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lines

/ laɪnz /

plural noun

general appearance or outline
a car with fine lines
a plan of procedure or construction
built on traditional lines
1. the spoken words of a theatrical presentation
2. the words of a particular role
  he forgot his lines
informal.
a marriage certificate
marriage lines
luck, fate, or fortune (esp in the phrase hard lines )
1. rows of tents, buildings, temporary stabling, etc, in a military camp
  transport lines
2. a defensive position, row of trenches, or other fortification
  we broke through the enemy lines
1. a school punishment of writing the same sentence or phrase out a specified number of times
2. the phrases or sentences so written out
  a hundred lines
read between the lines
read between the lines to understand or find an implicit meaning in addition to the obvious one

Granted, James is in an office in the Pentagon, and not on the front lines.

The next phase of the trial consists of vaccinating Ebola workers on the front lines.

As it turns out, though, cartoon curmudgeons get the best, most ridiculous lines.

If he did, it could be a sign that our politicians are ready to resume genuine policy-making across party lines.

Your general reaction runs along the lines of: “When will these geezers give it up and go for a mall walk or something?”

Fully two miles away, on the south side of the ravine, were the sepoy lines, and another group of isolated bungalows.

Some peculiar lines between these contracted brows gave a character of ferocity to this forbidding and sensual face.

He thus decoyed them away, and the fortunate couple were enabled to reach the British lines under cover of the darkness.

Still, monsieur, I am willing to proceed upon the lines which would appear to be more agreeable to yourself.

If we are to have a real education along lines of expression we must begin with the "content," or cause, of expression.

April 19, 2024tortuous

[tawr-choo-uhs ]

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