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lines
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Wiktionary
linesnoun
Dispositions made to cover extended positions, and presenting a front in but one direction to an enemy.
linesnoun
Form of a vessel as shown by the outlines of vertical, horizontal, and oblique sections.
linesnoun
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.
linesnoun
The reins with which a horse is guided by his driver.
Wikipedia
lines
Levamisole induced necrosis syndrome (LINES) is a complication of adulterated cocaine recognized in 2011, caused by the use of levamisole as a cutting agent for cocaine. Spontaneous bruising of the earlobes is considered characteristic of this condition, but lesions can present anywhere on the body.
Dictionary of Nautical Terms
lines
With shipwrights, are the various plans for determining the shape and form of the ship's body on the mould-loft floor. Also, a species of field-works, consisting of a series of fronts, constructed in order to cover the front and form the immediate defence of an army or the frontiers of a state.
Military Dictionary and Gazetteer
lines
A series of field-works, either continuous or at intervals. The former are connected by means of curtains or straight walls. The rule in constructing the other is, that the works shall be within cannon- or musket-shot range of each other, according to their armament.
Editors Contribution
linesnoun
Plural noun of line.
The telephone company has to provide, maintain and plan future services and upgrades to its lines and network.
Submitted by MaryC on March 2, 2016
Surnames Frequency by Census Records
LINES
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Lines is ranked #9368 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
The Lines surname appeared 3,472 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 1 would have the surname Lines.
91.4% or 3,174 total occurrences were White.
4.4% or 155 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
1.3% or 47 total occurrences were of two or more races.
1.3% or 45 total occurrences were Asian.
1.1% or 40 total occurrences were Black.
0.3% or 11 total occurrences were American Indian or Alaskan Native.
British National Corpus
Spoken Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'lines' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #980
Written Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'lines' in Written Corpus Frequency: #1267
Anagrams for lines »
lenis
liens
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of lines in Chaldean Numerology is: 8
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of lines in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5
Examples of lines in a Sentence
In the history of this NBA you could highlight every team that was supposed to win or had the best team and all the different story lines. And 82 games and a full playoff run, a lot can happen, its just a matter of how much you fight and just leave it all out there on the floor. I think the way that we have talked and described this journey and whatnot, I dont think theres ever been a situation where we have taken anything for granted. And thats something I can look back and just hold.
This issue is really starting to go down partisan lines, Republican/Democrat.
Henry glanced hastily at the mirror. Yes, he did look rather old. He must have overdone some of the lines on his forehead. He looked something between a youngish centenarian and a nonagenarian who had seen a good deal of trouble.
And they are more on the front lines, like law enforcement here, and I said, ‘that’s what I want to do.’ i hope that I give them the courage, because I’m a small female.
People are able to empathize, communicate and talk honestly across racial lines much better than they did five years ago, and certainly 10 years ago and 20 years ago.
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