lines
Pronunciation: /laɪnz/
The English word “lines” has 5 meanings listed here.
noun
- Words spoken by the actors.
- Dispositions made to cover extended positions, and presenting a front in but one direction to an enemy.
- 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.
- The reins with which a horse is guided by its driver.
- A certificate of church membership.
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