line drawing; diagram; line graph
solenoid (electrical engineering); coil
telephone pole; utility pole
line (in drawing, calligraphy etc); the lines or contours of a three-dimensional object (hairstyle, clothing, car etc)
trail; clues; thread (of a story)
cable; wire; cord (computer)
nematode worm (Caenorhabditis elegans)
line; circuit; wire; road; railway track; bus route
wire (sheathed in rubber); cable
solenoid (electrical engineering); coil
tail sleeve; cable housing
(bird species of China) wire-tailed swallow (Hirundo smithii)
linear regression (statistics)
to go online; to put sth online
special-purpose phone line or communications link; hotline; special rail line (e.g. between airport and city)
half-way line; median line
main line (of communication); main thread (of a plotline or concept); central theme
foreshadowing (literary device)
light ray; light; illumination; lighting (for a photograph)
the whole front (in a war); the whole length (of a road or railway line)
to sprint (for the finish)
directrix line of a parabola; guide line
out of bounds; over the line; beyond the pale
to delineate; to draw a line; to underline
front line; military front; workface; cutting edge
pressure crease; (fig.) to toil for sb else's benefit; line ball (i.e. on the line)
sunken cord (used in bookbinding)
base (of a triangle); base line (in geodetic survey); horizontal
inked line; carpenter's straight line marker (an inked cord stretched tight then lowered onto timber)
multiple track (e.g. rail); multi-lane (e.g. highway); the complex line (math.)
antenna; mast; connection with high-ranking officials
to underline; bottom line; base line (in sports); baseline; minimum; spy; plant
to come unsewn; to split at the seam
fuse (for an explosive device); electrical lead; intermediary; catalyst; (dialect) sewing needle
battle line; battlefront; front
broken line (continuous figure made up of straight line segments); polygonal line; dog leg
to remove stitches (from a wound)
to get disconnected (from the Internet)
wiring; to connect a wire
branch line; side road; spur; (fig.) secondary plot (in a story)
to reel in (a fishing line etc); to hang up the phone
diagonal line; slanting line; slash (punct.); forward slash (computing)
(of a guitar, kite etc) to have a string break; (of a tradition etc) to be discontinued; (telephone or Internet connection) disconnected; cut off
wireless; wi-fi; bluetooth; radiowave
curve; curved line; indirect; in a roundabout way
wired; cable (television)
cotton thread; yarn cotton
horizontal line; horizontal coordinate line
generating line; generatrix (in geometry); bus (in electronics); bus bar
lines formed by waves on a beach
along the line (e.g. railway); the region near the line
firing line (battle); live electrical wire
hotline (communications link)
to pull strings; to manipulate (a puppet); to control from behind the scene; to mediate
ring road; circle line (e.g. rail or subway)
limits; bounds; dividing line
white line (road markings)
straight line; sharply (rise or fall)
informer; snitch; spy; scout; (cosmetics) eye line
end line; baseline (sports)
pipeline; general term for pipes, cables etc
woof; line of latitude; parallel
vertical line; vertical coordinate line
warp; line of longitude; meridian (geography)
derailment; to jump the track (of train); to derail
rifling (helical grooves inside the barrel of a gun)
to cross the line; to overdo something; to commit a crime
itinerary; route; political line (e.g. right revisionist road)
to scout for a tour operator; to reconnoiter a potential tour itinerary; (tennis) to commit a foot fault
electrical lead; connecting line; (Tw) to connect (to a network, device etc); to go online; connection
needle and thread; needlework
defensive line or perimeter
a front (militant group); line of battle; alignment (towards a political party etc)
crazy; insane (Cantonese)
thirty eighth parallel, forming the DMZ border between North and South Korea
shamisen, three-stringed Japanese musical instrument
trunk line (of road, network etc); backbone (cable)
scrimmage line (American football)
(slang) cleavage; (palmistry) business line
ruler (used for drawing lines)
one-way road; one-way street
crimping pliers; amp pliers
passing line or score (in an examination)
unshielded twisted pair; UTP
backslash (computing); reversed diagonal
tropic; one of the two latitude lines, Tropic of Capricorn or Tropic of Cancer
domestic flight; internal line (air, train, ferry etc)
border between countries; line forming the border
outer ring (road or rail line)
a fuse (for explosives); (fig.) proximate cause; the last straw
extension cord; extended line; powerstrip
arc length; length of a curve segment
minimum passing score for admission
line of project; projection line
switchboard operator; phone operator
power strip; powerboard (with multiple electrical sockets)
the front line; the attack (e.g. football forwards)
radiation; rays of radiation
crosswalk; zebra crossing
slash (punct.); forward slash (computing); virgule; slanting line; oblique line
rifling (spiral lines on inside of gun barrel imparting spin to the bullet)
rifling (helical grooves inside the barrel of a gun)
sweater; woolen knitwear; wool
geodesic; a geodesic (curve)
coastline; seaboard; shoreline
assembly line; production line
power cable (of an appliance etc)
electric pole; telephone pole; lamppost
electric pole; telephone pole; lamppost
telephone line; telephone wire
a geodesic (curve); a shortest curve
isobar (line of equal pressure)
isentropic curve (physics})
line of latitude; parallel
lines of latitude and longitude; latitude (and) longitude; warp and woof
assembly line; production line
police cordon; alert level
insider contacts; via private channels; to seek influence with sb via family members (possibly dishonest or underhand)
the starting line (of a race); scratch line (in a relay race)
route map; roadmap (also fig.)
group on a tour to get acquainted with the local situation
boundary line; border line
communication line; hot line
a hair's breadth apart; a fine line; a fine distinction
a fine line; a fine distinction
to criticize (as a matter of principle)
inauguration; tape-cutting to inaugurate a project; an unveiling ceremony
middle road (in politics)
beta ray (electron stream from radioactive decay)
quadratic curve (geometry); conic
insider trading (illegal share-dealing)
moving average index (used in financial analysis)
a pull-through to thread a needle; (fig.) to act as go-between
radio waves; wireless electric wave
radio telephony; wireless telephone
correct line (i.e. the party line)
isallobar (line of equal pressure gradient)
"eel worm", a parasitic worm carrying meningitis
the mass line, CPC term for Party policy aimed at broadening and cultivating contacts with the masses
army itinerary; route of march
to exceed; to overstep the limit
to shift one's eyes; (fig.) to shift one's attention; to divert attention
to withdraw to the second line of duty; to resign from a leading post (and assume an advisory post)
needle and thread; sewing implements; needlework; (fig.) unimportant thing
needlework; working for a living as a needleworker
wicker sewing basket (dialect)
thirty eighth parallel; dividing line agreed at Yalta between US and Soviet zones of influence in Korea, now the DMZ between North and South Korea
hatched lines; cross-hatched graphic pattern
crosswalk; pedestrian crossing with zebra stripes
hyperbolic sine or sinh (math)
the first meridian; the prime meridian
moving average (in financial analysis)
nonlinear optics (physics)
ordinary copper telephone line
digital subscriber line (DSL)
transceiver; radio frequency receiver, broadcaster or relay
military demarcation line MDL; refers to Korean demilitarized zone DMZ
moving average index (used in financial analysis)