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Line DoublenounMWEa double resulting from a line driveverifiedMay 18, 2026
Line DrawingnounMWEa drawing of the outlines of forms or objectsverifiedMay 18, 2026
Line DrivenounMWE(baseball) a hit that flies straight out from the batterverifiedMay 18, 2026
Line EngravingnounMWEengraving consisting of a block that has been etched or engravedverifiedMay 18, 2026
Line FeednounMWEthe operation that prepares for the next character to be printed or displayed on the next lineverifiedMay 18, 2026
Line ItemnounMWEan item in an appropriation billverifiedMay 18, 2026
Line JudgenounMWEfootball official who assists the referee by keeping track of the official time during the gameverifiedMay 18, 2026
Line ManagementnounMWEadministration of the activities contributing directly to an organization's outputverifiedMay 18, 2026
Line of BattlenounMWEa line formed by troops or ships prepared to deliver or receive an attackverifiedMay 18, 2026
Line of BusinessnounMWE“Lines of business” or “areas of operation” describe the purpose of government in functional terms or describe the support functions that the government must conduct in order to effectively deliver services to citizens. Lines of business relating to the purpose of government and the mechanisms the government uses to achieve its purposes tend to be mission-based. Lines of business relating to support functions and resource management functions that are necessary to conduct government operations tend to be common to most agencies. The recommended information types provided in NIST SP 800-60 are established from the “business areas” and “lines of business” from OMB’s Business Reference Model (BRM) section of Federal Enterprise Architecture (FEA) Consolidated Reference Model Document Version 2.3OrganizationMay 9, 2026
Line of CreditnounMWEthe maximum credit that a customer is allowedverifiedMay 18, 2026
Line of DefencenounMWEdefensive structure consisting of a barrier that can be employed for defense against attackverifiedMay 18, 2026
Line of DefensenounMWEdefensive structure consisting of a barrier that can be employed for defense against attackverifiedMay 18, 2026
Line of DescentnounMWEthe kinship relation between an individual and the individual's progenitorsverifiedMay 18, 2026
Line of DestinynounMWEa crease on the palmverifiedMay 18, 2026
Line of DutynounMWEall that is normally required in some area of responsibilityverifiedMay 18, 2026
Line of FatenounMWEa crease on the palm that supposedly represents the fate of its ownerverifiedMay 18, 2026
Line of FirenounMWEthe path of a missile discharged from a firearmverifiedMay 18, 2026
Line of FlightnounMWEthe path along which a freely moving object travels through the airverifiedMay 18, 2026
Line of ForcenounMWEan imaginary line in a field of forceverifiedMay 18, 2026
Line of GabnounMWEplausible glib talk (especially useful to a salesperson)verifiedMay 18, 2026
Line of HeartnounMWEa crease on the palmverifiedMay 18, 2026
Line of InquirynounMWEan ordering of questions so as to develop a particular argumentverifiedMay 18, 2026
Line of LatitudenounMWEan imaginary line around the Earth parallel to the equatorverifiedMay 18, 2026
Line of Least ResistancenounMWEthe easiest wayverifiedMay 18, 2026
Line of LifenounMWEa crease on the palmverifiedMay 18, 2026
Line of LongitudenounMWEan imaginary great circle on the surface of the earth passing through the north and south poles at right angles to the equatorverifiedMay 18, 2026
Line of MarchnounMWEthe arrangement of people in a line for marchingverifiedMay 18, 2026
Line of MerchandisenounMWEa particular kind of product or merchandiseverifiedMay 18, 2026
Line of PoetrynounMWEa single line of words in a poemverifiedMay 18, 2026
Line of ProductsnounMWEa particular kind of product or merchandiseverifiedMay 18, 2026
Line of QuestioningnounMWEan ordering of questions so as to develop a particular argumentverifiedMay 18, 2026
Line of ReasoningnounMWEa course of reasoning aimed at demonstrating a truth or falsehoodverifiedMay 18, 2026
Line of SaturnnounMWEa crease on the palmverifiedMay 18, 2026
Line of ScrimmagenounMWEline parallel to the goal lines where football linesmen line up at the start of each play in American footballverifiedMay 18, 2026
Line of SightnounMWEan imaginary straight line along which an observer looksverifiedMay 18, 2026
Line of SuccessionnounMWEthe order in which individuals are expected to succeed one another in some official positionverifiedMay 18, 2026
Line of ThoughtnounMWEa particular way of thinking that is characteristic of some individual or groupverifiedMay 18, 2026
Line of VersenounMWEa single line of words in a poemverifiedMay 18, 2026
Line of VisionnounMWEan imaginary straight line along which an observer looksverifiedMay 18, 2026
Line of WorknounMWEthe principal activity in your life that you do to earn moneyverifiedMay 18, 2026
Line OfficernounMWEa commissioned officer with combat units (not a staff officer or a supply officer)verifiedMay 18, 2026
Line OrganisationnounMWEthe organizational structure of activities contributing directly to the organization's outputverifiedMay 18, 2026
Line OrganizationnounMWEthe organizational structure of activities contributing directly to the organization's outputverifiedMay 18, 2026
Line PersonnelnounMWEpersonnel having direct job performance responsibilitiesverifiedMay 18, 2026
Line PrinternounMWEprinter that serves as an output device on a computerverifiedMay 18, 2026
Line RoulettenounMWEa line generated by a point on one figure rolling around a second figureverifiedMay 18, 2026
Line ScorenounMWEa summary of the scoring in a game (usually in tabular form)verifiedMay 18, 2026
Line SinglenounMWEa single resulting from a line driveverifiedMay 18, 2026
Line SpectrumnounMWEa spectrum in which energy is concentrated at particular wavelengthsverifiedMay 18, 2026
Line SquallnounMWEa squall advancing along a front that forms a definite lineverifiedMay 18, 2026
Line StormnounMWEa violent rainstorm near the time of an equinoxverifiedMay 18, 2026
Line TriplenounMWEa triple resulting from a line driveverifiedMay 18, 2026
Line WorkernounMWEan employee who works on an assembly lineverifiedMay 18, 2026
Line-At-A-Time PrinternounMWEprinter that serves as an output device on a computerverifiedMay 18, 2026
Line-Drive DoublenounMWEa double resulting from a line driveverifiedMay 18, 2026
Line-Drive SinglenounMWEa single resulting from a line driveverifiedMay 18, 2026
Line-Drive TriplenounMWEa triple resulting from a line driveverifiedMay 18, 2026
Line-Shooternouna very boastful and talkative personverifiedMay 18, 2026
Line-Shootingnounan instance of boastful talkverifiedMay 18, 2026
Lineagenouna rate of payment for written material that is measured according to the number of lines submittedverifiedMay 18, 2026
Lineamentnouna characteristic property that defines the apparent individual nature of somethingverifiedMay 18, 2026
Linear AcceleratornounMWEions are accelerated along a linear path by voltage differences on electrodes along the pathverifiedMay 18, 2026
Linear AlgebranounMWEthe part of algebra that deals with the theory of linear equations and linear transformationverifiedMay 18, 2026
Linear EquationnounMWEa polynomial equation of the first degreeverifiedMay 18, 2026
Linear LeafnounMWEa long slender leafverifiedMay 18, 2026
Linear MeasurenounMWEa unit of measurement of lengthverifiedMay 18, 2026
Linear ModelnounMWE(linear) An operator L^~ is said to be linear if, for every pair of functions f and g and scalar t, L^~(f+g)=L^~f+L^~g and L^~(tf)=tL^~f.ArtifactMay 18, 2026
Linear OperatornounMWEan operator that obeys the distributive law: A(f+g) = Af + Ag (where f and g are functions)verifiedMay 18, 2026
Linear PerspectivenounMWEthe appearance of things relative to one another as determined by their distance from the viewerverifiedMay 18, 2026
Linear ProgrammingnounMWEa mathematical technique used in economicsverifiedMay 18, 2026
Linear RegressionnounMWEthe relation between variables when the regression equation is linear: e.g., y = ax + bverifiedMay 18, 2026
Linear UnitnounMWEa unit of measurement of lengthverifiedMay 18, 2026
Linearitynounthe property of having one dimensionverifiedMay 18, 2026
Lineationnounthe act of marking or outlining with linesverifiedMay 18, 2026
Linebackernoun(American football) the position of a defensive football player who plays close behind the line of scrimmageverifiedMay 18, 2026
Linebacker BlitzingnounMWE(American football) defensive players try to break through the offensive lineverifiedMay 18, 2026
Linecutnounengraving consisting of a block that has been etched or engravedverifiedMay 18, 2026
Lined SnakenounMWEsecretive snake of city dumps and parks as well as prairies and open woodsverifiedMay 18, 2026
Linemannounin American football, the position of a player on a football team who is stationed on the line of scrimmageverifiedMay 18, 2026
Linennouna high-quality paper made of linen fibers or with a linen finishverifiedMay 18, 2026
Linen PapernounMWEa high-quality paper made of linen fibers or with a linen finishverifiedMay 18, 2026
Linendrapernouna retail dealer in yard goodsverifiedMay 18, 2026
Linernouna large commercial ship (especially one that carries passengers on a regular schedule)verifiedMay 18, 2026
Liner TrainnounMWEa long-distance express freight train between industrial centers and seaports with facilities for rapid loading and unloading of goodsverifiedMay 18, 2026
Linesmannounofficial (in tennis, soccer, football, etc.) who assists the referee in some way (especially by watching for out of bounds or offside)verifiedMay 18, 2026
Lingnounelongate freshwater cod of northern Europe and Asia and North America having barbels around its mouthverifiedMay 18, 2026
Ling KonounMWEwater chestnut whose spiny fruit has two rather than 4 prongsverifiedMay 18, 2026
Lingamnounthe Hindu phallic symbol of SivaverifiedMay 18, 2026
Lingberrynounlow evergreen shrub of high north temperate regions of Europe and Asia and America bearing red edible berriesverifiedMay 18, 2026
Lingcodnounthe lean flesh of a fish caught off the Pacific coast of the United StatesverifiedMay 18, 2026
Lingenberrynounlow evergreen shrub of high north temperate regions of Europe and Asia and America bearing red edible berriesverifiedMay 18, 2026
Lingerernounsomeone who lingers aimlessly in or about a placeverifiedMay 18, 2026
Lingerienounwomen's underwear and nightclothesverifiedMay 18, 2026
Lingeringnounthe act of tarryingverifiedMay 18, 2026
Lingonouna characteristic language of a particular group (as among thieves)verifiedMay 18, 2026
Lingonberrynounlow evergreen shrub of high north temperate regions of Europe and Asia and America bearing red edible berriesverifiedMay 18, 2026
Linguanouna mobile mass of muscular tissue covered with mucous membrane and located in the oral cavityverifiedMay 18, 2026
Lingua FrancanounMWEa common language used by speakers of different languagesverifiedMay 18, 2026
Lingual ArterynounMWEan artery originating from the external carotid artery and supplying the under side of the tongueverifiedMay 18, 2026