lines
Pronunciations
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/laɪnz/
Noun
Words spoken by the actors.
Usage- plural
- Plural only
- Examples
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I have yet to learn my lines.
Dispositions made to cover extended positions, and presenting a front in but one direction to an enemy.
Usage- plural
- Plural only
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.
Usage- plural
- Plural only
- Examples
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If you don't behave I'll give you lines
I had to write out 200 lines
The reins with which a horse is guided by its driver.
Usage- US usage
- plural
- Plural only
A certificate of church membership.
Usage- plural
- Plural only