noun

lines

lines, queues, script, boundaries

Draw two straight lines.

Draw two straight lines.

The actor forgot his lines.

The actor forgot his lines.

The ball was on the lines.

The ball was on the lines.

We waited in long lines.

We waited in long lines.

((number)) lines a number of marks Draw three lines.

((one's)) lines an actor's script He learned his lines.

((in)) lines in a queue They stood in lines.

Synonyms: rows, queues, script, boundaries

Plural of 'line'. From Latin 'linea' (linen thread, a string, a line).

Imagine drawing multiple 'lines' on paper, or people standing in 'lines' (queues).

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