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- [in lahyn]
- /ɪn laɪn/
- /ɪn laɪn/
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- [in lahyn]
- /ɪn laɪn/
Definitions of in line words
- adjective in line (of an internal-combustion engine) having the cylinders ranged side by side in one or more rows along the crankshaft. 1
- noun in line a mark or stroke long in proportion to its breadth, made with a pen, pencil, tool, etc., on a surface: a line down the middle of the page. 1
- noun in line Mathematics. a continuous extent of length, straight or curved, without breadth or thickness; the trace of a moving point. 1
- noun in line something arranged along a line, especially a straight line; a row or series: a line of trees. 1
- noun in line a number of persons standing one behind the other and waiting their turns at or for something; queue. 1
- noun in line something resembling a traced line, as a band of color, a seam, or a furrow: lines of stratification in rock. 1
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Origin of in line
First appearance:
before 1925 One of the 11% newest English words
First recorded in 1925-30
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for In line
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
in line popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 55% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
in line usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for in line
adv in line
- beside — Something that is beside something else is at the side of it or next to it.
- level — having no part higher than another; having a flat or even surface.
- opposite — situated, placed, or lying face to face with something else or each other, or in corresponding positions with relation to an intervening line, space, or thing: opposite ends of a room.
- side by side — one of the surfaces forming the outside of or bounding a thing, or one of the lines bounding a geometric figure.
- shoulder to shoulder — the part of each side of the body in humans, at the top of the trunk, extending from each side of the base of the neck to the region where the arm articulates with the trunk.
adj in line
- trim — to put into a neat or orderly condition by clipping, paring, pruning, etc.: to trim a hedge.
- constant — You use constant to describe something that happens all the time or is always there.
- flush — a hand or set of cards all of one suit. Compare royal flush, straight flush.
- polished — made smooth and glossy: a figurine of polished mahogany.
- matching — a person or thing that equals or resembles another in some respect.
Antonyms for in line
adv in line
- lost — no longer possessed or retained: lost friends.
- out of touch — not up to date
- unaware — not aware or conscious; unconscious: to be unaware of any change.
adj in line
- changeable — Someone or something that is changeable is likely to change many times.
- inconstant — not constant; changeable; fickle; variable: an inconstant friend.
- unstable — not stable; not firm or firmly fixed; unsteady.
- unsteady — not steady or firm; unstable; shaky: an unsteady hand.
- untrustworthy — deserving of trust or confidence; dependable; reliable: The treasurer was not entirely trustworthy.