name
Meaning 1
A surname.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Standard Lemma guide
lines
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Pronunciation
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/laɪnz/
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US: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
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rhymes with -aɪnz
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CMU ARPABET: L AY1 N Z Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
noun
Meaning 2
plural of line
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: form-of, plural
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noun
Meaning 3
Words spoken by the actors.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: plural, plural-only
Topics: broadcasting, entertainment, film, lifestyle, media, television, theater
Examples
- I have yet to learn my lines.
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noun
Meaning 4
Dispositions made to cover extended positions, and presenting a front in but one direction to an enemy.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: plural, plural-only
Topics: fortifications, government, military, politics, war
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noun
Meaning 5
Form of a vessel as shown by the outlines of vertical, horizontal, and oblique sections.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: form-of, plural, plural-only
Topics: business, manufacturing, shipbuilding
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noun
Meaning 6
A school punishment in which a student must repeatedly write out a line of text related to the offence (e.g. "I must be quiet in class") a specified number of times; the lines of text so written out.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: plural, plural-only
Topics: education
Examples
- If you don't behave I'll give you lines
- I had to write out 200 lines
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noun
Meaning 7
The reins with which a horse is guided by its driver.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: US, plural, plural-only
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noun
Meaning 8
A certificate of church membership.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: plural, plural-only
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verb
Meaning 9
third-person singular simple present indicative of line
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
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History
Etymology
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Real reading context