line of thought

  • 1line of thought — noun a particular way of thinking that is characteristic of some individual or group • Hypernyms: ↑thinking, ↑thought, ↑thought process, ↑cerebration, ↑intellection, ↑mentation …

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  • 2thought — noun 1 sth that you think ADJECTIVE ▪ comforting, good, happy, pleasant, positive ▪ It was a comforting thought that at least her father hadn t suffered. ▪ Before going on stage, I breathe deeply and t …

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  • 3line — line1 [ laın ] noun *** ▸ 1 long thin mark ▸ 2 edge showing shape ▸ 3 border/limit ▸ 4 telephone connection ▸ 5 row of people/things ▸ 6 part of railroad system ▸ 7 transportation company ▸ 8 way of thinking/talking ▸ 9 series of words ▸ 10… …

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  • 4line — I UK [laɪn] / US noun Word forms line : singular line plural lines *** 1) [countable] a long thin mark on the surface of something Draw a straight line. Each horizontal line on the graph represents fifteen minutes. a) a long thin mark on the… …

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  • 5line — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 long thin mark on the surface of sth ADJECTIVE ▪ long ▪ short ▪ thick ▪ fine, thin ▪ …

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  • 6thought process — noun the process of using your mind to consider something carefully thinking always made him frown she paused for thought • Syn: ↑thinking, ↑thought, ↑cerebration, ↑intellection, ↑mentation • …

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  • 7line — I 1. noun 1) he drew a line through the name Syn: dash, rule, bar, score; underline, underscore, stroke, slash; technical stria, striation 2) there were lines around her eyes Syn: wrinkle …

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  • 8Line — Line, n. [OE. line, AS. l[=i]ne cable, hawser, prob. from L. linea a linen thread, string, line, fr. linum flax, thread, linen, cable; but the English word was influenced by F. ligne line, from the same L. word linea. See {Linen}.] 1. A linen… …

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  • 9Line breeding — Line Line, n. [OE. line, AS. l[=i]ne cable, hawser, prob. from L. linea a linen thread, string, line, fr. linum flax, thread, linen, cable; but the English word was influenced by F. ligne line, from the same L. word linea. See {Linen}.] 1. A… …

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  • 10Line conch — Line Line, n. [OE. line, AS. l[=i]ne cable, hawser, prob. from L. linea a linen thread, string, line, fr. linum flax, thread, linen, cable; but the English word was influenced by F. ligne line, from the same L. word linea. See {Linen}.] 1. A… …

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