Phrase Hound found 441 phrases and 396 compound words that contain lines. The most common are listed below. Open lines in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 441
- between the linesBy implication or way of inference; indirectly.
- cell linesplural of cell line: A biological tissue or group of individual cells that are genetically identical as a result of dividing mitotically from a single progenitor cell.
- lines of creditplural of line of credit: A 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 …
- lines of fireplural of line of fire: A direction in which a weapon fires.
- phone linesplural of phone line: Clipped compound of telephone line.
- power-linesplural of power-line: An electrical wire, cable or conduit, suspended in air by utility poles or transmission towers, or buried underground, used for the carrying of electricity either from a power source such as a generating station to a …
- lines of businessplural of line of business: A product or a set of related products that serve a particular customer transaction or business need.
- lines of lifeplural of line of life: A line on the palm of the hand, curving about the base of the thumb, supposed to indicate, by its form or position, the length of a person's life.
- lines of workplural of line of work: An occupation.
- Two Lines
- telephone linesplural of telephone line: The infrastructure which allows a single telephone to be connected to the network and conduct independent calls.
- lines of forceplural of line of force: An imaginary line in a field of force, whose tangent at any point gives the direction of the field at that point and whose number through unit area perpendicular to the field represents its intensity.
- front linesplural of front line: A front, or a boundary between opposing positions.
- transmission linesplural of transmission line: A set of wires used for long-distance electric power transmission.
- Cruise Lines
- straight linesplural of straight line: A line with no curvature; a line with constant direction. The path of shortest length between two points.
- product linesplural of product line: All the goods sold by a manufacturing firm.
- read between the linesTo infer a meaning that is not stated explicitly.
- Long-lines
- lines of operationsplural of line of operations: That portion of a theater of war which an army passes over in attaining its object.
- dotted linesplural of dotted line: A line made up of dots or dashes, often used to indicate where one is supposed to sign a contract.
- lines of thoughtplural of line of thought: A way of thinking about a particular topic, concept, or problem, that follows a logical progression of reasoning or argument.
- production linesplural of production line: A set of sequential operations established in a factory whereby materials are put through a refining process or components are assembled to make a finished article.
- along the lines ofSimilar to, but not exactly equal.
- lines of battleplural of line of battle: The position of troops arranged in their usual order without any determined maneuver.
Compound words 396
- guidelinesplural of guideline: A non-specific rule or principle that provides direction to action or behaviour.
- headlinesplural of headline: The heading or title of a magazine or newspaper article.
- airlinesplural of airline: A company that flies airplanes to transport people and goods.
- outlinesplural of outline: A line marking the boundary of an object figure.
- deadlinesplural of deadline: A time limit in the form of a date on or before which something must be completed.
- pipelinesplural of pipeline: A conduit made of pipes used to convey water, gas or petroleum, etc.
- declinesplural of decline: Downward movement, fall.
- timelinesplural of timeline: A graphical representation of a chronological sequence of events (past or future).
- linesmanAn assistant referee.
- sidelinesplural of sideline (“lines marking the edges”)