lines
nounnounverbcommon in dialogue
- //laɪnz//
Words spoken by the actors.
noun
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Also a form of lineplural of line
noun
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Words spoken by the actors.
I have yet to learn my lines.
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Dispositions made to cover extended positions, and presenting a front in but one direction to an enemy.
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A school punishment in which a student must repeatedly write out a line of text related to the offence (e.g. "I must be quiet in class") a specified number of times; the lines of text so written out.
If you don't behave I'll give you lines
I had to write out 200 lines
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The reins with which a horse is guided by its driver.
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A certificate of church membership.
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Also a form of a vessel as shown by the outlines of verticalForm of a vessel as shown by the outlines of vertical, horizontal, and oblique sections.
verb
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Also a form of linethird-person singular simple present indicative of line