron chamfron testiere frontstall front-stall | medieval plate armor to protect a horse's head |
Charlestown Navy Yard | the navy yard in Boston where the frigate `Constitution' is anchored |
chicken yard hen yard chicken run fowl run | an enclosed yard for keeping poultry |
church church building | a place for public (especially Christian) worship, the church was empty |
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 |
diplomatic building | government building in which diplomats live or work |
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 |
Empire State Building | a skyscraper built in New York City in ,feet tall |
farm building | a building on a farm |
feeder line | a branching path off of a main transportation line (especially an airline) |