Phrase Hound found 1,085 phrases and 576 compound words that contain line. The most common are listed below. Open line in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 1,085
- command lineA shell, a command line interface; usually used with the definite article.
- bottom lineThe final balance; the amount of money or profit left after everything has been tallied.
- line upTo align; to put in alignment; to put in correct adjustment for smooth running.
- straight lineA line with no curvature; a line with constant direction. The path of shortest length between two points.
- down the lineFurther along, in terms of time or progress.
- line of businessA product or a set of related products that serve a particular customer transaction or business need.
- line of creditA credit facility under which a bank or other lender agrees to provide a client with loans of money up to an approved limit during a predefined period. The client may borrow the entire credit amount all at once or in portions during the …
- over the lineBeyond the level of what is acceptable.
- front lineA front, or a boundary between opposing positions.
- below the linePertaining to points scored for tricks bid and won, which count towards game.
- poverty lineThe threshold of poverty, below which one's income does not cover necessities.
- cross the lineTo overstep a boundary, rule, or limit; to go too far or do something unacceptable.
- line of contactThe demarcation between two or more given armies, whether they are allied or belligerent.
- line of fireA direction in which a weapon fires.
- hold the lineTo firmly maintain one's viewpoint, principles, or situation; to refuse to change one's practices or plans.
- cell lineA biological tissue or group of individual cells that are genetically identical as a result of dividing mitotically from a single progenitor cell.
- Line of ControlThe line which separates the Indian-administered union territories of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh from Pakistani-administered territories of Azad Kashmir and Gilgit-Baltistan.
- across the lineDescribing the action of a batsman in moving the bat in a direction lateral to that of the incoming ball
- first-lineOf first resort.
- end of the lineThe termination point of a railway or similar transportation system.
- red lineThe thick red line on the ice which divides the rink in half.
- above the lineIn the part of the score sheet in bridge that is reserved for honors, penalty, and premiums; a score that does not count towards game.
- fall in lineTo submit to the rules of a higher authority; obey; conform.
- assembly lineA system of workers and machinery in which a product is assembled in a series of consecutive operations; typically the product is conveyed by a continuously moving belt.
- product lineAll the goods sold by a manufacturing firm.
Compound words 576
- onlineOf a system: connected (generally electrically) to a larger network.
- linearHaving the form of a line; straight or roughly straight; following a direct course.
- offlineOf a system, currently not connected (generally electrically) to a larger network. For example, a power plant which is not connected to the grid, or a computer which is not connected to the Internet or to any other communications service.
- airlineA company that flies airplanes to transport people and goods.
- pipelineA conduit made of pipes used to convey water, gas or petroleum, etc.
- outlineA line marking the boundary of an object figure.
- baselineA line that is a base for measurement or for construction.
- headlineThe heading or title of a magazine or newspaper article.
- linenThread or cloth made from flax fiber.
- timelineA graphical representation of a chronological sequence of events (past or future).