Line vs. Stroke

Linenoun

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

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

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

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(graph theory) An edge of a graph.

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

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The equator.

Linenoun

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

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(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.

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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.

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(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.

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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).

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

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(obsolete) Instruction; doctrine.

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(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.

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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.

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

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Lineament; feature; figure.

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

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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.

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

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

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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.

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Instruction; doctrine.

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The track and roadbed of a railway; railroad.

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

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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.

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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.

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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;

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a formation of people or things one behind another;

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

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

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

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

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the methodical process of logical reasoning;

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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;

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a pipe used to transport liquids or gases;

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the road consisting of railroad track and roadbed

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a telephone connection

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acting in conformity;

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the descendants of one individual;

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

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

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

Linenoun

(often plural) a means of communication or access;

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a particular kind of product or merchandise;

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a commercial organization serving as a common carrier

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

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the maximum credit that a customer is allowed

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a succession of notes forming a distinctive sequence;

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a short personal letter;

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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;

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fill plentifully;

Lineverb

reinforce with fabric;

Strokenoun

An act of stroking moving one's hand over a surface.

Strokenoun

A blow or hit.

Strokenoun

A single movement with a tool.

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(golf) A single act of striking at the ball with a club.

Strokenoun

(tennis) The hitting of a ball with a racket, or the movement of the racket and arm that produces that impact.

Strokenoun

(rowing) The movement of an oar or paddle through water, either the pull which actually propels the vessel or a single entire cycle of movement including the pull.

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(cricket) The action of hitting the ball with the bat; a shot.

Strokenoun

A thrust of a piston.

Strokenoun

An act of striking with a weapon

Strokenoun

One of a series of beats or movements against a resisting medium, by means of which movement through or upon it is accomplished.

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A powerful or sudden effort by which something is done, produced, or accomplished; also, something done or accomplished by such an effort.

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A line drawn with a pen or other writing implement, particularly:

Strokenoun

The slash, /.

Strokenoun

The formal name of the individual horizontal strikethroughs (as in A̶ and A̵).

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(linguistics) A line of a Chinese, Japanese or Korean character.

Strokenoun

A streak made with a brush.

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The time when a clock strikes.

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(swimming) A style, a single movement within a style.

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(medicine) The loss of brain function arising when the blood supply to the brain is suddenly interrupted.

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(obsolete) A sudden attack of any disease, especially when fatal; any sudden, severe affliction or calamity.

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(rowing) The oar nearest the stern of a boat, by which the other oars are guided.

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(rowing) The rower who is nearest the stern of the boat.

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(professional wrestling) Backstage influence.

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(squash) A point awarded to a player in case of interference or obstruction by the opponent.

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(sciences) An individual discharge of lightning.

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(obsolete) The result or effect of a striking; injury or affliction; soreness.

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An addition or amendment to a written composition; a touch.

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A throb or beat, as of the heart.

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Power; influence.

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(obsolete) appetite

Strokeverb

(transitive) To move one's hand or an object (such as a broom) along (a surface) in one direction.

Strokeverb

To hit the ball with the bat in a flowing motion.

Strokeverb

(masonry) To give a finely fluted surface to.

Strokeverb

To row the stroke oar of.

Stroke

Struck.

Strokenoun

The act of striking; a blow; a hit; a knock; esp., a violent or hostile attack made with the arm or hand, or with an instrument or weapon.

Strokenoun

The result of effect of a striking; injury or affliction; soreness.

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The striking of the clock to tell the hour.

Strokenoun

A gentle, caressing touch or movement upon something; a stroking.

Strokenoun

A mark or dash in writing or printing; a line; the touch of a pen or pencil; as, an up stroke; a firm stroke.

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Hence, by extension, an addition or amandment to a written composition; a touch; as, to give some finishing strokes to an essay.

Strokenoun

A sudden attack of disease; especially, a fatal attack; a severe disaster; any affliction or calamity, especially a sudden one; as, a stroke of apoplexy; the stroke of death.

Strokenoun

A throb or beat, as of the heart.

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One of a series of beats or movements against a resisting medium, by means of which movement through or upon it is accomplished; as, the stroke of a bird's wing in flying, or an oar in rowing, of a skater, swimmer, etc.

Strokenoun

A powerful or sudden effort by which something is done, produced, or accomplished; also, something done or accomplished by such an effort; as, a stroke of genius; a stroke of business; a master stroke of policy.

Strokenoun

The movement, in either direction, of the piston plunger, piston rod, crosshead, etc., as of a steam engine or a pump, in which these parts have a reciprocating motion; as, the forward stroke of a piston; also, the entire distance passed through, as by a piston, in such a movement; as, the piston is at half stroke.

Strokenoun

Power; influence.

Strokenoun

Appetite.

Strokeverb

To strike.

Strokeverb

To rib gently in one direction; especially, to pass the hand gently over by way of expressing kindness or tenderness; to caress; to soothe.

Strokeverb

To make smooth by rubbing.

Strokeverb

To give a finely fluted surface to.

Strokeverb

To row the stroke oar of; as, to stroke a boat.

Strokenoun

(sports) the act of swinging or striking at a ball with a club or racket or bat or cue or hand;

Strokenoun

the maximum movement available to a pivoted or reciprocating piece by a cam

Strokenoun

a sudden loss of consciousness resulting when the rupture or occlusion of a blood vessel leads to oxygen lack in the brain

Strokenoun

a light touch

Strokenoun

a light touch with the hands

Strokenoun

the oarsman nearest the stern of the shell who sets the pace for the rest of the crew

Strokenoun

a punctuation mark (/) used to separate related items of information

Strokenoun

a mark made by a writing implement (as in cursive writing)

Strokenoun

any one of the repeated movements of the limbs and body used for locomotion in swimming or rowing

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a single complete movement

Strokeverb

touch lightly and with affection, with brushing motions;

Strokeverb

strike a ball with a smooth blow

Strokeverb

row at a particular rate

Strokeverb

treat gingerly or carefully;

Strokenoun

an act of hitting or striking someone or something; a blow

Strokenoun

a method of striking the ball in sports or games.

Strokenoun

an act of hitting the ball with a club, as a unit of scoring

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the sound made by a striking clock

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a mark made by drawing a pen, pencil, or paintbrush in one direction across paper or canvas

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a line forming part of a written or printed character.

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a short printed or written diagonal line typically separating characters or figures.

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an act of moving one's hand across a surface with gentle pressure

Strokenoun

each of a series of movements in which something moves out of its position and back into it

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the whole motion of a piston in either direction.

Strokenoun

the rhythm to which a series of repeated movements is performed

Strokenoun

a movement of the arms and legs forming one of a series in swimming

Strokenoun

a particular style of moving the arms and legs in swimming

Strokenoun

(in rowing) the mode or action of moving the oar.

Strokenoun

the oar or oarsman nearest the stern of a boat, setting the timing for the other rowers.

Strokenoun

a sudden disabling attack or loss of consciousness caused by an interruption in the flow of blood to the brain, especially through thrombosis

Strokeverb

move one's hand with gentle pressure over (a surface), typically repeatedly; caress

Strokeverb

apply (something) to a surface using a gentle movement

Strokeverb

reassure or flatter (someone), especially in order to gain their cooperation

Strokeverb

act as the stroke of (a boat or crew)

Strokeverb

hit or kick (a ball) smoothly and deliberately

Stroke

A stroke is a medical condition in which poor blood flow to the brain causes cell death. There are two main types of stroke: ischemic, due to lack of blood flow, and hemorrhagic, due to bleeding.