Line vs. Land

Linenoun

A path through two or more points (compare ‘segment’); a continuous mark, including as made by a pen; any path, curved or straight.

Linenoun

(geometry) An infinitely extending one-dimensional figure that has no curvature; one that has length but not breadth or thickness.

Linenoun

A line segment; a continuous finite segment of such a figure.

Linenoun

(graph theory) An edge of a graph.

Linenoun

(geography) A circle of latitude or of longitude, as represented on a map.

Linenoun

The equator.

Linenoun

(music) One of the straight horizontal and parallel prolonged strokes on and between which the notes are placed.

Linenoun

(cricket) The horizontal path of a ball towards the batsman (see also length).

Linenoun

(soccer) The goal line.

Linenoun

A rope, cord, string, or thread, of any thickness.

Linenoun

A hose or pipe, of any size.

Linenoun

Direction, path.

Linenoun

The wire connecting one telegraphic station with another, a telephone or internet cable between two points: a telephone or network connection.

Linenoun

A clothesline.

Linenoun

A letter, a written form of communication.

Linenoun

A connected series of public conveyances, as a roadbed or railway track; and hence, an established arrangement for forwarding merchandise, etc.

Linenoun

(military) A trench or rampart, or the non-physical demarcation of the extent of the territory occupied by specified forces.

Linenoun

The exterior limit of a figure or territory: a boundary, contour, or outline; a demarcation.

Linenoun

A long tape or ribbon marked with units for measuring; a tape measure.

Linenoun

(obsolete) A measuring line or cord.

Linenoun

That which was measured by a line, such as a field or any piece of land set apart; hence, allotted place of abode.

Linenoun

A threadlike crease or wrinkle marking the face, hand, or body; hence, a characteristic mark.

Linenoun

Lineament; feature; figure (of one's body).

Linenoun

A more-or-less straight sequence of people, objects, etc., either arranged as a queue or column and often waiting to be processed or dealt with, or arranged abreast of one another in a row (and contrasted with a column), as in a military formation.

Linenoun

(military) The regular infantry of an army, as distinguished from militia, guards, volunteer corps, cavalry, artillery, etc.

Linenoun

A series or succession of ancestors or descendants of a given person; a family or race; compare lineage.

Linenoun

A small amount of text. Specifically:

Linenoun

A written or printed row of letters, words, numbers, or other text, especially a row of words extending across a page or column, or a blank in place of such text.

Linenoun

A verse (in poetry).

Linenoun

A sentence of dialogue, especially in a play, movie, or the like.

Linenoun

A lie or exaggeration, especially one told to gain another's approval or prevent losing it.

Linenoun

Course of conduct, thought, occupation, or policy; method of argument; department of industry, trade, or intellectual activity.

Linenoun

The official, stated position (or set of positions) of an individual or group, particularly a political or religious faction.

Linenoun

A set of products or services sold by a business, or by extension, the business itself.

Linenoun

(stock exchange) A number of shares taken by a jobber.

Linenoun

A measure of length:

Linenoun

(historical) A tsarist-era Russian unit of measure, approximately equal to one tenth of an English inch, used especially when measuring the calibre of firearms.

Linenoun

One twelfth of an inch.

Linenoun

One fortieth of an inch.

Linenoun

(historical) A maxwell, a unit of magnetic flux.

Linenoun

The batter’s box.

Linenoun

The position in which the fencers hold their swords.

Linenoun

(engineering) Proper relative position or adjustment (of parts, not as to design or proportion, but with reference to smooth working).

Linenoun

A small portion or serving (of a powdery illegal drug).

Linenoun

(obsolete) Instruction; doctrine.

Linenoun

(genetics) Population of cells derived from a single cell and containing the same genetic makeup.

Linenoun

(perfusion line) a set composed of a spike, a drip chamber, a clamp, a Y-injection site, a three-way stopcock and a catheter.

Linenoun

(ice hockey) A group of forwards that play together.

Linenoun

A vascular catheter.

Linenoun

(obsolete) Flax; linen, particularly the longer fiber of flax.

Lineverb

(transitive) To place (objects) into a line (usually used with "up"); to form into a line; to align.

Lineverb

(transitive) To place persons or things along the side of for security or defense; to strengthen by adding; to fortify.

Lineverb

To form a line along.

Lineverb

(transitive) To mark with a line or lines, to cover with lines.

Lineverb

To represent by lines; to delineate; to portray.

Lineverb

(transitive) To read or repeat line by line.

Lineverb

To form or enter into a line.

Lineverb

To hit a line drive; to hit a line drive which is caught for an out. Compare fly and ground.

Lineverb

To track (wild bees) to their nest by following their line of flight.

Lineverb

(transitive) To cover the inner surface of (something), originally especially with linen.

Lineverb

To reinforce (the back of a book) with glue and glued scrap material such as fabric or paper.

Lineverb

(transitive) To fill or supply (something), as a purse with money.

Lineverb

to copulate with, to impregnate.

Linenoun

Flax; linen.

Linenoun

The longer and finer fiber of flax.

Linenoun

A linen thread or string; a slender, strong cord; also, a cord of any thickness; a rope; a hawser; as, a fishing line; a line for snaring birds; a clothesline; a towline.

Linenoun

A more or less threadlike mark of pen, pencil, or graver; any long mark; as, a chalk line.

Linenoun

The course followed by anything in motion; hence, a road or route; as, the arrow descended in a curved line; the place is remote from lines of travel.

Linenoun

Direction; as, the line of sight or vision.

Linenoun

A row of letters, words, etc., written or printed; esp., a row of words extending across a page or column.

Linenoun

A short letter; a note; as, a line from a friend.

Linenoun

A verse, or the words which form a certain number of feet, according to the measure.

Linenoun

Course of conduct, thought, occupation, or policy; method of argument; department of industry, trade, or intellectual activity.

Linenoun

That which has length, but not breadth or thickness.

Linenoun

The exterior limit of a figure, plat, or territory; boundary; contour; outline.

Linenoun

A threadlike crease marking the face or the hand; hence, characteristic mark.

Linenoun

Lineament; feature; figure.

Linenoun

A straight row; a continued series or rank; as, a line of houses, or of soldiers; a line of barriers.

Linenoun

A series or succession of ancestors or descendants of a given person; a family or race; as, the ascending or descending line; the line of descent; the male line; a line of kings.

Linenoun

A connected series of public conveyances, and hence, an established arrangement for forwarding merchandise, etc.; as, a line of stages; an express line.

Linenoun

A circle of latitude or of longitude, as represented on a map.

Linenoun

A long tape, or a narrow ribbon of steel, etc., marked with subdivisions, as feet and inches, for measuring; a tapeline.

Linenoun

A measuring line or cord.

Linenoun

That which was measured by a line, as a field or any piece of land set apart; hence, allotted place of abode.

Linenoun

The proper relative position or adjustment of parts, not as to design or proportion, but with reference to smooth working; as, the engine is in line or out of line.

Linenoun

Instruction; doctrine.

Linenoun

The track and roadbed of a railway; railroad.

Linenoun

A row of men who are abreast of one another, whether side by side or some distance apart; - opposed to column.

Linenoun

A trench or rampart.

Linenoun

Form of a vessel as shown by the outlines of vertical, horizontal, and oblique sections.

Linenoun

One of the straight horizontal and parallel prolonged strokes on and between which the notes are placed.

Linenoun

A number of shares taken by a jobber.

Linenoun

A series of various qualities and values of the same general class of articles; as, a full line of hosiery; a line of merinos, etc.

Linenoun

The wire connecting one telegraphic station with another, or the whole of a system of telegraph wires under one management and name.

Linenoun

The reins with which a horse is guided by his driver.

Linenoun

A measure of length; one twelfth of an inch.

Lineverb

To cover the inner surface of; as, to line a cloak with silk or fur; to line a box with paper or tin.

Lineverb

To put something in the inside of; to fill; to supply, as a purse with money.

Lineverb

To place persons or things along the side of for security or defense; to strengthen by adding anything; to fortify; as, to line works with soldiers.

Lineverb

To impregnate; - applied to brute animals.

Lineverb

To mark with a line or lines; to cover with lines; as, to line a copy book.

Lineverb

To represent by lines; to delineate; to portray.

Lineverb

To read or repeat line by line; as, to line out a hymn.

Lineverb

To form into a line; to align; as, to line troops.

Linenoun

a formation of people or things one beside another;

Linenoun

a mark that is long relative to its width;

Linenoun

a formation of people or things one behind another;

Linenoun

a length (straight or curved) without breadth or thickness; the trace of a moving point

Linenoun

text consisting of a row of words written across a page or computer screen;

Linenoun

a single frequency (or very narrow band) of radiation in a spectrum

Linenoun

a fortified position (especially one marking the most forward position of troops);

Linenoun

the methodical process of logical reasoning;

Linenoun

a conductor for transmitting electrical or optical signals or electric power

Linenoun

a connected series of events or actions or developments;

Linenoun

a spatial location defined by a real or imaginary unidimensional extent

Linenoun

a slight depression in the smoothness of a surface;

Linenoun

a pipe used to transport liquids or gases;

Linenoun

the road consisting of railroad track and roadbed

Linenoun

a telephone connection

Linenoun

acting in conformity;

Linenoun

the descendants of one individual;

Linenoun

something (as a cord or rope) that is long and thin and flexible;

Linenoun

the principal activity in your life that you do to earn money;

Linenoun

in games or sports; a mark indicating positions or bounds of the playing area

Linenoun

(often plural) a means of communication or access;

Linenoun

a particular kind of product or merchandise;

Linenoun

a commercial organization serving as a common carrier

Linenoun

space for one line of print (one column wide and 1/14 inch deep) used to measure advertising

Linenoun

the maximum credit that a customer is allowed

Linenoun

a succession of notes forming a distinctive sequence;

Linenoun

a short personal letter;

Linenoun

a conceptual separation or demarcation;

Linenoun

mechanical system in a factory whereby an article is conveyed through sites at which successive operations are performed on it

Lineverb

be in line with; form a line along;

Lineverb

cover the interior of (garments);

Lineverb

make a mark or lines on a surface;

Lineverb

mark with lines;

Lineverb

fill plentifully;

Lineverb

reinforce with fabric;

Landnoun

The part of Earth which is not covered by oceans or other bodies of water.

Landnoun

Real estate or landed property; a partitioned and measurable area which is owned and on which buildings can be erected.

Landnoun

A country or region.

Landnoun

A person's country of origin and/or homeplace; homeland.

Landnoun

The soil, in respect to its nature or quality for farming.

Landnoun

A general country, state, or territory.

Landnoun

realm, domain.

Landnoun

(agriculture) The ground left unploughed between furrows; any of several portions into which a field is divided for ploughing.

Landnoun

A fright.

Landnoun

(electronics) A conducting area on a board or chip which can be used for connecting wires.

Landnoun

In a compact disc or similar recording medium, an area of the medium which does not have pits.

Landnoun

(travel) The non-airline portion of an itinerary. Hotel, tours, cruises, etc.

Landnoun

(obsolete) The ground or floor.

Landnoun

(nautical) The lap of the strakes in a clinker-built boat; the lap of plates in an iron vessel; called also landing.

Landnoun

In any surface prepared with indentations, perforations, or grooves, that part of the surface which is not so treated, such as the level part of a millstone between the furrows.

Landnoun

(ballistics) The space between the rifling grooves in a gun.

Landnoun

lant; urine

Landverb

(intransitive) To descend to a surface, especially from the air.

Landverb

(dated) To alight, to descend from a vehicle.

Landverb

(intransitive) To come into rest.

Landverb

(intransitive) To arrive at land, especially a shore, or a dock, from a body of water.

Landverb

(transitive) To bring to land.

Landverb

(transitive) To acquire; to secure.

Landverb

(transitive) To deliver.

Landadjective

Of or relating to land.

Landadjective

Residing or growing on land.

Landnoun

Urine. See Lant.

Landnoun

The solid part of the surface of the earth; - opposed to water as constituting a part of such surface, especially to oceans and seas; as, to sight land after a long voyage.

Landnoun

Any portion, large or small, of the surface of the earth, considered by itself, or as belonging to an individual or a people, as a country, estate, farm, or tract.

Landnoun

Ground, in respect to its nature or quality; soil; as, wet land; good or bad land.

Landnoun

The inhabitants of a nation or people.

Landnoun

The mainland, in distinction from islands.

Landnoun

The ground or floor.

Landnoun

The ground left unplowed between furrows; any one of several portions into which a field is divided for convenience in plowing.

Landnoun

Any ground, soil, or earth whatsoever, as meadows, pastures, woods, etc., and everything annexed to it, whether by nature, as trees, water, etc., or by the hand of man, as buildings, fences, etc.; real estate.

Landnoun

The lap of the strakes in a clinker-built boat; the lap of plates in an iron vessel; - called also landing.

Landnoun

In any surface prepared with indentations, perforations, or grooves, that part of the surface which is not so treated, as the level part of a millstone between the furrows, or the surface of the bore of a rifled gun between the grooves.

Landverb

To set or put on shore from a ship or other water craft; to disembark; to debark.

Landverb

To catch and bring to shore; to capture; as, to land a fish.

Landverb

To set down after conveying; to cause to fall, alight, or reach; to bring to the end of a course; as, he landed the quoit near the stake; to be thrown from a horse and landed in the mud; to land one in difficulties or mistakes.

Landverb

To pilot (an airplane) from the air onto the land; as, to land the plane on a highway.

Landverb

To come to the end of a course; to arrive at a destination, literally or figuratively; as, he landed in trouble; after hithchiking for a week, he landed in Los Angeles.

Landverb

To go on shore from a ship or boat; to disembark.

Landverb

To reach and come to rest on land after having been in the air; as, the arrow landed in a flower bed; the golf ball landed in a sand trap; our airplane landed in Washington.

Landnoun

the land on which real estate is located;

Landnoun

material in the top layer of the surface of the earth in which plants can grow (especially with reference to its quality or use);

Landnoun

the solid part of the earth's surface;

Landnoun

territory over which rule or control is exercised;

Landnoun

the territory occupied by a nation;

Landnoun

a domain in which something is dominant;

Landnoun

extensive landed property (especially in the country) retained by the owner for his own use;

Landnoun

the people who live in a nation or country;

Landnoun

a politically organized body of people under a single government;

Landnoun

United States inventor who incorporated Polaroid film into lenses and invented the one-step photographic process (1909-1991)

Landnoun

working the land as an occupation or way of life;

Landverb

reach or come to rest;

Landverb

cause to come to the ground;

Landverb

bring into a different state;

Landverb

bring ashore;

Landverb

deliver (a blow);

Landverb

arrive on shore;

Landverb

shoot at and force to come down;

Landadjective

relating to or characteristic of or occurring on land;

Landadjective

operating or living or growing in water;

Landnoun

a state of Germany or Austria.

Landverb

put (someone or something) on land from a boat

Landverb

go ashore; disembark

Landverb

bring (a fish) to land with a net or rod

Landverb

succeed in obtaining or achieving (something desirable), especially in the face of competition

Landverb

come down through the air and rest on the ground or another surface

Landverb

bring (an aircraft or spacecraft) to the ground or the surface of water in a controlled way

Landverb

reach the ground after falling or jumping

Landverb

(of an object) come to rest after falling or being thrown

Landverb

(of something undesirable or unexpected) arrive suddenly

Landverb

cause someone to be in (a difficult situation)

Landverb

inflict (an unwelcome task or difficult situation) on someone

Landverb

inflict (a blow) on someone

Land

Land is the solid surface of Earth that is not permanently submerged in water. The vast majority of human activity throughout history has occurred in land areas that support agriculture, habitat, and various natural resources.